)
‘WNi,
TH: a sagging roof m PS o The tent began to sag under the weight of the
rain. M7.Kf£f#ft*i 4m'h] ff #pTM:0 0 Your skin starts to sag as you get older. AMT, j£ftft^ft1if&?tfeo 2 to become weaker or fewer WA\ Their share of the vote sagged badly at the last
election.
A X&i^^ + flfefn W % M Wi A X $k o ►sag noun [U, C, usually sing.]: Weight has caused the sag. Jr Ifc X S 0
CTflTl see jaw n.
sag2 /sa:g/ noun = saag
saga /'saiga/ noun 1 a long traditional
story about adventures and brave acts, especially one from
2a
long story about events over a period of many years ( t#j£A^X|h] AXfrXXIf ) X: a family saga 3
a long
series
of events or adventures and/or a report about them ) ;
idj£
) : The front page is devoted to the
continuing saga of the hijack. 0
(humor
ous) the saga of how I missed
the plane
W A 3% #Q ft ^ T
sa ga cious /sa'geijas/ adj. (formal) showing good judgement and understanding
wise ► sa ga city /sa'gaesati/ noun [U]
sage /seid3/ noun, adj.
m noun 1 [U] a plant with flat, light
green leaves that have a strong smell and are used in cooking as a herb
^
( Rf jfc $4 ) 2 [C] (formal) a very wise person ^
A;
W#; £A
» adj. (literary) wise, especially because you have a lot
of experience ( Afa) ► sagely
adv.: She nodded sagely. fttfe A A A, -
M*J M — ft ^
WT,
sage-brush /'seid3brASI noun [U] a plant with leaves that smell sweet that
grows in dry regions in the western US; an area of ground
covered with sagebrush
#**;
saggy
/'saegi/
adj. (saggier, saggiest) (informal) no longer firm;
hanging or sinking down in way that is not attractive feU&A XPS0A
Sa git tarius /,saed3i'te0rias; NAmE -'ter-/ noun 1 [U] the 9th sign of
the zodiac, the Archer AE; AS,
S;
A^ ( I ) 1 2 [sing.] a person bom under the influence of this sign, that
is between 22 November and 20 December, approximately lA^l^A ( ft ft XX 11 ,0 22 0M12^ 20 H ) ► Sa-git-tar-ian noun, adj.
sago /'seigau; NAmE -goo/ noun [U] hard white grains made from the soft inside
of a type of palm tree, often
cooked with milk to make a dessert
ft ftX ( &
XfJdXWJlM
)
: sago pudding ftXXX
sa-guaro /sa'gwairau; NAmE -rou/ noun (pi. -os) a very large cactus
that
grows in the southern US and
g-LU*&*
( XHfcXIISmSPlnMftffMfilj
Af )
sahib /saib; ‘sanb/ noun used in
& ):5fc£,
said /sed/ 1 pt, pp of say 2 adj. [only before noun] (formal or law W) = aforementioned:
the said company Xj£
Sail
/sell/
verb, noun
a verb 1 (of a boat or ship or
the people on it ft ft; ft Aft A) to travel on water using sails or an
engine ( ft ) ft 'fs; ( A ) ^ftftfr : [V, usually -t-adv./prep.] to sail
into harbour A M $1 o The dinghy sailed smoothly across the lake. Aft 0 The ferry sails
fromNewhaven to
sailing off the south coast. ffcfTlAft
Tffl A o 0 Do you go sailing often ? f/r^Aft ifiR ft fjc ft? 0 [VN] She sails her own yacht. ftiJlftft 0
3
[V] (of a boat or ship or the people in it ftHftftAft A) to begin a journey on
water 32 ft: We sail at
West Indies from Portsmouth, fife M. A IX # $r 3£ ft, 010 ft iffi A o 4 [V + adv./prep.] to move quickly and
smoothly in a particular direction; (of people) to move in a confident manner
jg; 14: # Wf; ( A ) In If ft
ff,
XXft^itfe*fi: clouds sailing across the sky A SftX^ 0 The ball sailed over the goalie’s head. JjcM.
H
M A M 0$ ii o o She sailed past me, ignoring me
completely. AM,
M sail close to the wind to take a risk by
doing sth that is dangerous or that may be illegal U AMP& ( A fa ) iii:i;iTi sail ’through (sth) to pass an exam, a
test, etc. without any difficulty M ^ij if H ( )
■ noun 1 [C, U] a sheet of
strong cloth which the wind blows against to make a boat or ship travel through
the water ifift: As the boat moved down
the river the wind began to fill the sails. I&MMMT, 7#L 0 a
ship under sail (= using sails) ijfc #L '\f ^ (ft 0 in the days of sail (= when ships all used
sails) A
J-IMo
0 a two-hour sail across the bay
3
[C] a set of boards attached to the arm of a windmill ( M, A PfJ ) M — picture o windmill rm set 'sail
(from/for ...)
(formal) to begin a trip by
sea ^ ft; ff ft: a liner setting sail from New York g S ^ 42 ft
(if) M 0 We set sail (for France) at high tide. IfcfllAitJiN-feft ( fj ) o —more at trim v.,
wind1 n.
sail-board /'seilboid; NAmE -boird/ (also board) noun = windsurfer(I) ►
sail-board er noun sail-board ing noun [U]
sail-boat /'seilbaut; NAmE -bout/ noun (NAmE) = sailing
BOAT,
YACHT
sail-cloth /'seilklD0; NAmE -klo:0/ noun [U] a type of strong cloth used for making sails Sailing On /'seiliq/ noun 1 [U] the sport or
activity of travelling in a boat with sails )
ftfA to go sailing Ai&Tf
0
a sailing club 2 [C] one of the
regular
times that a ship leaves a port ( P AF
f±l
PfJ
) ft%: There are six sailings a day. ftillo ITSTTn see clear adj., plain adj.
'sailing boat (BrE) (NAmE sail-boat) noun a boat with sails
'sailing ship noun a ship with sails ( AM ) WlHS sail-maker /'seilmeik8(r)/ noun a person whose job is to make or repair
sails f^iftHX ► sail-mak-ing
noun [U]
sail or 0-w /'seila(r)/ noun
1
a person who works on a ship as a member
of the crew 7|c7; 2a person who sails a boat ^gftA rm a good/bad sailor a person who rarely/often becomes sick at
sea WA / A
'sailor suit noun a suit for a child made in the style of an
old-fashioned sailor’s uniform ( JLrnPf] ) zKX^ saint /seint; or, in British use before names, snt/ noun
1
(abbr. S, St) a person that the Christian
Church
recognizes
as being very holy, because of the way they have lived or died ( 5
A,
S Vt: St John ^ #j |& o St Valentine’s Day S Kf#S ^ (
'I# AT ) o The children were all named after saints.
—see also patron
saint
2
a very good, kind or patient person § Aft (ft A
(
#S']#ik> I4#JA ) : She’s a saint to go on
living with that man. A—IttfeM
I15Ao
0 His behaviour would try the patience of a
saint. ►saint
hood noun [U]
saint ed /’seintid/ adj. [usually before noun] (old-fashioned or humorous) considered or officially stated to be a
saint