sail/seɪl/

vi

1. 扬帆航行；(坐帆船)航行

• We sailed on the Yantze River. 我们在长江上扬帆而行。

• A tall ship sailed past. 一条巨船驶过。

2. 起航，开船

• The ship sails tomorrow for Liverpool. 这艘船明天起航去利物浦。

• They sailed at dawn. 他们拂晓时起航。

3. 飞行；翱翔；飘

• Floats of clouds sail in the sky. 天空漂浮着一簇簇的云朵。

4. 浮游；漂

• swans sailing on the lake 湖面上浮游的天鹅

vt

1. 驾驶(船)

• He sailed the boat between the islands. 他驾船行驶在岛屿之间。

2. 在…上面航行；飘过；飞过

• The ship sailed the Atlantic last month. 该船上个月曾横渡大西洋。

词组sail close to the wind

1. 逆风航行

• The only hope in the storm is to sail close to the wind. 在风暴中， 只有逆风航行才有希望脱险。

2. 几乎犯法(或逾规)；濒临险境，冒风险

• You are sailing a bit close to the wind with that remark. 你的那些话可有点冒风险。

3. 节俭地生活

sail into

1. 攻击，辱骂

• Critics sailed into the new film. 评论家们抨击了这部新电影。

2. 充满自信（或步态优美）地走进

• The manager sailed into the room. 经理充满自信地走进房间。