cruise
verb
noun
kruːz verb
1 to sail along slowly, especially for pleasure 乘船游览 I,T
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
在塞纳河上巡游的一个夜晚
2 to move at a steady speed in a car, aircraft etc 〔汽车、飞机等〕以平稳的速度行驶 I usually + adv/prep
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 英里的速度平稳飞行。
3 to drive a car slowly through a place with no particular purpose (在…)开车兜风 I,T
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 to do something well or successfully, without too much effort [非正式] 轻松完成 I | informal
[+ to ]
The horse cruised to a three-length win.
这匹马领先三个马位获胜。
5 to go to a bar or other public place, looking for a sexual partner [非正式] (在公共场所)寻觅性伴侣 I,T | informal
We went cruising the singles bars.
我们在单身酒吧里寻觅性伙伴。
noun
6 a holiday on a large ship 乘船度假
a Mediterranean cruise
地中海海上之旅
[+ around ]
a cruise around the world
乘船环游世界
7 a journey by boat for pleasure 乘船游览