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sailing

noun
 
🔊/ˈseɪlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈseɪlɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [uncountable] the sport or activity of travelling in a boat with sails帆船运动；（乘帆船的）航行
    • to go sailing去进行帆船运动
    • a sailing club帆船俱乐部
    • the college rowing and sailing teams 高校划船和帆船队
    • They are going on a 10-day sailing trip.他们将进行为期10天的航行。
    Topics Transport by watera2, Sports: water sportsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dinghy
    verb + sailing
    • go
    sailing + noun
    • club
    • school
    • regatta
    • …
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  2. [countable] one of the regular times that a ship leaves a port（从某港口开出的）航班
    • There are six sailings a day.每天有六班船。🔊🔊
    • What time is the next sailing?下次航行几点？
    Extra Examples
    • Sailings were suspended in the high winds.由于大风，水运航班暂停了。
    • The company operates regular sailings between Hull and Zeebrugge.这家公司经营往来于赫尔与泽布吕赫之间的航船业务。
    • the 4 p.m. sailing from Dover to Calais下午4 点从多佛尔到加来的水运航班
    Topics Transport by watera2
Idioms
be plain sailing
(North American English be clear/smooth sailing)
  1. to be simple and free from trouble顺利；一帆风顺