sail

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.sail¹ S3 /seɪl/ BrE AmE verb
1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to travel on or across an area of water in a boat or ship
sail across/into/out of etc
the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic
Three tall ships sailed past.
She always wanted to sail around the world.
sail the Pacific/the Atlantic etc
We’re taking two months off to sail the Caribbean.
2. [intransitive] to start a journey by boat or ship:
We sail at dawn.
sail for
They’re sailing for Antigua next week.
3. [intransitive and transitive] to direct or control the movement of a boat or ship that has a sail:
Blake sailed the ship safely through the narrow passage.
My father taught me to sail.
4. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly and smoothly through the air
sail through/over/into etc
A ball came sailing over the fence.
5. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move forwards gracefully and confidently:
She sailed into the room.
6. sail close to the wind British English to do or say something that is nearly wrong, illegal, or dishonest
sail through something phrasal verb
to succeed very easily in a test, examination etc:
Adam sailed through his final exams.
II.sail² BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: segl]
1. [countable] a large piece of strong cloth fixed onto a boat, so that the wind will push the boat along:
a yacht with white sails
hoist/lower the sails (=put the sails up or down)
2. set sail to begin a journey by boat or ship
set sail for/from
The following week the ‘Queen Elizabeth’ set sail for Jamaica.
3. under sail literary moving along on a ship or boat that has sails

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sail
A sail is a large piece of strong fabric that catches the wind and propels a boat or sailboard through the water.

◎	[seil]
※	danh từ, số nhiều sail
	■	buồm; cánh buồm; sự đẩy bằng buồm
		☆	to hoist a sail
			kéo buồm lên
	■	(số nhiều) (hàng hải) tàu thủy
		☆	a fleet of twenty sails
			một đội tàu gồm 20 chiếc
		☆	sail ho!
			tàu kia rồi!
	■	bản hứng gió (ở cánh cối xay gió)
	■	quạt gió (trên boong tàu, trên hầm mỏ)
	■	chuyến đi bằng thuyền buồm; chuyến du lịch xa có cung đường xác định
		☆	a three day sail to get to Brest
			một chuyến đi thuyền ba ngày đến Brest
	〆	to take in sail
		✓	cuốn buồm lại
		✓	(nghĩa bóng) hạ thấp yêu cầu, bớt tham vọng
	〆	under sail
		✓	kéo buồm
	〆	set sail (from/to/for..)
		✓	căng buồm
※	nội động từ
	■	đi tàu thủy, đi thuyền buồm (như) go sailing
	■	nhổ neo; xuống tàu
	■	đi tàu; vượt
	■	chạy bằng buồm, chạy bằng máy (tàu)
	■	đi một cách oai vệ ((thường) nói về đàn bà...)
	■	(+ across, into, past) lướt, trôi, lao, liệng (chim, máy..)
※	ngoại động từ
	■	đi trên, chạy trên (biển...)
		☆	he had sailed the sea for many years
			anh ta đã đi biển nhiều năm
	■	điều khiển, lái (thuyền buồm)
	〆	to sail into
		✓	(thông tục) lao vào (công việc), bắt đầu một cách hăng hái
		✓	mắng nhiếc; chỉ trích thậm tệ

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cruise, canvas, canvass, sheet, voyage, navigate, sweep