sailing

英 [ˈseɪlɪŋ]

美 [ˈseɪlɪŋ]

n. 帆船运动; (乘帆船的)航行; (从某港口开出的)航班
v. (船)航行; (人)乘船航行; 驾驶(或乘坐)帆船航行(尤指作为体育运动); 起航
sail的现在分词

现在分词：sailing　复数：sailings　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5717 / COCA.10027

习惯用语

be clear sailing

be plain sailing

noun

帆船运动；（乘帆船的）航行
the sport or activity of travelling in a boat with sails
1. to go sailing
  去进行帆船运动
2. a sailing club
  帆船俱乐部
（从某港口开出的）航班
one of the regular times that a ship leaves a port
1. There are six sailings a day.
  每天有六个船运航班。

N-UNCOUNT 帆船驾驶;帆船运动
Sailingis the activity or sport of sailing boats.
1. There was swimming and sailing down on the lake.
  有人在湖上游泳和扬帆。
N-COUNT 水运航班
Sailingsare trips made by a ship carrying passengers.
1. Ferry companies are providing extra sailings from Calais...
  渡船公司加开了从加来出发的航班。
2. We'll get the next sailing.
  我们将坐下一班船。
PHRASE 轻而易举的;一帆风顺的
If you say that a task was not allplain sailing, you mean that it was not very easy.
1. Pregnancy wasn't all plain sailing and once again there were problems...
  孕期并非一帆风顺，这不，又出现问题了。
2. We know it won't be plain sailing at Wembley because there are no easy games at this level.
  我们知道在温布利不会顺风顺水，因为在这一级别就没有轻松的比赛。

noun

The ship was sailing before the wind, ten knots an hour.
轮船在顺风行驶，时速10海里。
They warned him of the dangers of sailing alone
他们警告他说独自航行危险重重。
There was swimming and sailing down on the lake.
有人在湖上游泳和扬帆。
We'll get the next sailing.
我们将坐下一班船。
The company advertised the sailing day.
这家公司用广告的形式通告开船日期。
His sailing instructor fell overboard and drowned during a lesson
他的航海教练在一次训练课时从船上失足跌入水中，溺水身亡。
Ferry companies are providing extra sailings from Calais
渡船公司加开了从加来出发的航班。
Max warned her she was sailing dangerously close to the wind and risked prosecution.
马克斯警告她说她这是在玩火，有被起诉的危险。
His favourite childhood pursuits were sailing, swimming and cycling.
儿时他最大的爱好是帆船运动、游泳和骑自行车。
Sailing boats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.
帆船停泊在狭窄的水道上。