| 单词 | sail |
| 释义 | Word Frequency sail(seɪl) noun 1. an area of fabric, usually Terylene or nylon (formerly canvas), with fittings for holding it in any suitable position to catch the wind, used for propelling certain kinds of vessels, esp over water 2. a voyage on such a vessel a sail down the river 3. a vessel with sails or such vessels collectively to travel by sail we raised seven sail in the northeast 4. a ship's sails collectively 5. something resembling a sail in shape, position, or function, such as the part of a windmill that is turned by the wind or the part of a Portuguese man-of-war that projects above the water 6. the conning tower of a submarine 7. in sail 8. make sail 9. set sail 10. trim one's sails 11. under sail verb (mainly intr) 12. to travel in a boat or ship we sailed to Le Havre 13. to begin a voyage; set sail we sail at 5 o'clock 14. (of a vessel) to move over the water the liner is sailing to the Caribbean 15. (transitive) to manoeuvre or navigate a vessel he sailed the schooner up the channel 16. (transitive) to sail over she sailed the Atlantic single-handed 17. (often foll by over, through, etc) to move fast or effortlessly we sailed through customs the ball sailed over the fence 18. to move along smoothly; glide 19. (often foll by in or into) informal a. to begin (something) with vigour b. to make an attack (on) violently with words or physical force Derived forms sailable (ˈsailable) adjective sailless (ˈsailless) adjective Word origin Old English segl; related to Old Frisian seil, Old Norse segl, German Segel |
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