揚帆起航:sail有幾種用法?
She used to set the sails of a thousand ships; Was a force to be reckoned with.
——Katty Perry
她曾揚帆起航千餘次,是憧憬的力量一路相隨。
——凱蒂·佩裏
一、下面我們來看看sail有幾種含義
n.
1.帆[C]
Ease the large sail out or we shall be blown over!
鬆開大帆,不然我們會翻船的。
2.乘船航行
They go for a sail down the thames.
他們乘船泰晤士河航行。
3.(風車的)翼板[C]
The sails of the windmill were wheeling round.
風車的葉輪正在旋轉。
v.
1.(船)航行,(人)乘船航行[I,T]
Why did the Indian traders sail eastwards?
印度商人爲何往東航行呢?
2.駕駛(或乘坐)帆船航行(尤指作爲體育運動)[I,T]
Can you sail a boat?
你會駕船嗎?
3.(船隻或船上的人)起航[I]
The cruise liner will sail out next week.
定期班輪下週出港。
4.掠,飄,浮游,(人)昂首而行,氣宇軒昂地走[I]
He sails under false colors shamelessly.
他欺世盜名,且毫不以爲恥。
二、你知道sail和哪些詞更搭嗎?
sail through v.輕快地走過
fore-and-aft sail n.縱帆
square sail n.橫帆
balloon sail n.遊艇帆
lateen sail n.斜掛大三角帆
三、一起來做個填詞遊戲吧
When does your steamer ?
你們的輪船什麼時候啓航?
We discerned a on the horizon.
我們看見了地平線上的一張帆。