Learner's definition of SAILING
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: the sport or activity of traveling on water in a sailboat帆船运动;乘帆船航行
clear sailing
(US) or chiefly US smooth sailing or chiefly British plain sailing
: easy progress : progress that is not blocked by anything一帆风顺;顺利 -
Now that the permit has been approved, we expect to have clear sailing from here on. [=we expect that we will not have any problems from here on]既然许可证已获批准,我们就期待接下来一帆风顺。
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Her time at college wasn't all smooth sailing. [=she had some problems/difficulties during her time at college]她的大学生活并非一帆风顺。