cruise
US: /ˈkɹuz/
UK: /kɹˈuːz/
UK: /kɹˈuːz/
English Vietnamese dictionary
cruise /kru:z/
- danh từ
- cuộc đi chơi biển (bằng tàu thuỷ)
- cuộc tuần tra trên biển
- nội động từ
- đi chơi biển (bằng tàu thuỷ)
- tuần tra trên biển
- cruising taxi
- xe tắc xi đang đi chậm kiếm khách
- to fly at cruising speed
- bay với tốc độ tiết kiệm xăng nhất (máy bay)
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
a journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday/vacation: I'd love to go on a round-the-world cruise. + a luxury cruise ship
+ verb
1 to travel in a ship or boat visiting different places, especially as a holiday/vacation: [V, usually +adv./prep.] They cruised down the Nile. + [VN] We spent two weeks cruising the Bahamas.
2 [V] [usually +adv./prep.] (of a car, plane, etc.) to travel at a steady speed: a light aircraft cruising at 4 000 feet + a cruising speed of 50 miles an hour
3 (of a car, etc. or its driver) to drive along slowly, especially when you are looking at or for sth: [V, +adv./prep.] She cruised around the block looking for a parking space. + [VN] Taxis cruised the streets, looking for fares.
4 [V +adv./prep.] to win or achieve sth easily: The home team cruised to victory.
5 [V, VN] (slang) to go around in public places looking for a sexual partner
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 sail, coast, travel, journey, voyage; yacht:
We cruise in the Caribbean during the winter.
n.
2 sail, voyage, journey, boat or yachting trip:
I took a three-day cruise around the Isle of Wight.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
leisurely, luxury, pleasure
a pleasure cruise around the bay
| Caribbean, Mediterranean, world, etc.
VERB + CRUISE
go on, take
She used all her savings to go on a world cruise.
CRUISE + NOUN
liner, operator, ship
PREP.
on a/the~
They met on a cruise.
| ~ along
a cruise along the coast
| ~ around/round
Concise English dictionary
cruises|cruised|cruisingkruːz
noun
+an ocean trip taken for pleasure
verb
+drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
+travel at a moderate speed
+look for a sexual partner in a public place
+sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing
