| 单词 | sail |
| 释义 | sail —sailable, adj. —sailless, adj. /sayl/, n. 1. an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along. 2. some similar piece or apparatus, as the part of an arm that catches the wind on a windmill. 3. a voyage or excursion, esp. in a sailing vessel: They went for a sail around the island. 4. a sailing vessel or ship. 5. sailing vessels collectively: The fleet numbered 30 sail. 6. sails for a vessel or vessels collectively. 7. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Vela. 8. in sail, with the sails set. 9. make sail, Naut. a. to set the sail or sails of a boat or increase the amount of sail already set. b. to set out on a voyage: Make sail for the Leeward Islands. 10. set sail, to start a sea voyage: We set sail at midnight for Nantucket. 11. trim one's sails, Informal. to cut expenses; economize: We're going to have to trim our sails if we stay in business. 12. under sail, with sails set; in motion; sailing: It was good to be under sail in the brisk wind and under the warm sun. v.i. 13. to move along or travel over water: steamships sailing to Lisbon. 14. to manage a sailboat, esp. for sport. 15. to begin a journey by water: We are sailing at dawn. 16. to move along in a manner suggestive of a sailing vessel: caravans sailing along. 17. to move along in a stately, effortless way: to sail into a room. v.t. 18. to sail upon, over, or through: to sail the seven seas. 19. to navigate (a vessel). 20. sail in or into, Informal. a. to go vigorously into action; begin to act; attack. b. to attack verbally: He would sail into his staff when work was going badly. [bef. 900; (n.) ME sail(e), seille, OE segl; c. G Segel, ON segl; (v.) ME seillen, saylen, OE siglan, seglian; c. D zeilen, ON sigla] |
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