cruise
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cruise1 /kruːz/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 DLTa holiday on a large ship 游船度假 a Mediterranean cruise 地中海海上之旅cruise around a cruise around the world 环球航游► see thesaurus at journey2. DLOa journey by boat for pleasure 乘船游览n COLLOCATIONSverbsgo on a cruiseWhat about going on a cruise down the Nile?take a cruiseWe thought about taking a ten-day cruise in the Caribbean.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cruise a luxury cruiseHe went on a luxury cruise to Alaska.a Mediterranean/Caribbean etc cruisea 15-night Mediterranean cruisea world cruise (=around the world)How much would a world cruise cost?cruise + NOUNa cruise ship/linera luxury cruise shipa cruise line/operator (=company that provides cruises)
Examples from the Corpus
cruise• The vehicles that make up a cruise missile flight will emerge regularly from their base and drive around the countryside to practise.• a Caribbean cruise• The seven-day cruise stops at Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and other Mexican resorts.• The excess fuel cools the engine - acceptable for short periods in the climb but inefficient and expensive for extended cruise.• a luxury cruise ship• Last year cruise sales rose by 25 percent in Britain to 340,000 passengers.cruise2 ●○○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]TTWDLO to sail along slowly, especially for pleasure 乘船游览 We were cruising in the Caribbean all winter. 整个冬天我们都在加勒比海乘船游览。 an evening spent cruising the River Seine 乘船游览塞纳河的一个夜晚2 [intransitive usually + adverb/preposition]TT to move at a steady speed in a car, aircraft etc 〔汽车、飞机等〕以平稳的速度行驶 We were cruising along at 50 miles per hour. 我们以每小时50英里的速度平稳行驶。 We fly at a cruising speed of 500 mph. 我们以每小时500英里的巡航速度平稳飞行。3 [intransitive, transitive]TTC to drive a car slowly through a place with no particular purpose （在…）开车兜风 They cruised up and down the coast road. 他们在滨海道路上开着汽车来回兜风。4 [intransitive] informal to do something well or successfully, without too much effort 轻松完成cruise to The horse cruised to a three-length win. 这匹马领先三个马位轻松获胜。5 [intransitive, transitive] informalSY to go to a bar or other public place, looking for a sexual partner （在公共场所）寻觅性伴侣 We went cruising the singles bars. 我们去了单身酒吧寻欢。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
cruise• A car cruised by with a flag waving out the window.• And Jeff, out cruising, is worried about his looks and fretting about his age.• We spent the afternoon cruising on his yacht.• But hardly anyone thought the Dow would cruise past 5000.• He cruised past them off the motorway, off his planned route.• Let's go cruise some chicks.• Technicals - trucks carrying cannon, anti-aircraft missiles and rocket launchers, cruise the city centre.• Patrol cars cruised the intersection looking for a naked lady, but never stopped at the gas station.• The Jayhawks cruised to a 7-0 victory over the Eagles.• It was Friday night and the kids were out cruising up and down Main Street.cruising speed• And the noise settles to an unobtrusive drone at highway cruising speeds.• The machinery sounds about you reach a steady cruising speed.• The train had just pulled out of the Twenty-third Street station and was accelerating to its cruising speed.• Unfortunately this coincides exactly with its ideal cruising speed.• The windows of the car were open and they hummed along at a steady cruising speed meeting very little traffic.• It had a cruising speed of 106 and a maximum speed of 129 miles per hour.• According to Ilyushin chief designer I.Y. Katyrev performance targets include a cruising speed of 113-127 knots and a with-reserves range of 770 miles.• In order to porpoise, baleen whales must reach four times their normal cruising speed - probably beyond their capabilities.Origin cruise1 (1600-1700) Dutch kruisen “to make a cross, cruise”, from Middle Dutch cruce “cross”, from Latin crux; → CROSS2cruise1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1cruise2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
ship a a Corpus on large holiday
cruise
cruise1 /kruːz/ 
verb
We were cruising in the Caribbean all winter.
an evening spent cruising the River Seine
2. [intransitive usually + adverb/preposition] to move at a steady speed in a car, aircraft etc:
We were cruising along at 50 miles per hour.
We fly at a cruising speed of 500 mph.
3. [intransitive and transitive] to drive a car slowly through a place with no particular purpose:
They cruised up and down the coast road.
4. [intransitive] informal to do something well or successfully, without too much effort
cruise to
The horse cruised to a three-length win.
5. [intransitive and transitive] informal to go to a bar or other public place, looking for a sexual partner:
We went cruising the singles bars.
cruise2 noun [countable]
1. a holiday on a large ship:
a Mediterranean cruise
cruise around
a cruise around the world
2. a journey by boat for pleasure
■ verbs
▪go on a cruise What about going on a cruise down the Nile?
