set sail

IPA/sˈɛt sˈeɪl/
IPA/sˈɛt sˈeɪl/

set sail — 慣用語

1. to leave a port and begin traveling by ship or boat

1.慣用語不及物B1
釋義

啟航

乘船離港開始航程

to leave a port and begin traveling by ship or boat

例句

At dawn, Captain Beatriz set sail from Cadiz with six young sailors aboard.

天一亮，Beatriz 船長就從 Cadiz 啟航，船上還有六名年輕水手。

set sail from + port

After three stormy days in harbor, the fishing boats finally set sail again.

在港裡連著遇上三天風暴後，那些漁船終於再度啟航。

同義詞
  • put to sea

    more nautical and slightly more formal

  • leave port

    plain and literal, focusing on departing the harbor

  • weigh anchor

    specifically emphasizes lifting the anchor before departure

反義詞
  • dock

    to come into port rather than depart from it

  • drop anchor

    to stop and stay in place on the water

文法句型

set sail

set sail for + place

set sail from + place

set sail at + time

用法筆記

Used for the moment a sea journey begins, often with the ship, crew, or passengers as the subject. It is a fixed phrase, so writers commonly pair it with starting-point or destination phrases such as 'from Cadiz' and 'for Okinawa'.

常見錯誤

The boat set a sail at sunrise.
The boat set sail at sunrise.
'set sail' is a fixed phrase for beginning a sea journey.
The crew sailed set from the island at noon.
The crew set sail from the island at noon.
keep the fixed order 'set sail' when you mean the voyage started.