| 释义 |
navigate /'naevigeit; 'naevaet/ vt, vi [VP6A, 2A] 1 plot the course, find the position, etc of a ship or aircraft, etc, using maps and instruments. 利用地图及仪器测定(船只或飞机等)的航道、航线及位置等; 测航。 2 steer (a ship); pilot (an aircraft); (fig) direct: 驾驶(船只、飞机); (喻)指导; 使通过： ~ a Bill through the House of Commons. 使一个法案在下议院通过。 3 sail over (a sea): sail up or down (a river). 航行于(海)上; 沿(河)向上游或下游航行。 navigator /-ta(r); -tvI n 1 person who ~s(1). 测航者。 2 sailor with skill and experience who has taken part in many voyages; (esp) early explorer: 精于航海术且富有航海经验的海员; 航海者; (尤指)早期的探险者： the 16th c Spanish and Portuguese navigators. 十六世纪的西班牙与葡萄乐航海家。 |