Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6098
cruise
乘船游览；巡航
To sail about, especially for pleasure.
- 1.
To sail about, especially for pleasure.
航行,尤其是为了娱乐。
- 2.
To travel at constant speed for maximum operating efficiency.
以恒定速度行驶以达到最佳运行效率。
- 3.
To move about an area leisurely in the hope of discovering something, or looking for custom.
在某个区域悠闲地移动,希望发现某物或寻找顾客。
- 4.
To inspect (forest land) for the purpose of estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.
检查森林土地以估算其木材产量。
- 5.
To walk while holding on to an object (stage in development of ambulation, typically occurring at 10 months).
扶着物体行走(行走发育阶段,通常出现在10个月大时)。
- 6.
To win easily and convincingly.
轻松而有说服力地获胜。
- 7.
To take part in a cruise (car enthusiasts' event where they drive their vehicles in a group).
参加汽车爱好者集体驾驶活动。
匀速行驶；定速巡航；闲逛；转悠；四处寻觅；轻松取胜；大胜；勘查（林地）；测算木材产量；扶物行走
In use
On Saturday nights, they love to cruise around town in their new car.
The car cruised along the highway at a steady 70 miles per hour.
They plan to cruise the Caribbean islands during their vacation.
Verb forms
base cruise · third person cruises · -ing cruising · past cruised · past participle cruised
动词，表示悠闲地行驶或巡航
Connections
Collocations
- cruise along
- 沿着…巡游
- The boat cruised along the river at a leisurely pace.小船沿着河悠闲地巡游。
- cruise at
- 以…速度巡航
- The aircraft cruises at an altitude of 10,000 meters.飞机在一万米的高度巡航。
- cruise around
- 在…闲逛
- They cruised around the city looking for a parking spot.他们在城里转来转去找停车位。
- cruise to victory
- 轻松获胜
- The champion cruised to victory in the final race.冠军在决赛中轻松获胜。
- cruise through
- 轻松通过；顺利完成
- She cruised through the interview with confidence.她自信地轻松通过了面试。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cruise = 游轮巡航 + 汽车定速巡航：想象在游轮甲板上悠闲兜风、寻找海豚，轻松匀速地移动。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：travel、leisure、sailing 作“乘船游览”解时，语气通常为中性，多用于游轮度假、海上旅行等休闲场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
cruise 读作 /kruːz/，与 bruise /bruːz/、choose /tʃuːz/、lose /luːz/、snooze /snuːz/、whose /huːz/、shoes /ʃuːz/ 押韵，都含 /uːz/ 音。注意形近异音词：juice /dʒuːs/、disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/、guise /ɡaɪz/ 虽拼写接近，但不与 cruise 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.