英语词汇“sail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sailverb

uk/seɪl/us/seɪl/

sail verb (TRAVEL)

B2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water:

The boat sailed along/down the coast.

As the battleship sailed by/past, everyone on deck waved.

The ship was sailing to China.

B1 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to control a boat that has no engine and is pushed by the wind:

He sailed the dinghy up the river.

She sailed around the world single-handed in her yacht.

[ I ] When a ship sails, it starts travelling, and when people sail from a particular place or at a particular time, they start travelling in a ship:

Their ship sails for Bombay next Friday.

More examples

If we sail in a southeastward direction we'll reach land.
I'd like to learn to sail, but I haven't the time .
The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power.
We sailed slowly down the river.
We sailed in a southwestward direction.

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Sailing & boating

bail
bale
becalmed
crew
cruise
draft
knot
nautical
navigable
ocean-going
pilot
rafting
roll
sea legs
seafaring
seamanship
shipboard
tack
whitewater rafting
yachtswoman

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Movement on or through water

sail verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

[ I + adv/prep ] to move quickly, easily, and (of a person) confidently:

The ball went sailing over the fence.

He wasn't looking where he was going, and just sailed straight into her.

Manchester United sailed on (= continued easily) to victory in the final.

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Moving quickly

beetle
belt
bob
bowl down/along sth
careen
career
gallop
gun
leg
make off
outran
pelt
rush
scamper
scoot
scrabble
scramble
shoot
stampede
trot

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Idiom(s)

sail against the wind

sail close to the wind

Phrasal verb(s)

sail in

sail through (sth)

sailnoun

uk/seɪl/us/seɪl/

sail noun (MATERIAL)

C2 [ C ] a sheet of material attached to a pole on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move:

to hoist/lower the sails

[ C ] On a windmill, a sail is any of the wide blades that are turned by the wind in order to produce power.

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Parts of ships & boats

abaft
boathook
boiler room
capstan
echo sounder
engine room
gangplank
gunnel
helm
hull
jib
lanyard
lifebelt
mast
oar
paddle
porthole
rib
rudder
tiller

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Machines - generators & pumps

sail noun (TRAVEL)

[ S ] a journey by boat or ship:

It's two days' sail/It's a two-day sail (= a journey of two days by sea) from here to the nearest island.

set sail

C2 to begin a boat journey:

We set sail from Kuwait.

They set sail for France.

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Journeys

adventure
break-journey
carpool
carsick
convoy
field trip
foray
grand tour
journey
mystery tour
odyssey
outward-bound
peregrination
pilgrimage
ride
round trip
short-haul
the long haul idiom
travelling
trip

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Arriving & departing by boat or ship

Idiom(s)

under sail

单词	sail
释义	Contents verb (2) sail (TRAVEL) sail (MOVE QUICKLY) noun (2) sail (MATERIAL) sail (TRAVEL) Contents verb (1) sail (1) noun (1) sail (1) English American sailverb uk/seɪl/us/seɪl/ sail verb (TRAVEL) B2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water: The boat sailed along/down the coast. As the battleship sailed by/past, everyone on deck waved. The ship was sailing to China. B1 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to control a boat that has no engine and is pushed by the wind: He sailed the dinghy up the river. She sailed around the world single-handed in her yacht. [ I ] When a ship sails, it starts travelling, and when people sail from a particular place or at a particular time, they start travelling in a ship: Their ship sails for Bombay next Friday. More examples If we sail in a southeastward direction we'll reach land. I'd like to learn to sail, but I haven't the time . The Kon-Tiki sailed across the Pacific Ocean propelled by wind power. We sailed slowly down the river. We sailed in a southwestward direction. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Sailing & boating bail bale becalmed crew cruise draft knot nautical navigable ocean-going pilot rafting roll sea legs seafaring seamanship shipboard tack whitewater rafting yachtswoman See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Movement on or through water sail verb (MOVE QUICKLY) [ I + adv/prep ] to move quickly, easily, and (of a person) confidently: The ball went sailing over the fence. He wasn't looking where he was going, and just sailed straight into her. Manchester United sailed on (= continued easily) to victory in the final. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Moving quickly beetle belt bob bowl down/along sth careen career gallop gun leg make off outran pelt rush scamper scoot scrabble scramble shoot stampede trot See more results » Idiom(s) sail against the wind sail close to the wind Phrasal verb(s) sail in sail through (sth) sailnoun uk/seɪl/us/seɪl/ sail noun (MATERIAL) C2 [ C ] a sheet of material attached to a pole on a boat to catch the wind and make the boat move: to hoist/lower the sails [ C ] On a windmill, a sail is any of the wide blades that are turned by the wind in order to produce power. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Parts of ships & boats abaft boathook boiler room capstan echo sounder engine room gangplank gunnel helm hull jib lanyard lifebelt mast oar paddle porthole rib rudder tiller See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Machines - generators & pumps sail noun (TRAVEL) [ S ] a journey by boat or ship: It's two days' sail/It's a two-day sail (= a journey of two days by sea) from here to the nearest island. set sail C2 to begin a boat journey: We set sail from Kuwait. They set sail for France. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Journeys adventure break-journey carpool carsick convoy field trip foray grand tour journey mystery tour odyssey outward-bound peregrination pilgrimage ride round trip short-haul the long haul idiom travelling trip See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Arriving & departing by boat or ship Idiom(s) under sail sailverb [ I/T ] us/seɪl/ to travel across water in a boat or ship, or to operate a boat or ship on the water: [ I ] He is not fun to sail with. [ T ] I sail a small racing boat. Sail also means to leave on a boat or ship: [ I ] When do we sail? Phrasal verb(s) sail through (something) sailnoun [ C ] us/seɪl/ a sheet of material used to catch the wind and move a boat or ship: I restored an old wooden boat and got a new canvas sail for it.
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sailverb

sail verb (TRAVEL)

sail verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

sailnoun

sail noun (MATERIAL)

sail noun (TRAVEL)

Idiom(s)

sailverb [ I/T ]

Phrasal verb(s)

sailnoun [ C ]