cruise

cruise
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial]sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure
    （无目标，尤其为娱乐的）航行；航游
    they were cruising off the California coast.
    他们驶离加利福尼亚海岸。
    [with obj.]she cruised the canals of France in a barge.
    她乘游艇航游法国的运河。
    ■take a holiday on a ship or boat following a predetermined course, usually calling in at several places
    航游（度假）
    ■(of a vehicle or person) travel or move slowly around without a specific destination in mind
    （交通工具，人）漫游；缓慢巡行
    a police van cruised past us.
    一辆警车驶过了我们。
    [with obj.]teenagers were aimlessly cruising the mall.
    少年们漫无目的地在商场逛着。
    ■(of a motor vehicle or aircraft) travel smoothly at a moderate or economical speed
    （机动车或飞机）以中速（或经济巡行速度）行驶
    ■achieve an objective with ease, especially in sport
    （尤指在体育运动中）轻松地达到目标
    Millwall cruised to a 2–0 win over Leicester.
    米尔沃以2–0轻松击败莱斯特。
    ■[no obj.](informal)wander about (a place) in search of a sexual partner
    (非正式)（在某地）寻觅寻欢对象
    he cruised the gay bars of Los Angeles.
    他在洛杉矶同性恋酒吧找寻欢对象。
    ■[withobj.](informal)attempt to pick up (a sexual partner)
    (非正式)猎艳
    he was cruising a pair of sailors.
    他在猎寻一对水手。
noun
  1. a voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places
    航游；游弋
    a cruise down the Nile.
    顺尼罗河而下的游弋。
    [as modifier]a cruise liner.
    一艘游轮。
常用词组
cruising for a bruising
  1. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)heading or looking for trouble
    (非正式，主北美)找麻烦；自寻麻烦
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (as a verb): probably from Dutch kruisen 'to cross', from kruis 'cross', from Latin crux
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