cruise
/kru:z; kruz/ v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
sail about, either for pleasure or, in wartime, looking for enemy ships （航船）巡游, 巡航
a destroyer cruising about (in) the Baltic Sea 在波罗的海游弋的驱逐舰.
2
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of a motor vehicle or an aircraft) travel at a moderate speed, using fuel efficiently （指机动车辆或飞行器）（以节省燃料的）中等速度行进
cruising at 10000 ft/350 miles per hour 以每小时10000英尺[350英里]的中速航行
a cruising speed of 50 miles per hour 每小时50英里的中等速度.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip]
drive a vehicle at a moderate speed 以中等速度行驶
Taxis cruised about, hoping to pick up late fares. 计程车以中等速度转来转去, 希望能招揽到晚归的乘客.
3 [I] (sl 俚) (esp of a homosexual) go about in public places looking for someone to have sex with （尤指同性恋者）在公共场寻找性伴侣. cruise, n pleasure voyage 海上航游; 乘船游览
go on/for a cruise 作一次海上航游
a round-the-world cruise 乘船周游世界.