sail

船で旅する、航海する

船に乗って水上を旅する。

やさしい英語で： To travel across water on a boat or ship.

• We sailed to the island.
• She has sailed around the world twice.
• Have you ever sailed across an ocean?

使い方： sail to somewhere (We sailed to a nearby island.); sail across/around something (They sailed across the Atlantic together.)

類義語： travel by sea

よく使う表現： sail across something, sail around something, sail to somewhere, sail on something

航行する、帆走する

船が風やほかの動力で水上を進む。

やさしい英語で： If a boat does this, it moves across water, using wind or another source of power.

• The boat sailed past us.
• A large ship sails along this coast daily.
• The yacht sailed smoothly across the bay.

使い方： sail across/along something (The boat sailed across the lake.); sail into/out of somewhere (The ship sailed out of the harbour.)

よく使う表現： sail across something, sail into port, sail past something

出港する、出帆する

船でその場所を離れ、旅を始める。

やさしい英語で： To leave a place by ship and begin a journey.

• The ship sails at six.
• We sailed for Greece on Monday.
• When does the next ferry sail?

使い方： sail for somewhere (The ship sails for Lisbon tomorrow.); sail from somewhere (Our ferry sails from this port at dawn.)

類義語： depart, set sail

反対語： arrive

よく使う表現： sail for somewhere, sail from somewhere, sail at noon

帆

船に付け、風を受けて船を進める大きな布。

やさしい英語で： A large piece of cloth on a boat that catches wind and helps move it.

• The wind filled the sail.
• We lowered the sails before the storm.
• One sail was torn during the race.

よく使う表現： raise a sail, lower a sail, sail catches wind

セーリング、帆船の旅

風の力で進む船に乗って行く短い旅。

やさしい英語で： A short journey in a boat that uses the wind to move.

• We went for a sail.
• Our afternoon sail ended at a quiet beach.
• Would you like a sail around the bay?

類義語： sailing trip

よく使う表現： go for a sail, afternoon sail, pleasant sail

帆、帆装

船の風を受ける帆を、全体の量や面積としてまとめたもの。

やさしい英語で： The cloth surfaces on a ship that catch the wind, considered together as one amount.

• The ship moved under sail.
• The captain ordered us to reduce sail.
• With more sail spread, the vessel gained speed.

類義語： canvas

よく使う表現： under sail, take in sail, carry more sail