sailing

sailing — 名詞

1. the activity or sport of controlling a boat that uses the wind pushing against i

1.名詞B1
釋義

帆船運動

駕駛帆船在水上航行的活動

the activity or sport of controlling a boat that uses the wind pushing against its sails to move across water

例句

Beatriz goes sailing every weekend with her father on the lake near their home.

Beatriz 每週末都和父親去住家附近的湖上玩帆船。

collocation: go sailing

The sailing club is looking for new members to join the summer racing team.

帆船俱樂部正在招募新成員，加入夏季的競賽船隊。

同義詞
  • yachting

    more specific — refers to sailing as a leisure or racing activity on a yacht, often with connotations of wealth

  • boating

    broader — covers any kind of boat activity including motorboats, not limited to sail-powered vessels

文法句型

[uncountable] sailing

go + sailing

用法筆記

Uncountable — 'a sailing' is not used for this sense ('a sailing' belongs to sense 2). Frequently appears in the pattern 'go sailing'.

常見錯誤

❌I like to do sailing on weekends.
✅I like to go sailing on weekends.
💡'go sailing' is the standard fixed pattern for describing the activity as a hobby.
❌Sailing are a popular sport in our town.
✅Sailing is a popular sport in our town.
💡'sailing' is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

2. a scheduled time when a ship or ferry leaves a port and begins its journey to an

2.名詞B2
釋義

出航；開航

船隻按時從港口出發

a scheduled time when a ship or ferry leaves a port and begins its journey to another destination

例句

The next sailing to the island is at six o'clock tomorrow morning.

下一班前往小島的船明天早上六點出航。

collocation: next sailing to [destination]

Defne checked the sailing times before booking her ferry ticket to the mainland.

Defne 在訂前往本島的渡輪票之前，先查了船班的時間。

collocation: sailing times

同義詞
  • departure

    more general — used for any type of transport (trains, planes, buses), not just ships

  • crossing

    refers to the journey itself rather than the scheduled departure time

文法句型

[number] + sailing(s)

the next/last sailing

sailing to/from [place]

用法筆記

Countable — you can say 'a sailing' (meaning one departure). Most commonly used with 'next', 'last', or a number (e.g. 'three daily sailings'). Distinguish from sense 1 by the presence of a schedule or departure context.

常見錯誤

❌The sailing from Kaohsiung to Penghu takes four hours.' (if meaning the journey itself)
✅The crossing from Kaohsiung to Penghu takes four hours.
💡'sailing' refers to the departure time, not the duration of the voyage.