| 单词 | sail |
| 释义 | sail (once / 42 pages) nv A sail is the big piece of cloth attached to a mast that propels a sailboat through the water by catching the wind. Part of learning to sail a boat is learning how to use the sails. Most sailboats have two sails, the mainsail and the jib or headsail on the front of the boat. When you sail, you pilot the boat, or simply ride on it — you can also say you go for a sail. Additionally, the verb sail is used when something seems to float on the air: "The kite sails high in the blue sky." You "sail through" something when it's very easy and quick. WORD FAMILYsail: foresail, sailed, sailing, sailor, sails+/foresail: foresails/sailing: sailings/sailor: sailors USAGE EXAMPLESAs the pass sailed toward the sideline, he tried to break at just the right angle. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Solar sail technology will also allow us to study our solar system in far greater time. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) As the football sailed through the air, Daniel Carter plunged down the field for St. Thomas, weaving around potential blockers. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel Syn|Hypo|Hyper canvas, canvass, sheet balloon sail any light loose sail crossjack, mizzen coursethe lowermost sail on a mizzenmast fore-and-aft sailany sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction foresailthe lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel headsailany sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel mainsailthe lowermost sail on the mainmast main-topsaila topsail set on the mainmast press of canvas, press of sailthe greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely royala sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast save-alla sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail skysailthe sail above the royal on a square-rigger square saila four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast topgallant, topgallant saila sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast topsaila sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast fore-topsailthe topsail on a foremast gaff-headed sail, gaffsaila quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff fore-and-aft topsail, gaff topsaila triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast jibany triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) lateen, lateen saila triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean lug, lugsaila sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast main coursea square mainsail mizen, mizzenfore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast spankera fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel spinnakera large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind spritsaila fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit staysaila fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts) piece of cloth, piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric 2n any structure that resembles a sail Hyper construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts 3n an ocean trip taken for pleasure Syn|Hyper cruise ocean trip, voyage an act of traveling by water 4v traverse or travel on (a body of water) We sailed the Atlantic He sailed the Pacific all alone Hyper journey, travel travel upon or across 5v travel on water propelled by wind or by other means The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow Syn|Hypo|Hyper navigate, voyage astrogate navigate in space cruisesail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing journey, travel undertake a journey or trip 6v travel on water propelled by wind I love sailing, especially on the open sea the ship sails on Hypo|Hyper run sail before the wind luff, pointsail close to the wind weathersail to the windward of beatsail with much tacking or with difficulty rack, scudrun before a gale outpointsail closer to the wind than tack, wear roundturn into the wind wear shipturn away from the wind change course, gybe, jib, jibeshift from one side of the ship to the other boat ride in a boat on water 7v move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions Shreds of paper sailed through the air Syn|Hypo|Hyper sweep brush, sweep sweep across or over swan sweep majestically move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
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