sail to/from + place
sail 作不及物动词时，后接 to 或 from 加地点，说明航行的目的地或起点。
The ship sails from Shanghai to Tokyo every week.
这艘船每周从上海航行到东京。
航行；驾船行驶
sails — third person singular of sail
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
to travel on water in a boat or ship, especially one using sails
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.
轻快优雅地在空中移动
To move briskly and gracefully through the air.
轻快而沉稳地移动
To move briskly but sedately.
从远处将(纸牌)推过平面分发
To deal out (cards) from a distance by impelling them across a surface.
一般现在时
He sails across the ocean every summer.
他每年夏天航行穿越大洋。
一般过去时
They sailed to the island yesterday.
他们昨天航行到了那个岛屿。
现在进行时
We are sailing toward the harbor now.
我们现在正朝着港口航行。
The ship sails every morning at eight.
这艘船每天早上八点启航。
用法提示：sails 是 sail 的第三人称单数形式，表示船启航的动作。
We sailed across the Atlantic last summer.
去年夏天我们航行穿过了大西洋。
用法提示：sailed 是 sail 的过去式，表示过去进行的航行。
They are sailing along the coast right now.
他们此刻正沿着海岸航行。
用法提示：are sailing 是 sail 的现在进行时，表示正在进行的航行。
sail 作不及物动词时，后接 to 或 from 加地点，说明航行的目的地或起点。
The ship sails from Shanghai to Tokyo every week.
这艘船每周从上海航行到东京。
表示穿越或环绕某片水域时，常用 across、around 等介词引出水域。
They sailed across the Pacific in a small boat.
他们乘一艘小船横渡太平洋。
用 for 加时间段说明航行了多长时间，sail 后不带宾语。
We sailed for three days before we reached land.
我们航行了三天才到达陆地。
比sail更强调规划和指引方向，常用于正式或技术语境。可互换但风格不同。
比sail更强调休闲或固定路线，常指游轮或军舰巡航。不能用于启航动作。
特指启程动作，不能用于持续航行。可与sail的起始意义互换。
强调登船的动作，不强调航行本身。可与set sail互换，但更正式。
grammar · medium
易错句子We want to go sail on the lake this weekend.
正确表达We want to go sailing on the lake this weekend.
英语里表示去从事某项休闲活动时用 go + 动名词，如 go sailing、go swimming、go fishing，不能说 go sail。汉语"去航海、去坐船"是动宾结构，直接按字面译成 go sail 就违反了这一固定搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子Last summer we sailed to there in a small boat.
正确表达Last summer we sailed there in a small boat.
there 是副词，本身已含"到那里"的意思，前面不能再加介词 to，同类还有 home、abroad、here。汉语"航行到那里"带一个"到"字，学习者容易把它直译成 to there，而英语中 sail 后面直接接 there 即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子The ship sailed cross the Pacific in ten days.
正确表达The ship sailed across the Pacific in ten days.
表示"横渡、穿过"时，sail 后面要用介词 across，不能用动词 cross。汉语"横渡太平洋"中的"横渡"是动词，学习者常把 cross 直接当作介词接在 sail 后，造成词性误用；across 才是介词，cross 只能单独作谓语动词。
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。
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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在海上航行
He has sailed the seas for many years.
他在海上航行了很多年。