新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

navigate

英 [ˈnævɪɡeɪt]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

VERB. 动词

navigates , navigating , navigated
1. [I 不及物动词] 给（船或飞机）导航
When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there.
双语例句
例：
Captain Cook was responsible for safely navigating his ship without accident for 100 voyages.
库克船长的船出航百次都没有发生任何事故，这归功于他的安全驾驶。
例：
The purpose of the visit was to navigate into an ice-filled fiord.
这次出行的目的是能驶入一个冰雪覆盖的峡湾。
2. [I 不及物动词] 航行
When a ship or boat navigates an area of water, it sails on or across it.
近义词
sail
双语例句
例：
a lock system to allow sea-going craft to navigate the upper reaches of the river.
一个能使海轮航行至河流上游的船闸系统。
例：
Such boats can navigate on the Hudson.
这样的船能在哈得孙河上航行。
3. [I 不及物动词] （为汽车）导航
When someone in a car navigates, they decide what roads the car should be driven along in order to get somewhere.
双语例句
例：
When travelling on fast roads at night it is impossible to drive and navigate at the same time.
夜晚在高速路上行驶时，不可能做到边开车边找路。
例：
the relief at successfully navigating across the Golden Gate Bridge to arrive here.
驾车成功驶过金门大桥抵达这里后的轻松。
4. [I 不及物动词] （鱼、动物或昆虫）找到正确的行进方向
When fish, animals, or insects navigate somewhere, they find the right direction to go and travel there.
双语例句
例：
In tests, the bees navigate back home after being placed in a field a mile away.
在试验中，蜜蜂们被放到一英里之外的田地中后都能找到回家的路。
5. [T 及物动词] 绕过
If you navigate an obstacle, you move carefully in order to avoid hitting the obstacle or hurting yourself.
近义词
negotiate
双语例句
例：
He's got to learn how to navigate his way around the residence.
他应该学会如何绕过这片住宅区。