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sail

/ˈsel/KK

/ˈseɪl/IPA

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國中
難度 4 個義項
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sails

1.
帆
常用

裝在船桅上的大片布料或其他材料,用來承接風力推動船隻前進。

用法:作此義時是可數名詞。可說「一面帆」或「把帆升起來」。

a boat's sails
lower a sail
white sails
raise a sail

The students watched the boat sail away.

學生看著那艘船航行離開。

2.
航行;乘帆船出遊
常用

搭乘船隻在水上行進的一段旅程,尤其指搭乘帆船的休閒活動。

用法:通常作可數名詞,常與「去」搭配,表示去航行或乘船遊玩。

go for a sail
take a sail
an afternoon sail
a sunset sail

We went for a sail after lunch and came back before dark.

我們午餐後去航行,天黑前回來。

3.
航行;駕駛帆船
常用

乘坐或操控船隻在水上行進,尤指利用風力駕駛帆船。

用法:可直接接受詞,表示航行經過某片水域;也可不接受詞。

sail around an island
sail safely
learn to sail
sail across the ocean

My uncle learned to sail when he was young.

我叔叔年輕時學會了航海。

4.
順利通過;輕鬆完成
常用
非正式

輕鬆且幾乎沒有遇到困難地通過考試、面試或完成某件事。

用法:常接介系詞「through」,如「輕鬆通過考試」;也可說「順利通過某事」。

sail through an exam
sail through an interview
sail through a review
sail through a task

She sailed through the driving test because she had practiced every weekend.

她每個週末都練習,所以輕鬆通過了駕照考試。

常見錯誤

We went to sail yesterday.

We went sailing yesterday./We went for a sail yesterday.

I sailed in the lake last weekend.

I sailed on the lake last weekend.

The boat sailed to Taiwan by the wind.

The boat sailed to Taiwan with the wind./The wind carried the boat toward Taiwan.

I passed the test very easy.

I sailed through the test./I passed the test easily.

相關字詞
set sail 片語形式
sailing 同源詞
sailboat 同源詞
cruise 近義
row 易混淆
學習提示

・作名詞時,「帆」與「一次航行」是不同義項。前者是船上的設備,後者是一段乘船旅程。

・「輕鬆通過」是常見的非字面用法,最常搭配考試、面試與審核等事情。

・「出航」常說「開始航行」,不可把它理解成一般的「把帆設置好」。

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