Sailing
['seɪlɪŋ] or ['selɪŋ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the departure of a vessel from a port.
(noun.) riding in a sailboat.
錄入:皮埃尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sail
(n.) The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of starting on a voyage.
(n.) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing.
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娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of sailing on calm waters, foretells easy access to blissful joys, and immunity from poverty and whatever brings misery. To sail on a small vessel, denotes that your desires will not excel your power of possessing them. See Ocean and Sea.
編輯:摩尔
例句/造句/用法:
- We found the ship in the river, surrounded by a crowd of boats; a favourable wind blowing; the signal for sailing at her mast-head. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- If Napoleon had deemed it best to have continued his journey across the Atlantic to America he would have been compelled to pass several weeks on an uncomfortable sailing vessel. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- The transports were all sailing vessels. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Thus we went on till the ship (whose departure, too, had been several times postponed) was on the point of sailing. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- It's Captain Bursley--executive officer--sailing master. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- In another half hour he was progressing rapidly, and, but for an exceptional word now and again, he found it very plain sailing. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Leinster, much as he professed to esteem, respect and love me, went out in a sailing-boat every morning, instead of walking about with me. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- The hat sailed far out into space and we could see it smaller and smaller, the patent leather shining in the clear air, sailing down to the river. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- The papers which Openshaw carried are obviously of vital importance to the person or persons in the sailing-ship. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- In about six weeks or two months from now, there'll be one sailing--I see her this morning--went aboard--and we shall take our passage in her. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- There was no way of reaching Humboldt at that time except to take passage on a San Francisco sailing vessel going after lumber. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- How can we tell what coming people are aboard the ships that may be sailing to us now from the unknown seas! 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- The rudder was of the pattern used on sailing-vessels, and was moved by a tiller. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- An average size ocean liner pays about $5,000 for the privilege of sailing through this great ditch. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Do you remember, John, on the day we were married, Pa's speaking of the ships that might be sailing towards us from the unknown seas? 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- On September 2, 1807, Fulton advertised regular sailings of the _Clermont_ between New York and Albany. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
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