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go sailing
表示进行航海活动。
I enjoy going sailing in the summer.
我喜欢在夏天去航海。
帆船运动；驾帆航行；乘帆船
sailings — plural of sailing
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
帆船运动；驾帆航行；乘帆船
The sport or activity of traveling across water in a boat driven by the wind, or simply riding in such a boat.
I enjoy going sailing in the summer.
我喜欢在夏天去航海。
借助风力在水面上行驶的运动或活动。
Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
船员的工作
the work of a sailor
航海；驾驶和操纵船舶的技能。
Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
乘坐帆船航行
riding in a sailboat
Sailing is hard work, especially in bad weather.
航海是艰苦的工作，尤其是在恶劣天气下。
We enjoy sailing on the lake every weekend.
我们每个周末都喜欢在湖上乘帆船航行。
The sailing of the ship was delayed due to the storm.
由于暴风雨，船的起航被延迟了。
表示进行航海活动。
I enjoy going sailing in the summer.
我喜欢在夏天去航海。
指船只的航班或航次。
There is a sailing from Qingdao to Dalian every day.
每天有一班从青岛到大连的航班。
用于构成复合名词，表示与航海相关的事物。
He bought a new sailing boat.
他买了一艘新的帆船。
Not this
I like sail.
Use this
I like sailing.
sail 是动词，不能直接作宾语；此处应用动名词 sailing 表示“航海”这项活动。
Not this
I went to sailing yesterday.
Use this
I went sailing yesterday.
go + 动名词表示进行某项活动，不需要介词 to；go sailing 是固定搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
去航行
We went sailing last weekend.
我们上周末去航行了。
帆船
He owns a small sailing boat.
他拥有一艘小帆船。
大型帆船
The sailing ship crossed the Atlantic.
那艘大型帆船横渡了大西洋。
帆船比赛
The annual sailing race starts tomorrow.
一年一度的帆船比赛明天开始。
航海指南
Please follow the sailing instructions carefully.
请仔细遵守航海指南。
航行季节
The sailing season runs from May to October.
航行季节从五月持续到十月。
一帆风顺
After the initial difficulties, the project was smooth sailing.
在最初的困难之后，项目一帆风顺。
轻而易举的事
Fixing the car was plain sailing once we found the problem.
一旦我们找到问题，修车就轻而易举了。
顺利的航程（指无障碍）
Once we get past the bureaucracy, it'll be clear sailing.
一旦我们通过官僚程序，就会一路顺利。
我正在航行，我正在航行，穿越海洋回家。
When I hear the song 'Sailing' by Rod Stewart, I think of freedom.
当我听到洛·史都华的歌曲《航行》时，我想到了自由。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use sailings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想sail（帆）加-ing，帆船正在海上航行。
语域：neutral 常见场景：sport、recreation、occupation 通常用于休闲或运动场合，也可用于职业语境。
Words like mailing, railing, and hailing rhyme with sailing (all share /eɪlɪŋ/). However, words like selling, sealing, and feeling are spelled similarly but have different vowel sounds: selling has /ɛ/, while sealing and feeling have /iː/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.