cruise
/kruːz/verb
उच्चारण क्रूज़
(सैर के लिए) समुद्री यात्रा करना, जहाज़ से घूमना
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[I] ~ (+ adv./prep.)
to travel by sea on a ship for pleasure, visiting several places
(सैर के लिए) समुद्री यात्रा करना, जहाज़ से घूमना
- They cruised along the Kerala coast for a week.
- The family cruised down the Brahmaputra on a river steamer.
- We cruised along the backwaters of Kerala on a houseboat.
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- They cruised around the Greek islands during their holiday.
- The couple plan to cruise down the Ganga next winter.
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[I] ~ (+ adv./prep.)
(of a car, plane or ship) to travel at a steady speed that is comfortable and not very fast
(गाड़ी, विमान) सहज स्थिर गति से चलना
- The plane cruised at 35,000 feet.
- Cars were cruising along the new expressway.
- The plane cruised smoothly above the clouds.
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- The truck cruised along the highway at sixty kilometres an hour.
- After climbing, the aircraft cruises at a steady height.
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[I] ~ (to sth) informal
to win or achieve something easily
(बोलचाल में) आसानी से जीत जाना
- India cruised to a ten-wicket victory.
- Chennai cruised to victory with eight balls to spare.
- Radhika cruised through the exam without any trouble.
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- The home team cruised to a comfortable victory.
- He cruised past his rivals in the final lap.
Opposite struggle scrape through
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[C]
a journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday
समुद्री सैर, क्रूज़ यात्रा
- a honeymoon cruise to the Andamans
- a cruise ship
- They went on a week-long cruise from Mumbai to Goa.
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- The cruise stopped at three ports along the coast.
- A luxury cruise is too expensive for most families.
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go on a cruise / take a cruise
As a noun, a cruise is a holiday voyage; use go on or take.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'cruise' सैर वाली जहाज़ी यात्रा है; इसके साथ 'go on' या 'take' आता है।
- They went on a cruise to the Andaman Islands.
- A week-long cruise is expensive.
cruise (verb) + along/down/around
As a verb, cruise is intransitive and goes with adverbs of place for moving smoothly and steadily.
Verb के रूप में 'cruise' अकर्मक है और स्थान-सूचक adverb के साथ सहज और स्थिर गति दर्शाता है।
- The car cruised along the coast road.
- Planes cruise at a great height.
cruise to victory / cruise through
Figuratively, cruise to victory means to win easily without much effort.
आलंकारिक रूप में 'cruise to victory' का अर्थ बिना अधिक प्रयास के आसानी से जीतना है।
- India cruised to victory in the first match.
- She cruised through the exam.
cruising speed / cruise control
These compounds name a comfortable steady speed and a car device that holds it.
ये compounds आरामदायक स्थिर गति और उसे बनाए रखने वाले वाहन-यंत्र के नाम हैं।
- The plane reached its cruising speed.
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adjective + cruise
luxuryriversunsetweek-longromantic
- They enjoyed a luxury cruise on the Ganga.
verb + cruise
bookgo ontakeenjoyplan
- We booked a river cruise for the festival.
cruise + noun
shiplinermissilecontrolspeed
- A cruise ship docked at Kochi.
cruise + direction
alongacrosspastarounddown
- The yacht cruised across the bay.
cruise + speed/phrases
cruising altitudecruising speedcruise to victorycruise through
- The batsman cruised through the first twenty overs.
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- The couple spent their honeymoon on a cruise from Mumbai to Goa.
दंपति ने मुंबई से गोवा तक की जहाज़ी यात्रा पर हनीमून मनाया।
- The taxi cruised slowly through the market, looking for passengers.
टैक्सी सवारियाँ ढूँढती हुई धीरे-धीरे बाज़ार में घूमती रही।
- Radhika cruised through the maths paper in an hour.
राधिका ने गणित का पर्चा एक घंटे में आसानी से हल कर लिया।
- The cruise missile hit the target accurately.
क्रूज़ मिसाइल ने निशाने पर सटीक वार किया।
- The team cruised to an easy win by ten wickets.
टीम ने दस विकेट से आसान जीत दर्ज की।
- The ferry cruises between the two islands twice a day.
फ़ेरी दोनों द्वीपों के बीच दिन में दो बार चलती है।
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✗ We went in a cruise last summer.
✓ We went on a cruise last summer.
Use on with cruise as with a trip.
'Cruise' के साथ 'on' आता है, जैसे यात्रा के साथ।
✗ He cruised the car along the highway.
✓ He cruised along the highway in the car.
Cruise is intransitive; it does not take the vehicle as an object.
'Cruise' अकर्मक है; इसके बाद वाहन object के रूप में नहीं आता।
✗ The team cruised to the victory easily.
✓ The team cruised to victory easily.
The phrase cruise to victory has no article.
'Cruise to victory' में article नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Cruise, with -uise (not 'cruize' or 'crews' for the voyage).
Cruise, -uise के साथ (यात्रा के लिए 'cruize' या 'crews' गलत है)।
?Which word?
cruise, crews and cruse
Cruise (a sea trip) and crews (plural of crew, the people who work a ship) are pronounced the same, /kruːz/. A cruise missile flies at a steady speed close to the ground. A cruiser is a warship or a large motor boat; cruise control keeps a car at a steady speed.
Cruise (समुद्री सैर) और crews (crew, जहाज़ पर काम करने वाले लोग, का plural) की pronunciation एक जैसी है, /kruːz/। Cruise missile ज़मीन के पास स्थिर गति से उड़ती है। Cruiser युद्धपोत या बड़ी मोटरबोट है; cruise control कार को स्थिर गति पर रखता है।
Keep the journey words apart: cruise (sea holiday), voyage (long sea journey), tour, expedition, excursion.
यात्रा के शब्द अलग रखिए: cruise (समुद्री छुट्टी), voyage (लंबी समुद्री यात्रा), tour, expedition, excursion।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A pleasure voyage calling at several ports.
'कई बंदरगाहों पर रुकने वाली आनंद-यात्रा' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।
General knowledge
BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile; the Cruise-India programme.
BrahMos एक supersonic cruise missile है; Cruise-India कार्यक्रम।