circumnavigate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If someone circumnavigates the world or an island, they sail all the way around it. 环航[正式]
For this year at least, our race to circumnavigate the globe in less than 80 days is over. 至少在今年,我们在八十天内完成环球航行结束了。
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circumnavigate /ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt/ (circumnavigating,circumnavigated,circumnavigates)
剑桥词典
circumnavigate verb [T] (SAIL AROUND)
formalto sail all the way around something
绕…航行;绕道,绕行
They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes . 他们乘独木舟绕合恩角航行。
circumnavigate verb [T] (AVOID)
to move around something in order to avoid hitting it
避开,绕行
We carried the picture carefully through to the main exhibition , circumnavigating several obstacles en route . 我们一路绕过了好几个障碍,小心翼翼地把这幅画运送到主展览会。
to avoid something by taking a particular course of action
绕开,绕过,避免触犯(法律规定等)
Manufacturers and shops circumnavigate (= avoid ) gun laws by providing realistic models that are unable to discharge missiles . 厂商和商店为了避免触犯枪支法,销售无法射击的真枪模型。 返回 circumnavigate