sailing /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ CET4

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Sailing is the activity or sport of sailing boats. 驾船; 帆船运动

  例：

  There was swimming and sailing down on the lake.

  湖上有游泳的和驾船的。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Sailings are trips made by a ship carrying passengers. 水运航班

  例：

  Ferry companies are providing extra sailings from Calais.

  轮渡公司正在投放从加来出发的加运航班。

• 3. 

  PHRASE If you say that a task was not all plain sailing, you mean that it was not very easy. 轻而易举; 一帆风顺

  例：

  Pregnancy wasn't all plain sailing and once again there were problems.

  怀孕并非一帆风顺，又一次出现了若干问题。