cruise

journey, tour, travel, trip, voyage, excursion, expedition, cruise

名词 cruise:

1. an ocean trip taken for pleasure
   同义词：sail

动词 cruise:

1. drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
2. travel at a moderate speed
3. look for a sexual partner in a public place
4. sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing

1. I go cruise with a friend.
   我和朋友开车兜风。
2. These cruise ships can turn round in two days.
   这些游船可用两天的时间装卸完毕。
3. Several privateer often cruise near the entrance of the channel.
   几只武装民船经常在这个海峡的进口附近巡航。

cruise

v.（动词）
cruised,cruis.ing,cruis.es
v.intr.（不及物动词）

To sail or travel about, as for pleasure or reconnaissance.
巡游，航行，航游：为娱乐或侦察而进行航行或巡航
To go or move along, especially in an unhurried or unconcerned fashion:
漫游：缓慢地行进或移动，尤指悠闲随意地漫游：
例句：
.A whole cache of babies . . . cruised imperiously in their strollers, propelled by their mothers or by pairs of grandmothers.(Anne Tyler)
.到处都看得到婴儿…在婴儿车里悠闲自在，母亲或祖母则推着走来走去.(安妮·泰勒)

To travel at a constant speed, or at a speed providing maximum operating efficiency for a sustained period.
以经济速度行驶：以稳定的速度行进，或在一段时间内以发动机效率最高的速度行驶

Informal To move leisurely about an area in the hope of discovering something:
【非正式用语】 缓慢巡行：希望发现某物而在一个地区悠闲地移动：
例句：
taxis cruising for fares.
计程车转悠着等着拉客

Slang To look for a sexual partner, as in a public place.
【俚语】 猎艳，寻欢：寻觅性伴侣，如在公共场合中
To inspect a wooded area to determine its lumber yield.
勘查林区：勘查林木地带以探明木材产量
v.tr.（及物动词）
To travel about or journey over.
巡航：在…地区或上空巡航
Slang
【俚语】
To look in (a public area) for a sexual partner.
寻觅性伴侣：在（公共场所）寻觅性伴侣
To seek out and make a sexual overture to.
猎奇，猎艳：找出性对象并发出进攻
To inspect in order to determine lumber yield.
勘探木材产量：勘查以探明木材产量
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of cruising, especially a sea voyage for pleasure.
航行，巡航：航行或巡游的行为或事例，尤指为娱乐而作的海上旅行

来源：
Dutch kruisen [to cross]
荷兰语 kruisen [横穿]
from Dutch kruis [cross]
源自 荷兰语 kruis [十字架]
from Middle Dutch cruce
源自 中古荷兰语 cruce
from Latin crux cruc- [cross]
源自 拉丁语 crux cruc- [十字架]