| 单词 | cruise |
| 释义 | cruise (once / 269 pages) 1vn 2v If your mom announces “We’re taking a cruise!” then pack your bags. A cruise is a vacation spent on a ship that sails the ocean, periodically stopping in ports for sightseeing. Cruise can also be a verb that describes sailing around aimlessly for fun. You might cruise the canals of Venice in a small boat. If you don’t live in Venice, you can still cruise — but you might do it in your car. Cruise can be used to describe a leisurely drive taken just for fun. You might cruise around the neighborhood on a Saturday with no real destination in mind. Cruise can also describe traveling easily at a moderate speed. WORD FAMILYcruise: cruised, cruiser, cruises, cruising+/cruiser: cruisers USAGE EXAMPLESA word of warning: This is not exactly a pleasure cruise. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) If this is successful, deployment on cruise missiles and drones will follow. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) The fine is the largest criminal penalty ever paid involving a deliberate dumping by a cruise ship, according to the U.S. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1v sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing We were cruising in the Caribbean Hyper navigate, sail, voyage travel on water propelled by wind or by other means 2v drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible Hyper journey, travel travel upon or across 3v travel at a moderate speed Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude Hypo|Hyper stooge cruise in slow or routine flights go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 4n an ocean trip taken for pleasure 2Syn|Hyper sail ocean trip, voyage an act of traveling by water v look for a sexual partner in a public place The men were cruising the park Hyper look, search search or seek |
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