| 词汇 | sails into |
| 释义 | (redirected from sails into)sail into1. To enter or arrive into some place or thing in a boat, ship, or plane. The great cliffs of the island rose to greet us as we sailed into the harbor. Apparently we had sailed into a restricted airspace without even realizing it. 2. To enter or arrive into some place or thing an abrupt and nonchalant manner. Janet sailed into the meeting 20 minutes late, acting as though nothing were amiss. I think a lot of people are worried that the new manager will just sail into the office and disrupt the entire way we do things. sail into (one)To berate, upbraid, or chastise one; to verbally attack one. The boss really sailed into me about losing that account! The teacher, at her wits' end, sailed into the student when he made the rude noise. sail into someone or something1. to crash into someone or something with a boat or ship. The boat sailed into the dock, causing considerable damage. I was in my skiff when a larger boat sailed into me. 2. to crash into someone or something. The missile sailed into the soldiers, injuring a few. The car sailed into the lamppost. sail into someoneFig. to attack someone; to chastise someone. (Based on sail into someone or something.) The angry coach sailed into the players. The teacher sailed into Timmy for breaking the window. sail intoAttack or criticize vigorously, as in It was part of his technique to sail into the sales force at the start of their end-of-the-year meeting . This term derives from sail in the sense of "move vigorously." [Mid-1800s] sail intov. 1. To move across the surface of water into some place. Used especially of a sailing vessel or its crew: The ship sailed into the harbor. 2. To move into some place smoothly or effortlessly: The student sailed into the room five minutes late. 3. To attack or criticize someone vigorously: The supervisor sailed into the workers for the shoddy job they were doing. |
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