Word · Frequency #2876
sailing
航行；驾船行驶
sailing is the present participle of sail.
to travel on water in a boat or ship, especially one using sails
- 1.
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.
借风鼓帆而行,如船在水上；或借蒸汽等动力在水上行进
- 2.
To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a waterfowl.
在水中穿行或游动,如鱼或水禽
- 3.
To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.
乘船,尤指帆船
- 4.
To set sail; to begin a voyage.
启航；开始航行
- 5.
To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
轻快优雅地在空中移动
- 6.
To move briskly but sedately.
轻快而沉稳地移动
- 7.
To deal out (cards) from a distance by impelling them across a surface.
从远处将(纸牌)推过平面分发
乘船游玩；坐船游览；起航；启航；游动；浮游；飘飞；轻盈地飞过；轻盈地走；从容地移动
In use
The ship sails every morning at eight.
We sailed across the Atlantic last summer.
They are sailing along the coast right now.
Verb forms
base sail · third person sails · -ing sailing · past sailed · past participle sailed
Connections
Collocations
- sail across
- 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。
- sail into
- 驶入
- The ship sailed into the harbor at dawn.船在黎明时驶入了港口。
- sail through
- 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。
- sail along
- 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。
- sail away
- 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。
- sail the seas
- 在海上航行
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音“赛尔”：帆船比赛时，船帆像赛尔号在航行。
Context & Register
“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。
Grammar Note
sail作动词时既可及物（如sail a boat）也可不及物（如sail across the ocean）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'sail' as they share the /eɪl/ ending sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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。
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