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.