circumnavigation
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˌsɜː.kəmˌnæv.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɝː.kəmˌnæv.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/theactofsailingall the way around something:
环绕某处的航行a circumnavigation of theglobefromwesttoeast从西到东的环球航行
Wecompletedourcircumnavigation of theislandinourlittleboat.我们乘着我们的小船完成了环岛航行。
theactoftravellingall the way around something:
绕行，绕道A circumnavigation of theparkalongexcellent,clearlysignpostedcyclepathsis 25miles.沿着极好的、有明确标志的自行车道绕行公园一圈是25英里。
theactofdiscussingsomething in a lot ofdetail,especiallyinordertoavoidordelaymentioningsomething:
顾左右而言他I'm not one of thosepeoplewhothinkthatpersonaltopicsshould only beapproachedafterlongcircumnavigation.我不是那种觉得必须先东拉西扯一会儿才能谈私人话题的人。
See
circumnavigate
- SirFrancis Chichester made asuccessfulsolocircumnavigation of theworldin 1966-77.
- By thetimewe haddrivenaround theblock,includinganothercrazycircumnavigation of the Arc de Triomphe, thespacehad beenfilledby anothercar.
- Round we go again -ourthird circumnavigation - whileTomtakesyetmoredirectionsover thephonefromTonyWalters.
- While thebooksets out todiscussoneaspectofphysics, itfeelsobligedto go on a circumnavigation of much of thephysicsof the past 100yearsinordertoexplainthe onespecificaspect.
Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- chart
- foghorn
- lane
- lighthouse
- narrows
- navigability
- navigable
- navigational
- passage
- pilot
- quadrant
- refloat
- sea lane
- shipwreck
- sonar
- the doldrums
- the Pole Star
- yaw
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Journeys
Sailing & boating
Digressing and being indirect or evasive