...a windmill, its sails turning in the breeze.

in the days of sail (= when ships all used sails)

在帆船时代

We went for a sail.

我们乘船兜了一趟风。

He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail...

他给自己的船装上另一批货后便启航了。

As the boat moved down the river the wind began to fill the sails.

船顺河而下，风逐渐胀满了帆。

to sail the Atlantic

在大西洋上航行

The ferry sails from Newhaven to Dieppe.

渡船行驶于纽黑文和迪耶普之间。

Do you go sailing often?

你常去驾帆船玩吗？

The ball sailed over the goalie's head.

球从守门员头顶飞过。

one of the first people to sail around the world

最早进行环球航行的人之一

...the challenge and fun of going to sea under sail.

扬帆出海的挑战和乐趣

The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake.

小艇平稳地驶过湖面。

For nearly two hundred miles she sailed on, her sails hard with ice...

它在船帆硬邦邦地结满了冰的情况下连续航行了将近 200 英里。

We spent the weekend sailing off the south coast.

我们在南部海岸附近驾帆船度过了周末。

She moved away like a ship in full sail (= with all its sails spread out) .

她一阵风似的走了。

The Kruzenshtern is expected to sail for Boston this week.

“克鲁森施滕”号预计将于本星期启航前往波士顿。

Huge lorries thundered past us.

大卡车轰隆隆地从我们身边开过。

Heavy trucks kept thundering past.

重型卡车不断地隆隆驶过。

We were woken in the night by thunder.

晚上我们被雷声惊醒。

She heard the thunder of hooves behind her.

她听到身后隆隆的马蹄声。

He thundered against the evils of television.

他大声谴责电视的种种坏处。