| 释义 |
set sail1Hoist the sails of a boat.First, we should have checked the boat over closely before setting sail....- Your foot isn't in a pail, you didn't forget to set sail; we aren't even on a boat, and you don't eat like a whale.
- We were waiting to pull up the anchor and, preparing to set sail, hoping to find land once again.
1.1Begin a voyage: tomorrow we set sail for France...- In a moment, the ship set sail on its return voyage, fading into the glints of sunlight reflecting of the salty bay with a mission to return next summer.
- You are about to set sail on a voyage that is very exciting and full of adventure.
- But as word got round, the modest flotilla grew into an armada that will set sail from Holyhead tomorrow morning.
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