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• ① 1(船、人)扬帆行驶,航行2(当作运动)驾驶游艇;游航
  • He's learning to sail.他正在学习航海。
  • Our ship sailed along the coast.我们的船沿着海岸航行。
  • The ship sailed up the Pacific Ocean.那艘船在太平洋向北航行。
  • The ship sailed into the harbor.那艘船进港。
  • They sailed against [before] the wind.他们逆[顺]风行驶。
  • I have never sailed across the Taiwan Strait.我从未乘船渡过台湾海峡。
  • I've sailed twice around the world.我已航海环绕世界两次。
  • go sailing驾船出游

• ② (船、人)启航
  • Our ship sails at nine tomorrow morning.我们的船明早九点要启航。
  • We are sailing at dawn.我们将在黎明时启航。

• ③ (鱼、鸟、云、飞船等如帆船般)平稳前进或游泳、飞行、飘浮;(女人)大摇大摆地走
  • Clouds sailed across the sky.云飘过天空。
  • The queen sailed into the room.王后翩然走进房间。

• ④ 【口】1很有干劲地开始<into>2(以言语)激烈攻击(某人);痛骂;斥责<into>
  • He sailed into his work.他很有干劲地开始工作。
  • She sailed into her son for being lazy.她因为儿子懒惰而斥责他。

• ⑤ 1轻易地通过(考试、议会等);轻而易举地完成(困难的工作等)<through>2轻易地通过考试等;轻而易举地克服困难等<through>
  • She sailed through the examination.她轻易地通过考试。
  • I'm sure she'll just sail through.我确信她会轻易过关的。