n. 帆;航行(sail的复数)
n a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
n an ocean trip taken for pleasure
n any structure that resembles a sail
v traverse or travel on (a body of water)
v move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
v travel on water propelled by wind
v travel on water propelled by wind or by other means

sail的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. This ship sails for New York on Monday.这船将于星期一开往纽约。
  2. The ship was given the all-clear to sail again.这艘船得到恢复航行的许可。
  3. Can you sail a boat?你会驾驶船只吗?
用作名词(n.)
  1. The sailors heaved at rope to tighten the sail.水手们用力拉绳把帆绷紧。
  2. Lower the sail or the boat will be knocked down.把帆放下来,否则船会被风吹翻的。
  3. They go for a sail down the Thames .他们乘船沿泰晤士河航行。
  4. The ship is under sail, making toward the land.船正朝大陆扬帆航行。
  5. Viking River Cruises and Avalon Waterways are some of the operators which sail the Yangtze.航海巡线和亚洲龙水路线路由在长江航行的人提供。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. We hoisted the sails.我们升起了帆。
  2. The sails filled with wind.帆吃风而张满。
  3. The wind bellied the sails.风把船帆鼓得大大的。
  4. The storm overtook the sailors before they could take in sail.水手们还没来得及收帆,暴风雨就来了。
  5. Old sailing ships used to have canvas sails.古老的帆船使用帆布风帆。
  6. He took the boy out for a sail.他带那个男孩乘船出游。
  7. We took a sail around the island.我们乘船绕岛航行了一圈。
  8. We're going for a short sail tomorrow.我们明天要进行一次短程航行。
  9. The ship was still a day's sail from London when its engine broke down.这艘船在引擎出故障时,离伦敦还有一天的航程。
  10. How many days' sail is it from Hull to Oslo?从赫尔到奥斯陆有几天的航程?
  11. There wasn't a sail in sight.一条船也看不见。
  12. We won a fleet of 10 sail.我们拥有一支10艘船的船队。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. The ship sailed along the coast.这艘船沿着海岸驶去。
  2. The ship has sailed for two weeks.这艘船已航行两周了。
  3. We sail next Tuesday.我们下星期二将出航。
  4. They are sailing tomorrow.他们明天将起航。
  5. Miss Green came sailing past him.格林小姐落落大方地从他身旁走过。
  6. The tall girl went sailing out of the room.那个高个子的女孩快速地走出房间。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. We sailed the Atlantic in five days.我们用了五天时间乘船驶过了大西洋。
  2. He had sailed the North Sea many times.他曾多次在北海上航行。
  3. She sails her own yacht.她驾驶自己的游艇。
  4. Do you know how to sail this boat?你知道怎么驾驶这条船吗?

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
set sail
    起航 begin a voyage
under sail
    扬着帆 moving with sails spread
用作动词(v.)
sail for (v.+prep.)
    驶向… sail in the direction of; make a voyage tosail for sth

    He has sailed for New York.

    他已乘船去纽约了。

sail in (v.+adv.)
    〈非正〉兴致勃勃地发话 speak in an active mannersail in

    We had almost given up hope of the ship's safe return when she sailed in.

    就在我们对这艘船的平安返港几乎不抱什么希望时,它进港了。

    sail in

    The director sailed in, demanding to know who had disobeyed his orders.

    主任盛气凌人地走进来,查问是谁违背了他的命令。

    sail in with sth

    We were enjoying a pleasant conversation, until she sailed in with her unpleasant remarks.

    我们正在愉快地交谈,她却起劲地加入进来,说些令人不愉快的话。

    Ann then sailed in with a furious attack on the chairman.

    然后安严词抨击董事长。

sail into (v.+prep.)
    抨击…,责骂… attack sb with words; scold sb for a faultsail into sth

    We stopped worrying about the ship's safe arrival when she sailed into the harbour with all her flags flying.

    看到飘满彩旗的轮船驶进港口,我们才不再为它能否安全返航而担心。

    sail sth into sth

    There's a storm coming; we'd better sail the boat into port.

    风暴要来了,我们最好把船驶进港里去。

    sail into sth

    The manager sailed into the room.

    经理神气十足地走进房间。

    The actress sailed into the room in her flowing dress.

    那位女演员身穿飘逸的长裙翩然走进了房间。

    sail into sth

    Then the band sailed into the familiar tune.

    这时乐队奏起那支人们熟悉的曲子。

    You should see the way that those children sailed into the food that we offered them.

    你应该注意到那些孩子在吃我们给的食物时狼吞虎咽的劲头。

    sail into sb

    The speaker sailed into his opponent, showing the weaknesses of his argument in an unmistakable way.

    那位发言人抨击他的对手,无可反驳地指明了其论点中的各个弱点。

    He sailed into the witness, accusing him of lying.

    他开始指责证人撒谎。

sail through (v.+prep.)
    (使)顺利通过… (cause to) pass sth easilysail through sth

    He simply sailed through the difficult exam.

    他轻而易举地通过了这次困难的考试。

    sail sth through sth

    The captain sailed his ship through the narrow channel.

    船长驾驶他的船穿过了狭窄的航道。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • back the sails整帆使船倒退
  • belly sail风将帆吹鼓
  • crowd all sails张起所有的帆
  • fill the sails使帆满风
  • go for sail乘船游览
  • hoist sail扬帆
  • let out the sails张帆
  • lift a sail扯起帆
  • lower a sail下帆
  • make sail张帆起航
  • put up a sail扯起帆
  • raise the sails升帆,扬帆
  • reduce a sail收帆
  • set sail扬帆起航
  • shorten sails收帆减速
  • spread a sail扯起〔扬〕帆
  • strike a sail突然下帆
  • take in sails收帆减速
  • trim sail随风驶船
  • unfurl sail扬帆
形容词+~
  • canvas sail粗布帆
  • full sail满帆
  • main sail主帆
  • short sail短程航行
介词+~
  • in sail张着帆
  • in full sail满帆地
  • under sail张着帆,在航行中
  • under full sail满帆地
~+介词
  • sail around the world环球航行
  • sail for New York距纽约的航程
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • sail boat开船
  • sail the Atlantic航行于大西洋
  • sail the sky飘浮在天空
  • sail yacht驾驶游艇
~+副词
  • sail in驶进,傲慢地走进
~+介词
  • sail for起航去…
  • sail into驶进…,傲慢地走进…
  • sail through顺利通过…

经典引文

  • The..navy comprised..twenty-seven sail.

    出自:H. Cox
  • We..had a magnificent sail..down Lake Champlain.

    出自:W. Irving
  • Swans that sail along the Silver Flood.

    出自:Dryden
  • The high moon sails upon her beauteous way.

    出自:Byron

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