sail

1. N-COUNT Sails are large pieces of material attached to the mast of a ship. The wind blows against the sails and pushes the ship along. 帆

The white sails billow with the breezes they catch. 片片白帆隨風(fēng)敭起。

2. V-I You say a ship sails when it moves over the sea. 航行

The trawler had sailed from the port of Zeebrugge. 那衹拖網(wǎng)漁船已經(jīng)從澤佈呂赫港啓航。

3. V-T/V-I If you sail a boat or if a boat sails, it moves across water using its sails. 駕駛 (船); (船) 敭帆航行

His crew's job is to sail the boat. 他的船員的職責(zé)是駕船。

I'd buy a big boat and sail around the world. 我要買條大船航遊世界。

4. →see also sailing

5. PHRASE When a ship sets sail, it leaves a port. 啓航

He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail. 他又往他的船上裝了一件貨就啓航了。