"sail" in Chinese (Simplified)
航行帆
Definition
指乘船在水上航行,尤其是依靠风力前进的船。作名词时,也指船上用来兜风的大块帆布。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
作动词时,'sail' 常用于船只:'sail across the ocean'、'sail from Boston to Miami'。在新闻或旅游语境中,它也可较宽泛地表示乘船航行。作名词时,常见搭配有 'raise the sails' 和 'a boat with white sails'。不要和 'sale' 混淆。
Examples
We sail on the lake every summer.
我们每年夏天都在湖上**航行**。
The boat has one big sail.
这艘船有一张大**帆**。
They will sail to the island tomorrow.
他们明天会**航行**去那个岛。
If the weather stays calm, we should sail out at dawn.
如果天气一直平静,我们应该在黎明时**启航**。
We spent the afternoon sailing along the coast.
我们整个下午都在沿着海岸**航行**。
Once the wind picked up, the boat really sailed.
风一大起来,船就真的**顺风前进**了。