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单词 sail
释义 sail
n. & v.
--n
  1. a piece of material (orig. canvas, now usu. nylon etc.) extended on rigging to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship.
  2. a ship's sails collectively.
  3. a a voyage or excursion in a sailing-ship. b a voyage of specified duration.
  4. a ship, esp. as discerned from its sails.
  5. (collect.) ships in a squadron or company (a fleet of twenty sail).
  6. (in pl.) Naut. a sl. a maker or repairer of sails. b hist. a chief petty officer in charge of rigging.
  7. a wind-catching apparatus, usu. a set of boards, attached to the arm of a windmill.
  8. a the dorsal fin of a sailfish. b the tentacle of a nautilus. c the float of a Portuguese man-of-war.
--v
  1. intr. travel on water by the use of sails or engine-power.
  2. tr. a navigate (a ship etc.). b travel on (a sea).
  3. tr. set (a toy boat) afloat.
  4. intr. glide or move smoothly or in a stately manner.
  5. intr. (often foll. by through) colloq. succeed easily (sailed through the exams).
Phrases and idioms
sail-arm the arm of a windmill. sail close to (or near) the wind
  1. sail as nearly against the wind as possible.
  2. come close to indecency or dishonesty; risk overstepping the mark. sail-fluke = MEGRIM(2). sailing-boat (or -ship or -vessel) a vessel driven by sails. sailing-master an officer navigating a ship, esp. Brit. a yacht. sailing orders instructions to a captain regarding departure, destination, etc. sail into colloq. attack physically or verbally with force.
take in sail
  1. furl the sail or sails of a vessel.
  2. moderate one's ambitions. under sail with sails set.
Derivatives
sailable adj. sailed adj. (also in comb.). sailless adj.
Etymology: OE segel f. Gmc
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