n (1)船帆(large piece of strong cloth which is put up on a boat or ship so that the wind can push the boat or ship along)[C，U]：put up/hoist/haul down/lower the～s 扬/扬/落/下帆;The wind flapped/swelled/filled the～s. 风使帆飘动/张满/张满。make/set/take in～扬帆(启航)/扬帆(启航)/收帆;a fore-and-aft/square/main/head～纵/横/主/前帆;

(2)航行，乘船游览(trip in a boat or ship)[U，a～]：go for a～乘船游玩;They had (took) a～along the coast/around the island in my boat. 他们乘着我的船沿海岸/绕岛航行。〖同〗excursion，voyage;

(3)航程(distance of a voyage)[U，a～]：a four-day～to get to Paris 到巴黎四天的航程;three days'/an hour's～(from London)(距伦敦)三天/一个小时的航程;How many days'～is it from Liverpool to New York? 从利物浦到纽约需要航行几天?

(4)(帆)船(vessel with sails)[C]：a fleet of ten～有10艘船的船队;Have you found any～on the sea? 你在海面上发现船了吗?

(5)(风车)翼板(thing shaped like a sail on a windmill)[C]：Windmills have four wooden～s. 风车有四个木制翼板。

under sail 扬帆航行：The ship was under～. 船在(扬帆)航行。

→′sailboat n 帆船;′sailcloth n 帆布(制帆篷等的布);

v(1)航行(海)((of a vessel) move over the water)[I+prep，I+adv]：～along the coast/against the wind/down the river/over the sea 沿海岸/逆风/顺流/在海上航行;～home/down (up)/away/through 返航/顺(逆)流行驶/开走/驶过;The liner is～ing into the port/for London. 这艘邮轮正在驶入港口/驶向伦敦。

(2)乘船旅游(行)(travel in a boat or ship)[I]：～round the world 乘船环球旅行;I've never～ed through the Mediterranean/for (to) Hawaii. 我从来没有乘船驶过地中海/去过夏威夷。I～every weekend. 我每周末乘船出海。

(3)启航，乘船动身(start a voyage or trip in a ship)[I，I+prep (from) (for/to)]： His parents have～ed (for Japan) today. 他的父母今天已乘船启程(去日本)了。The ship will～for/to/from Southampton in two days (at noon). 两天后(中午)这艘船将启航去南安普敦/启航去南安普敦/从南安普敦启程。

(4)在……航行(sail over)[T+n]：～the North Sea/Atlantic single-handed(many times) 独自一人(许多次)在北海/大西洋上航行;The steamer is～ing the Pacific now. 那艘轮船此刻正在太平洋上航行。

(5)驾驶(船只)(operate，guide or steer (a ship or boat))[I，T+n，T+n+prep，T+n+adv]：learn how to～(schooner)学习怎样驾驶(纵帆船);～a boat out to the island/up the channel/to Greece/through the narrow passage 驾船驶向小岛/驶向海峡/驶向希腊/驶过狭窄的航道;

(6)平稳地行进(move along smoothly;glide)[I+prep，I+adv]：The volleyball～ed over the net. 排球平稳地飘过球网。The clouds～ed across the sky. 云慢慢地飘过天空。The swans～ed along the lake. 天鹅悠然地在湖面上游动。The skaters～ed along the ice. 滑冰者悠然地在冰面上滑行。The secretary～ed into the room. 秘书从容地走进房间。The balloon/eaglet～ed upward (by/past). 汽球/小鹰徐徐飘(飞)上天(过去/过去)。〖同〗glide，drift，float;

sail in (v adv)参与争(辩)论(vi)：Mrs White～ed in just as we thought the heat had gone out of discussion. 就在我们认为激烈的讨论即将结束时，怀特夫人加入了讨论。

sail into (v prep)斥责，殴打(vt)：The coach really～ed into Bob for dropping the pass. 因鲍勃没有接到传球，教练狠狠地骂了他。He grabbed a stick and～into the wolf. 他抓起一根棍子朝那只狼狠狠地打过去。

sail through (v adv/prep)顺利通过(考试等)(vt & vi)：Did he～through (his finals)? 他顺利通过(期末考试)了吗?

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