sail1/sel; seIl/v 1 [I] to travel across water in a boat or ship〔乘船〕航行: +across/into/out of etc We sailed along the coast of Alaska. 我们沿着阿拉斯加海岸航行。see box at见 TRAVEL1 方框2 [I,T] to control the movement of a boat or ship 开船﹔驾驶〔船只〕: The captain sailed the ship safely past the rocks. 船长把船安全驶过礁石。I’d like to learn how to sail. 我想学开船。3 [I] to start a trip by boat or ship 启航: What time do we sail? 我们什么时候启航?4 [I] to move quickly and gracefully, especially through the air〔尤指在空中快速优美地〕飞过: +into/out of/past etc The ball sailed past the goalkeeper into the back of the net. 那球越过守门员飞入网底。sail through sthphr v to succeed very easily in a test, examination etc 顺利通过〔考试等〕: Adam sailed through his final exams. 亚当顺利通过了期终考试。
sail2n 1 [C] a large piece of strong cloth fixed onto a boat, so that the wind will push the boat along 帆: a yacht with white sails 扬着白帆的帆船2 set sail to begin a trip by boat or ship 启航: The ship set sail at dawn. 那艘船在黎明时分启航了。