| 单词 | cruise |
| 释义 | Related topics: Tourism, Outdoorcruise1 /kruːz/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 DLTa holiday on a large ship 游船度假 a Mediterranean cruise 地中海海上之旅cruise around a cruise around the world 环球航游► see thesaurus at journey2. DLOa journey by boat for pleasure 乘船游览n COLLOCATIONSverbsgo on a cruiseWhat about going on a cruise down the Nile?take a cruiseWe thought about taking a ten-day cruise in the Caribbean.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cruise a luxury cruiseHe went on a luxury cruise to Alaska.a Mediterranean/Caribbean etc cruisea 15-night Mediterranean cruisea world cruise (=around the world)How much would a world cruise cost?cruise + NOUNa cruise ship/linera luxury cruise shipa cruise line/operator (=company that provides cruises)Examples from the Corpuscruise• The vehicles that make up a cruise missile flight will emerge regularly from their base and drive around the countryside to practise.• a Caribbean cruise• The seven-day cruise stops at Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and other Mexican resorts.• The excess fuel cools the engine - acceptable for short periods in the climb but inefficient and expensive for extended cruise.• a luxury cruise ship• Last year cruise sales rose by 25 percent in Britain to 340,000 passengers.Related topics: Water, Outdoor, Transport, Motor vehiclescruise2 ●○○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]TTWDLO to sail along slowly, especially for pleasure 乘船游览 We were cruising in the Caribbean all winter. 整个冬天我们都在加勒比海乘船游览。 an evening spent cruising the River Seine 乘船游览塞纳河的一个夜晚2 [intransitive usually + adverb/preposition]TT to move at a steady speed in a car, aircraft etc 〔汽车、飞机等〕以平稳的速度行驶 We were cruising along at 50 miles per hour. 我们以每小时50英里的速度平稳行驶。 We fly at a cruising speed of 500 mph. 我们以每小时500英里的巡航速度平稳飞行。3 [intransitive, transitive]TTC to drive a car slowly through a place with no particular purpose （在…）开车兜风 They cruised up and down the coast road. 他们在滨海道路上开着汽车来回兜风。4 [intransitive] informal to do something well or successfully, without too much effort 轻松完成cruise to The horse cruised to a three-length win. 这匹马领先三个马位轻松获胜。5 [intransitive, transitive] informalSY to go to a bar or other public place, looking for a sexual partner （在公共场所）寻觅性伴侣 We went cruising the singles bars. 我们去了单身酒吧寻欢。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscruise• A car cruised by with a flag waving out the window.• And Jeff, out cruising, is worried about his looks and fretting about his age.• We spent the afternoon cruising on his yacht.• But hardly anyone thought the Dow would cruise past 5000.• He cruised past them off the motorway, off his planned route.• Let's go cruise some chicks.• Technicals - trucks carrying cannon, anti-aircraft missiles and rocket launchers, cruise the city centre.• Patrol cars cruised the intersection looking for a naked lady, but never stopped at the gas station.• The Jayhawks cruised to a 7-0 victory over the Eagles.• It was Friday night and the kids were out cruising up and down Main Street.cruising speed• And the noise settles to an unobtrusive drone at highway cruising speeds.• The machinery sounds about you reach a steady cruising speed.• The train had just pulled out of the Twenty-third Street station and was accelerating to its cruising speed.• Unfortunately this coincides exactly with its ideal cruising speed.• The windows of the car were open and they hummed along at a steady cruising speed meeting very little traffic.• It had a cruising speed of 106 and a maximum speed of 129 miles per hour.• According to Ilyushin chief designer I.Y. Katyrev performance targets include a cruising speed of 113-127 knots and a with-reserves range of 770 miles.• In order to porpoise, baleen whales must reach four times their normal cruising speed - probably beyond their capabilities.Origin cruise1 (1600-1700) Dutch kruisen “to make a cross, cruise”, from Middle Dutch cruce “cross”, from Latin crux; → CROSS2cruise1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1cruise2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese ship a a Corpus on large holiday |
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