navigate
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˈnæv.ə.ɡeɪt/transport
todirectthe way that aship,aircraft, etc. willtravel, or tofindadirectionacross, along, or over anareaofwaterorland, often by using amap:
(常指借助地图)导航,确定…的方向Sailors havespecialequipmenttohelpthem navigate.船员们借助专门的仪器确定航向。
Evenancientshipswereableto navigatelargestretchesofopenwater.即便是古老的船只也能在宽阔的大片水域中航行。
Somemigratingbirdscan navigate by themoon(= using themoonas aguide).有些迁徙的鸟类可以借助月亮确定方向。
There weren't anyroadsignstohelpus navigate through themazeofone-waystreets.没有任何路标可以指引我们穿过像迷宫似的单行街道。
We had to navigate severalflightsofstairstofindhisoffice.我们不得不攀上好几层楼梯才找到他的办公室。
internet & telecoms
tomovearound awebsiteorcomputerscreen, or betweenwebsitesorscreens:
浏览,访问(网站)Theirwebsiteisfairlyplain, but veryeasyto navigate.他们的网站页面比较简单,但浏览起来很便捷。
Navigation & shipwrecks
- astrolabe
- buoy
- chart
- circumnavigation
- foghorn
- lane
- narrows
- navigability
- navigable
- navigational
- passage
- pilot
- quadrant
- refloat
- sextant
- sonar
- submersible
- the doldrums
- the Pole Star
- yaw
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