a ship that sails
航行的轮船
乘船航行，搭船外出：to sail to New Zealand
乘船去新西兰
(尤指体育竞技)驾驶帆船：to sail in the sea
在大海上比赛帆船
(像帆船般)平稳地前进，滑进：to sail into a room
平稳地步入房间
[口语]快速前进(女人)以优美的步态走：She sailed into my sitting room.
她步态优雅地走进我的起居室。
庄重地前进；轻松地行进：He sailed into the meeting place with his head up.
他昂着头庄重地步进会场。
to sail in the sky
在空中翱翔
启航，开船：The ship sails at eight in the morning.
该船在早晨八点钟启航。
(货物等)被海运：The goods that they were sailing to us would arrive soon.
由他们海运过来的货物很快就要运到了。
(尤指)(服用麻醉毒品后)迷醉vt.航行，在…上航行：to sail Changjiang River
在长江航行
飞行；飘浮：the moon sailing through the clouds
在云朵中穿行的月亮
驾驶(帆船等)：to sail a boat with Jack
与杰克一起驾驶帆船
漂浮(玩具船等)：Little Sue sailed her paper ship in the spring.
小苏在小溪里放漂她的纸船。
使飘飞，使飞翔：to sail a playing card
打出一张纸牌
短语: at full sail 【航海学】张满帆地全速地，快，迅速地 back the sails 调整帆使船后退 crowd (或clap on) (all) sail(s) 【航海学】全速前进 fill the sails 使帆张满 go for a sail 乘船游览 haul in one's sails 约束自己的行为；节制自己的欲望 Hoist (your) sail when the wind is fair. [谚语]趁热打铁。 in sail 扬帆在船上 lower one's sail 落帆；停船[转义]收敛；甘拜下风，认输 make sail 启航；扬帆加帆急驶出发；离开 pack (或 put)on all sail 扯起所有的帆；竭尽全力 sail against the wind 见 wind sail before the wind 见wind sail close to(或near the wind) 见wind set sail 扬帆，启航 shorten sail 收帆；放慢速度 strike sail (因风暴等)突然收帆收敛；认输，投降 take in sail 减少帆数，下卷风帆，减速抑制欲望；减少活动，收敛 take the wind out of somebody's sails 见 wind trim the sails (to the wind) 看风使舵随机应变 under sail 扬着帆，在航行中