sail across
collocation航行穿过
We sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in two weeks.
我们两周内航行穿过了大西洋。
航行；驾船行驶
sailed — past of sail
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航行；驾船行驶
to travel on water in a boat or ship, especially one using sails
The ship sails every morning at eight.
这艘船每天早上八点启航。
借风鼓帆而行,如船在水上；或借蒸汽等动力在水上行进
To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.
在水中穿行或游动,如鱼或水禽
To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
乘船,尤指帆船
To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
启航；开始航行
To set sail; to begin a voyage.
sail
Base
原形
sails
3rd person
第三人称单数
sailing
-ing
现在分词
sailed
Past
过去式
sailed
Past participle
过去分词
He sails across the ocean every summer.
他每年夏天航行穿越大洋。
They sailed to the island yesterday.
他们昨天航行到了那个岛屿。
We are sailing toward the harbor now.
我们现在正朝着港口航行。
We sailed across the Atlantic last summer.
去年夏天我们航行穿过了大西洋。
They are sailing along the coast right now.
他们此刻正沿着海岸航行。
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航行穿过
We sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in two weeks.
我们两周内航行穿过了大西洋。
驶入
The ship sailed into the harbor at dawn.
船在黎明时驶入了港口。
顺利通过
She sailed through the exam without any difficulty.
她毫无困难地顺利通过了考试。
沿海岸航行
We sailed along the coast, enjoying the view.
我们沿海岸航行，欣赏着风景。
启航离开
They sailed away from the island at sunset.
他们在日落时启航离开了岛屿。
在海上航行
He has sailed the seas for many years.
他在海上航行了很多年。
顺利通过
She sailed through her exams with flying colors.
她轻松地以优异成绩通过了考试。
启航
They set sail for the Caribbean at dawn.
他们在黎明时分起航前往加勒比海。
冒险行事
By investing all his money in one stock, he was sailing close to the wind.
他把所有钱都投资在一只股票上，这是在冒险行事。
航行，航行，航行... 与我一起驶入黑暗
I hear the song 'Sail' on the radio and feel inspired.
我在收音机里听到《航行的渴望》这首歌，感到鼓舞。
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谐音“赛尔”：帆船比赛时，船帆像赛尔号在航行。
“sail”作为动词，通常用于描述船只航行或驾驶船只，语境较为中性，既常见于日常对话，也多用于书面语如游记或新闻报道中。
sail作动词时既可及物（如sail a boat）也可不及物（如sail across the ocean）。
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