▪take a cruise We thought about taking a ten-day cruise in the Caribbean.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cruise
▪a luxury cruise He went on a luxury cruise to Alaska.
▪a Mediterranean/Caribbean etc cruise a 15-night Mediterranean cruise
▪a world cruise (=around the world) How much would a world cruise cost?
■ cruise + NOUN
▪a cruise ship/liner a luxury cruise ship
▪a cruise line/operator (=company that provides cruises)
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verb Date: 1600-1700
Language: Dutch
Origin: kruisen 'to make a cross, cruise', from Middle Dutch cruce 'cross', from Latin crux; ⇨ cross2
1. [intransitive and transitive] to sail along slowly, especially for pleasure:Language: Dutch
Origin: kruisen 'to make a cross, cruise', from Middle Dutch cruce 'cross', from Latin crux; ⇨ cross2
2. [intransitive usually + adverb/preposition] to move at a steady speed in a car, aircraft etc:
3. [intransitive and transitive] to drive a car slowly through a place with no particular purpose:
4. [intransitive] informal to do something well or successfully, without too much effort
cruise to
5. [intransitive and transitive] informal to go to a bar or other public place, looking for a sexual partner:
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noun [countable]1. a holiday on a large ship:
cruise around
2. a journey by boat for pleasure
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Cruise
Cruise, Tom
(1962–) a US film actor, known for being very good-looking, whose films include Top Gun (1986), Jerry Maguire (1997), and The Last Samurai (2003). He is also well-known for his belief in Scientology.
Cruise, Tom
(1962–) a US film actor, known for being very good-looking, whose films include Top Gun (1986), Jerry Maguire (1997), and The Last Samurai (2003). He is also well-known for his belief in Scientology.
Holidays/vacations 假期
have/take ( a holiday/BrE ( a vacation/a break/a day off/NAmE ( a gap yearBrE 休假；短期休假；休一天假；休空缺年假 go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage去／在度假／休假／度蜜月／游猎／旅游／观光／乘船游览／朝圣 go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing去背包旅行／露营／搭顺风车旅行／观光游览 plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary计划旅行／假期／行程 book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets预订住宿／酒店房间／航班／票 have/make/cancel a reservation/( bookingespecially
BrE 预订；取消预订 rent a villa/( a holiday home/a holiday cottageboth
BrE 租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅 ( especially
BrE hire/ ( especially
NAmE rent a car/bicycle/moped租借一辆汽车／自行车／摩托自行车 stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/( a holiday home/a caravanboth
BrE 住在酒店／提供住宿和早餐的旅馆／青年旅舍／度假别墅／度假住所／旅行拖车里 cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/( en suite roomBrE 单人房／双人房／标间／套房一晚花费／要价 100 美元 check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room入住／结账离开酒店／汽车旅馆／房间 pack/unpack your suitcase/bags把东西装进手提箱／旅行包；取出手提箱／旅行包里的东西 call/order room service打电话叫／叫客房服务 cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation取消／缩短旅程／假期
Foreign travel 出国旅行
apply for/get/renew a/your passport申请／拿到／续签护照 take out/buy/get travel insurance获得／购买／取得旅游保险 catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight赶上／错过飞机／火车／渡船／转乘航班 fly (in)/travel in business/economy class乘坐商务／经济舱飞行／旅行 make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/( layover in Hong KongNAmE also
在香港作短暂的／两天的／十二小时的中途停留 experience/cause/lead to delays遇上／引起／导致延误 check (in)/collect/get/lose (your)( luggage/especially
BrE ( baggageespecially
NAmE 托运／取／弄丢行李 be charged for/pay excess baggage被收取／支付超重行李费 board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry上／下飞机／船／渡船 taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway在跑道上滑行；离开／接近／降落在／冲出跑道 experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence遇到强烈的气流 suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness遭受时差反应／晕车；从时差反应／晕车恢复过来；克服时差反应／晕车
The tourist industry 旅游业
attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors吸引游客 encourage/promote/hurt tourism鼓励／促进／损害旅游业 promote/develop ecotourism促进／发展生态旅游 build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/( seaside/beach/ski resortespecially
BrE 建立／开发／参观旅游／假日／海滨／海滩／滑雪胜地 work for/be operated by a major hotel chain就职于一家大型连锁酒店；由一家大型连锁酒店经营 be served by/compete with low-cost/( low-fare/budget airlinesespecially
NAmE 由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争 book sth through/make a booking through/use a travel agent通过旅行社预订；经旅行社代办 contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator联系旅行社；向旅行社咨询 book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour预订／进行／去包价旅游 buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs购买／带回（低劣的／定价过高的）纪念品