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词汇 outsail
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Definition of outsail in English:

outsail

verb aʊtˈseɪl
[with object]
  • Sail better or faster than (a competitor)

    航行得比(竞争对手)更好;航行得比(竞争对手)更快

    they will vie with several other contenders for the honour of outsailing the holders
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But you can tell he is relishing the idea of beating the odds once again, of working his magic to outsail the most determined big-money assault the Cup has ever seen.
    • In brief, Effingham and Drake outsailed and outgunned their opponents.
    • The United States held it for many years, but seems to have lost its touch and last year Switzerland outsailed New Zealand in the finals to be the current holder.
    • He really felt, right now as he looked at her, that he'd outsailed her and needed another challenge, and anyway, lately he'd been wanting to do more cruising.
    • Having proven herself as a fast and seaworthy vessel, Fame was able to outsail and capture vessels many times her size.
    • The captain assured her that the ship was good and sturdy and could outsail any storm they ran across, the Bluedrown Sea constantly being relatively peaceful.

Rhymes

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vail, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale
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