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sail

S0021900 (sāl)n.1. Nautical a. A piece of fabric sewn together and fitted to the spars and rigging of a vessel so as to convert the force of the wind into forward motion of the vessel.b. The sails of a ship or boat.c. A narrow fairwater supporting the bridge of a submarine.2. pl. sail or sails Nautical A sailing vessel.3. Nautical A trip or voyage in a sailing craft.4. Something, such as the blade of a windmill, that resembles a sail in form or function.v. sailed, sail·ing, sails v.intr.1. Nautical a. To move across the surface of water, especially by means of a sailing vessel.b. To travel by water in a vessel.c. To start out on such a voyage or journey: Tomorrow we sail for the islands.d. To operate a sailing craft, especially for sport.2. To move along or progress smoothly or effortlessly: sailed into the room five minutes late; sailed through the exam; sailed through the red light.3. To move along through the air: The ball sailed into the stands.v.tr. Nautical 1. To navigate or manage (a vessel).2. To voyage upon or across: sail the Pacific.Phrasal Verb: sail into To attack or criticize vigorously: sailed into the workmen for the shoddy job they were doing.Idiom: under sail Nautical With the sails up; sailing.

[Middle English seil, from Old English segl. Sail into, from obsolete sail, to attack, from Middle English sailen, short for assailen; see assail.]

Thesaurus

sail

verb1. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.2. To pass quickly and lightly through the air:dart, float, fly, shoot, skim.3. To move through the air with or as if with wings:flap, flit, flitter, flutter, fly, wing.4. To proceed with ease, especially of expression:flow, glide, roll.phrasal verb
sail inTo start work on vigorously:attack, go at, tackle, wade in (or into).Idiom: hop to it.phrasal verb
sail intoTo set upon with violent force:aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, fall on (or upon), go at, have at, storm, strike.Informal: light into, pitch into.

Translations

sail into

1. To enter or arrive into some place or thing in a boat, ship, or plane. The great cliffs of the island rose to greet us as we sailed into the harbor. Apparently we had sailed into a restricted airspace without even realizing it.2. To enter or arrive into some place or thing an abrupt and nonchalant manner. Janet sailed into the meeting 20 minutes late, acting as though nothing were amiss. I think a lot of people are worried that the new manager will just sail into the office and disrupt the entire way we do things.See also: sail

sail into (one)

To berate, upbraid, or chastise one; to verbally attack one. The boss really sailed into me about losing that account! The teacher, at her wits' end, sailed into the student when he made the rude noise.See also: sail

sail into someone or something

1. to crash into someone or something with a boat or ship. The boat sailed into the dock, causing considerable damage. I was in my skiff when a larger boat sailed into me. 2. to crash into someone or something. The missile sailed into the soldiers, injuring a few. The car sailed into the lamppost.See also: sail

sail into someone

Fig. to attack someone; to chastise someone. (Based on sail into someone or something.) The angry coach sailed into the players. The teacher sailed into Timmy for breaking the window.See also: sail

sail into

Attack or criticize vigorously, as in It was part of his technique to sail into the sales force at the start of their end-of-the-year meeting . This term derives from sail in the sense of "move vigorously." [Mid-1800s] See also: sail

sail into

v.1. To move across the surface of water into some place. Used especially of a sailing vessel or its crew: The ship sailed into the harbor.2. To move into some place smoothly or effortlessly: The student sailed into the room five minutes late.3. To attack or criticize someone vigorously: The supervisor sailed into the workers for the shoddy job they were doing.See also: sail

单词	sail into
释义	sail into sail S0021900 (sāl)n.1. Nautical a. A piece of fabric sewn together and fitted to the spars and rigging of a vessel so as to convert the force of the wind into forward motion of the vessel.b. The sails of a ship or boat.c. A narrow fairwater supporting the bridge of a submarine.2. pl. sail or sails Nautical A sailing vessel.3. Nautical A trip or voyage in a sailing craft.4. Something, such as the blade of a windmill, that resembles a sail in form or function.v. sailed, sail·ing, sails v.intr.1. Nautical a. To move across the surface of water, especially by means of a sailing vessel.b. To travel by water in a vessel.c. To start out on such a voyage or journey: Tomorrow we sail for the islands.d. To operate a sailing craft, especially for sport.2. To move along or progress smoothly or effortlessly: sailed into the room five minutes late; sailed through the exam; sailed through the red light.3. To move along through the air: The ball sailed into the stands.v.tr. Nautical 1. To navigate or manage (a vessel).2. To voyage upon or across: sail the Pacific.Phrasal Verb: *sail into* To attack or criticize vigorously: sailed into the workmen for the shoddy job they were doing.Idiom: *under sail* Nautical With the sails up; sailing. [Middle English seil, from Old English segl. Sail into, from obsolete sail, to attack, from Middle English sailen, short for assailen; see assail.] Thesaurus sail verb1. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.2. To pass quickly and lightly through the air:dart, float, fly, shoot, skim.3. To move through the air with or as if with wings:flap, flit, flitter, flutter, fly, wing.4. To proceed with ease, especially of expression:flow, glide, roll.phrasal verb sail inTo start work on vigorously:attack, go at, tackle, wade in (or into).Idiom: hop to it.phrasal verb sail intoTo set upon with violent force:aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, fall on (or upon), go at, have at, storm, strike.Informal: light into, pitch into. Translations sail into sail into 1. To enter or arrive into some place or thing in a boat, ship, or plane. The great cliffs of the island rose to greet us as we sailed into the harbor. Apparently we had sailed into a restricted airspace without even realizing it.2. To enter or arrive into some place or thing an abrupt and nonchalant manner. Janet sailed into the meeting 20 minutes late, acting as though nothing were amiss. I think a lot of people are worried that the new manager will just sail into the office and disrupt the entire way we do things.See also: sail sail into (one) To berate, upbraid, or chastise one; to verbally attack one. The boss really sailed into me about losing that account! The teacher, at her wits' end, sailed into the student when he made the rude noise.See also: sail sail into someone or something 1. to crash into someone or something with a boat or ship. The boat sailed into the dock, causing considerable damage. I was in my skiff when a larger boat sailed into me. 2. to crash into someone or something. The missile sailed into the soldiers, injuring a few. The car sailed into the lamppost.See also: sail sail into someone Fig. to attack someone; to chastise someone. (Based on sail into someone or something.) The angry coach sailed into the players. The teacher sailed into Timmy for breaking the window.See also: sail sail into Attack or criticize vigorously, as in It was part of his technique to sail into the sales force at the start of their end-of-the-year meeting . This term derives from sail in the sense of "move vigorously." [Mid-1800s] See also: sail sail into v.1. To move across the surface of water into some place. Used especially of a sailing vessel or its crew: The ship sailed into the harbor.2. To move into some place smoothly or effortlessly: The student sailed into the room five minutes late.3. To attack or criticize someone vigorously: The supervisor sailed into the workers for the shoddy job they were doing.See also: sail EncyclopediaSeesail
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