| 单词 | circumnavigate |
| 释义 | circumnavigate (sɜːʳkəmnævɪgeɪt ) Word forms: circumnavigates , circumnavigating , circumnavigated verb If someone circumnavigates the world or an island, they sail all the way around it. [formal] For this year at least, our race to circumnavigate the globe in less than 80 days is over. [VERB noun] circumnavigation (sɜːʳkəmnævɪgeɪʃən )Word forms: circumnavigations variable noun [oft NOUN of noun] He married in Fiji during a two-year circumnavigation of the globe in his yacht, Surma. Collocations: circumnavigate an island As cloud rises and falls atmospherically, and a polar bear parades along the rocky ridge, we circumnavigate the island. Times,Sunday Times A coastal path circumnavigates the island and you can get around the whole place in an hour or two. Times, Sunday Times We circumnavigated the island together, letting down lines for the huge yellow-finned tuna in the darker water, where the ocean floor shelved sharply below. Times, Sunday Times The 90 km long coast road circumnavigates the island. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He completed a full circle, circumnavigating the island and establishing that the landmass in question was indeed an island. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For the first time, single-minded single-handers have paired up to circumnavigate the globe. Times, Sunday Times His hugely ambitious plan to circumnavigate the globe was nurtured in the aftermath of his successful transatlantic crossing. Times, Sunday Times It will be able to circumnavigate the globe without resurfacing and because of advanced nuclear technology will never need to be refuelled. The Sun You have just become the first solo yachtswoman to circumnavigate the globe non-stop, the wrong way round. Times, Sunday Times Five officers claimed that they were making an amateur attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Times, Sunday Times After that she will circumnavigate the world by land, using only 'environmentally-friendly transport'. Times, Sunday Times The team has come up with an ambitious plan to circumnavigate the world along a single line of latitude, 50 degrees north. Times, Sunday Times One boat sailed into the history books when she was the first vessel to circumnavigate the world non-stop and under the command of a single yachtsman. Times, Sunday Times She intends to circumnavigate the world. Times, Sunday Times Early in the new year, a dozen or so liners will cast off from their home ports to circumnavigate the world. Times, Sunday Times |
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