circumnavigate
English → Chinese
verb//ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt//
(航海) 环航:乘船或飞机等交通工具绕行某地(通常是地球)一周
Magellan's expedition was the first to successfully circumnavigate the globe.
(Chinese) 麦哲伦的探险队是第一个成功环绕地球航行的。
It took the solo sailor nearly a year to circumnavigate the continent of Antarctica.
(Chinese) 这位独自航行的水手花了近一年时间才环绕南极大陆一周。
verb//ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt//
(动作) 规避:绕过障碍物或绕开(如法律、规定等)麻烦
The lawyer tried to circumnavigate the new regulations to help his client save money.
(Chinese) 律师试图规避新规定以帮助他的客户省钱。
We had to circumnavigate the fallen tree that was blocking the narrow forest path.
(Chinese) 我们不得不绕过那棵挡在森林窄路上的倒下的树。
Entry ID: en:zh:circumnavigate · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary