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She used to set the sails of a thousand ships; Was a force to be reckoned with.

——Katty Perry

她曾揚(yáng)帆起航千余次,是憧憬的力量一路相隨。

——?jiǎng)P蒂·佩里

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!

松開大帆,不然我們會(huì)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(fēng)車的)翼板[C]

The sails of the windmill were wheeling round.

風(fēng)車的葉輪正在旋轉(zhuǎn)。

v.

1.(船)航行,(人)乘船航行[I,T]

Why did the Indian traders sail eastwards?

印度商人為何往東航行呢?

2.駕駛(或乘坐)帆船航行(尤指作為體育運(yùn)動(dòng))[I,T]

Can you sail a boat?

你會(huì)駕船嗎?

3.(船只或船上的人)起航[I]

The cruise liner will sail out next week.

定期班輪下周出港。

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,且毫不以為恥。

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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.游艇帆

lateen sail? n.斜掛大三角帆

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三、一起來做個(gè)填詞游戲吧

When?does?your?steamer??????? ??

你們的輪船什么時(shí)候啟航?

We?discerned?a??????? on the?horizon.?

我們看見了地平線上的一張帆。