sail
- IPA[seɪl]
英式
- a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel；the use of sailing ships as a means of transport
- travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation；travel in a ship or boat using sails or engine power
verb: sail, 3rd person present: sails, gerund or present participle: sailing, past tense: sailed, past participle: sailed
noun: sail, plural noun: sails
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- 1. a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel all the sails were unfurled the boat can no longer carry that area of sail
- ▪ the use of sailing ships as a means of transport this led to bigger ships as steam replaced sail
- ▪ archaic a sailing ship sail ahoy!
- 2. a wind-catching apparatus attached to the arm of a windmill.
- ▪ the broad fin on the back of a sailfish or of some prehistoric reptiles.
- ▪ a structure by which an animal is propelled across the surface of water by the wind, e.g. the float of a Portuguese man-of-war.
- 3. a voyage or excursion in a ship, especially a sailing ship or boat they went for a sail
- 4. the conning tower of a submarine.
- 5. South African a canvas sheet or tarpaulin the sail covering the load of crates broke loose from the truck
動詞
- 1. travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation Ian took us out sailing on the lake 同義詞
- ▪ travel in a ship or boat using sails or engine power the ferry caught fire sailing between Caen and Portsmouth 同義詞
- ▪ begin a voyage; leave a harbour the catamaran sails at 3:30 同義詞
- ▪ travel by ship on or across (a sea) or on (a route) plastic ships could be sailing the oceans soon 同義詞
- ▪ navigate or control (a boat or ship) I stole a small fishing boat and sailed it to the Delta 同義詞
- 2. move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner the ball sailed inside the right-hand post 同義詞
- ▪ informal succeed easily at (something, especially a test or examination) Ali sailed through his exams
- ▪ informal attack physically or verbally with force.
- (of a boat or ship) having a sail or sails of a specified kind: a small-sailed fishing boat a full-sailed schooner
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a boat or ship) having a sail or sails of a specified kind: a small-sailed fishing boat a full-sailed schooner
Oxford American Dictionary
- a sail of smaller size and stronger material than the corresponding one used in ordinary weather.
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- another term for megrim
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- a sailing contest used to decide the final result of a competition or championship: the semi-final sail-off
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- a sail above a sailing ship's topgallant sail.
Oxford Dictionary
- a reflective surface designed to use the pressure of solar radiation to propel a spacecraft.
Oxford American Dictionary
- with the sails hoisted
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- a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship or other vessel: all the sails were unfurled
- travel in a boat with sails, especially as a sport or recreation: Ian took us out sailing on the lake
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