sail

释义

v.航行，起航; 驾驶（帆船）; 飘过n.帆; 乘船航行; 翼板

大小写变形: Sail

词态变化

复数 :   sails ; 第三人称单数 :   sails ; 过去式 :   sailed ; 过去分词 :   sailed ; 现在分词 :   sailing ;

实用场景例句

The white sails billow elegantly as the gentle wind embraces them.

白帆优雅地鼓起，轻柔的风轻抚着它们。

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The fishing boat set sail from the port of Zeebrugge...

这艘渔船从泽布吕赫港口扬帆起航...

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The legendary sailing ship Kruzenshtern will set sail toward Boston within the next few days.

这艘传奇的帆船“克鲁森施滕”号将在未来几天内扬帆驶向波士顿。

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I'll buy a compact boat and sail it around the world...

我将购买一艘小巧的船只并扬帆环游世界...

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The vessel continued to sail for almost 200 miles, its icy sails rigid in the frigid wind.

这艘船在刺骨的寒风中继续航行了近200英里，结冰的船帆坚硬无比。

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Gentle winds set the windmill's sails in motion with a whisper.

微风轻拂，风车的帆叶悄然转动。

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The lift whisked us to the penthouse effortlessly, sailing through the floors.

电梯轻盈地载着我们穿过楼层，毫不费力地直达顶层公寓。

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The cabs glided by at an astonishing pace.

出租车以惊人的速度滑行而过。

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The vessel set sail after being loaded with newly arrived merchandise.

这艘船在装上新到的商品后启航了。

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The New World was reached by Christopher Columbus aboard the sailing vessel Santa Maria.

新大陆是由克里斯托弗·哥伦布乘坐航行的圣玛丽亚号船只抵达的。

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Sailing across the immense ocean offers not just exhilarating escapades but also authentic joy.

航行穿越浩瀚海洋不仅提供令人振奋的奇遇，还有真实的喜悦。

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The vessel moved smoothly over the water, its sails set for the voyage ahead.

这艘船在水面上平稳移动，帆已展开准备接下来的航行。

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真题例句

Steamships captured the North Atlantic passenger business from sail in the 1840s because of its much greater speed.

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The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the world's ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century

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But steamships didn't lose their sails until the 1880s, because early marine engines had a nasty habit of breaking down.

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Until ships became large enough (and engines small enough) to mount two engines side by side, they needed to keep sails

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James hiked, fished, learnt to sail and experimented with hot air ballooning.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

英英释义

Noun

1. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

2. an ocean trip taken for pleasure

Verb

1. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water);

"We sailed the Atlantic"

"He sailed the Pacific all alone"

2. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions;

"The diva swept into the room"

"Shreds of paper sailed through the air"

"The searchlights swept across the sky"

3. travel in a boat propelled by wind;

"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"

4. travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means;

"The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"