navigate /ˈnævɪˌɡeɪt/ TEM4 ( navigating, navigated, navigates )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When someone navigates a ship or an aircraft somewhere, they decide which course to follow and steer it there. 给 (船或飞机) 导航

  例：

  Captain Cook was responsible for safely navigating his ship without accident for 100 voyages.

  库克船长负责了安全导航他的船，百次航行无事故。

  例：

  The purpose of the visit was to navigate into an ice-filled fiord.

  这次访问的目的是为驶入一个冰雪覆盖的峡湾导航。

• 2. 

  navigation N-VAR 导航

  例：

  The expedition was wrecked by bad planning and poor navigation.

  这次探险因计划不周和导航不利而失败。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I When a ship or boat navigates an area of water, it sails on or across it. 航行

  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。

• 4. 

  V-I When someone in a car navigates, they decide what roads the car should be driven along in order to get somewhere. (为汽车) 导航

  例：

  When travelling on fast roads at night it is impossible to drive and navigate at the same time.

  夜晚在快速路上行驶时，不可能边开车边找路。

  例：

  ...the relief at successfully navigating across the Golden Gate Bridge to arrive here.

  …成功指引通过金门大桥抵达这里的如释重负。

• 5. 

  V-I When fish, animals, or insects navigate somewhere, they find the right direction to go and travel there. (鱼、动物或昆虫) 找到正确的行进方向

  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，寻找到回家的路。

• 6. 

  V-T If you navigate an obstacle, you move carefully in order to avoid hitting the obstacle or hurting yourself. 绕过

  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处。