
cruise
词源
源自17世纪荷兰语'kruisen'(意为横渡、巡航),可能受到西班牙语'cruzar'(横穿)和法语'croiser'(巡航)的影响。最初用于航海术语,后来扩展到其他交通工具。
noun
❶ 指乘船或飞机进行的悠闲旅行,通常是为了享受沿途风景或放松心情,而非快速到达目的地。
“We went on a Caribbean cruise last summer.”
(去年夏天我们乘坐游轮去了加勒比海。)
“The cruise included stops at several tropical islands.”
(这次航行包括在几个热带岛屿停留。)
❶ 指车辆以稳定速度行驶的状态,通常用于描述汽车在高速公路上保持匀速前进。
“The car was cruising at 60 miles per hour on the highway.”
(汽车在高速公路上以每小时60英里的速度巡航。)
“He put the car in cruise control for the long drive.”
(他在长途驾驶时开启了定速巡航功能。)
verb
❶ 指以悠闲、不紧不慢的方式旅行或移动,通常是为了享受过程而非赶时间。
“We spent the afternoon cruising around the lake in a small boat.”
(我们下午乘小船在湖上悠闲地游弋。)
“The yacht was cruising smoothly across the calm sea.”
(游艇平稳地航行在平静的海面上。)
❶ 指轻松地获得成功或进展顺利,不需要付出太多努力。
“She's cruising through her final year of college with straight A's.”
(她以全优成绩轻松度过了大学最后一年。)
“The team was cruising to victory until the last quarter.”
(直到最后一节比赛前,该队都轻松领先。)
常见短语
cruise control — 汽车上的定速巡航功能,可以让车辆保持恒定速度行驶而无需持续踩油门。
“I always use cruise control when driving on long highway trips.”
(在高速公路上长途驾驶时,我总是使用定速巡航功能。)
go on a cruise — 参加游轮旅行,通常指乘坐大型游轮进行多日的海上旅行。
“For our anniversary, we decided to go on a cruise to Alaska.”
(为了庆祝纪念日,我们决定乘坐游轮去阿拉斯加。)
cruise ship — 专门用于休闲旅游的大型游轮,通常配备各种娱乐设施和舒适客房。
“The new cruise ship can accommodate over 5,000 passengers.”
(这艘新游轮可以容纳5000多名乘客。)