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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