"We sailed the Atlantic"
"He sailed the Pacific all alone"
"The diva swept into the room"
"Shreds of paper sailed through the air"
"The searchlights swept across the sky"
"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"
"the ship sails on"
"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
1.帆
sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along.
e.g. The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.
一张张白帆随着微风舞动。
2.(船)航行，行驶
You say a shipsails when it moves over the sea.
e.g. The trawler had sailed from the port of Zeebrugge...
拖网渔船已经驶离了泽布吕赫港。
e.g. The Kruzenshtern is expected tosail for Boston this week.
“克鲁森施滕”号预计将于本星期启航前往波士顿。
3.驾驶(帆船);(船)扬帆行驶
If yousail a boat or if a boatsails, it moves across water using its sails.
e.g. I shall get myself a little boat andsail her around the world...
我要给自己买一条小船，驾着它环游世界。
e.g. For nearly two hundred miles she sailed on, her sails hard with ice...
它在船帆硬邦邦地结满了冰的情况下连续航行了将近 200 英里。
4.(风车的)翼板
Thesails on a windmill are the long flat parts that are turned by the wind.
sail是什么意思
e.g. ...a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze.
翼板在微风中转动的风车
5.(人、物体)轻快而迅速地移动，飘过，飞过，掠过
If a person or thingsails somewhere, they move there smoothly and fairly quickly.
e.g. We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor...
我们进了电梯，很快到了顶层。
e.g. The cabs sailed past.
出租车疾驰而过。
6. see also: sailing
7.启航;开船
When a shipsets sail, it leaves a port.
e.g. He loaded his vessel with another cargo and setsail...
他给自己的船装上另一批货后便启航了。
e.g. Christopher Columbus setsail for the New World in the Santa Maria.
克里斯托弗·哥伦布从圣玛丽亚启航前往新大陆。
8.坐帆船;乘帆船
If you cross the seaunder sail, you cross it in a ship that has sails rather than an engine.
e.g. ...the challenge and fun of going to sea undersail.
扬帆出海的挑战和乐趣
e.g. ...a big ship undersail.
扬帆航行的大船
9. tosail close to the wind -> see wind
to take the wind out of someone's sails -> see wind
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4.sail：steel authority of india ltd; 印度钢铁管理局公司
驶入海港
The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.小艇平稳地驶过湖面。
The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.渡船行驶于纽黑文和迪耶普之间。
one of the first people to sail around the world最早进行环球航行的人之一
to sail the Atlantic在大西洋上航行
We spent the weekend sailing off the south coast.我们在南部海岸附近驾帆船度过了周末。
Do you go sailing often?你常去驾帆船玩吗？
She sails her own yacht.她驾驶自己的游艇。
We sail at 2 p.m. tomorrow.我们明天下午两点起航。
He sailed for the West Indies from Portsmouth.他从朴次茅斯起航，向西印度群岛进发。
clouds sailing across the sky飘过天空的云彩
The ball sailed over the goalie's head.球从守门员头顶飞过。
She sailed past me, ignoring me completely.她从我身边翩然走过，看都不看我一眼。
As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails.船顺河而下，风逐渐胀满了帆。
a ship under sail (= using sails)张帆行驶的船
in the days of sail (= when ships all used sails)在帆船时代
She moved away like a ship in full sail (= with all its sails spread out) .她一阵风似的走了。
We went for a sail.我们乘船兜了一趟风。
The white sails billow with the breezes they catch.一张张白帆随着微风舞动。
The trawler had sailed from the port of Zeebrugge...拖网渔船已经驶离了泽布吕赫港。
The Kruzenshtern is expected to sail for Boston this week.“克鲁森施滕”号预计将于本星期启航前往波士顿。
I shall get myself a little boat and sail her around the world...我要给自己买一条小船，驾着它环游世界。
For nearly two hundred miles she sailed on, her sails hard with ice...它在船帆硬邦邦地结满了冰的情况下连续航行了将近 200 英里。
...a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze.翼板在微风中转动的风车
We got into the lift and sailed to the top floor...我们进了电梯，很快到了顶层。
The cabs sailed past.出租车疾驰而过。
He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail...他给自己的船装上另一批货后便启航了。
Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World in the Santa Maria.克里斯托弗·哥伦布从圣玛丽亚启航前往新大陆。
...the challenge and fun of going to sea under sail.扬帆出海的挑战和乐趣
...a big ship under sail.扬帆航行的大船
He has sailed for New York.
他已乘船去纽约了。
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 inThe 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 sthWe 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。
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 sthThere'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 sthThe 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 sthThen 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 sbThe 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。
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 sthThe captain sailed his ship through the narrow channel.
船长驾驶他的船穿过了狭窄的航道。
The..navy comprised..twenty-seven sail.
出自：H. CoxWe..had a magnificent sail..down Lake Champlain.
出自：W. IrvingSwans that sail along the Silver Flood.
出自：DrydenThe high moon sails upon her beauteous way.
出自：Byron误 I like to go for sail.
正 I like to go for a sail.
析 go for a sail是固定短语, sail前的不定冠词a不可省略。
老实告诉你,我一生中从未用独木舟航行过。误 To tell you the truth,I have never been in a canoe under a sail in my life.
正 To tell you the truth,I have never been in a canoe under sail in my life.
析 under sail是习语,不加冠词a。
在晨光中,他们开船向海岛进发。误 They set a sail to the islands in the early morning.
正 They set sail for the islands in the early morning.
析 set sail表示“开船”; set a sail表示“张帆”。
