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单词 navigable
释义
adjective ˈnavɪɡəb(ə)lˈnævəɡəb(ə)l
  • 1(of a waterway or sea) able to be sailed on by ships or boats.

    a navigable channel
    many of the rivers ceased to be navigable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mountainous topography and the lack of navigable waterways were an almost insuperable obstacle to the movement of passengers and freight.
    • The trust's ultimate aim is to restore the canal, as a continuous navigable waterway.
    • Europe is famous for having so many miles of navigable waterways, so the Viking ships could and did travel far inland.
    • France alone has almost 4,200 miles of navigable waterways.
    • Should there be an issue we will of course make whatever engineering adjustments are necessary in order to preserve the navigable channel.
    • Nigerians rarely transported locally brewed alcohol outside the area of production except where navigable waterways allowed.
    • With thousands of miles of navigable waterways, the state leads the nation in waterborne cargo, handling some 500 million tons a year.
    • We have a statutory obligation to make sure that certain waterways are navigable.
    • Its aim is to manage, maintain, develop and restore the inland navigable waterways in Ireland.
    • And despite it being a navigable waterway, in the whole day we saw about eight boats.
    • Such commerce on the national scale was made possible by China's system of navigable waterways, partly natural and partly man-made.
    • The Atlantic facade offers warm, mostly navigable seas, a complex, mineral-rich geology, and spectacular biodiversity.
    • These are the two main navigable waterways leading to ports in Iraq.
    • This is where the river splits into three main navigable channels to the Black Sea, two natural and one man-made, giving captains a choice of routes with distances varying from 35 to 70 miles.
    • Trapped, they chose to paddle three miles down the coast to Waimea, where they hoped the deep-water bay would provide a navigable channel.
    • Ice buoys in the U.S. are found in navigable waterways prone to freezing.
    • A chain blocked the navigable channel, secured on one side by the city walls and on the other by a tower on an island close to the shore.
    • With its action, the state's highest court has potentially granted exclusive fishing rights to anyone owning land traversed by a recognized navigable waterway.
    • The Danube River, Austria's only navigable waterway, flows from southeastern Germany across northern Austria.
    • The River Lea has been an important navigable waterway into London for over 500 years, and during the 18th century the navigation was much improved with new cuts and locks.
    Synonyms
    passable, negotiable, traversable, able to be sailed/travelled on, crossable
    clear, open, free from obstruction, unobstructed, unblocked
    1. 1.1 (of a track or road) suitable for vehicles.
      a good cart track, navigable by cars
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although heavily pitted and badly repaired, the motorway was still navigable.
      • Haven't we all, at some time, had to face the near trauma of parking aside for hours waiting for flooded roads to become navigable?
      • The streets are ordered and navigable, but not to the point of becoming mundane.
      • Compare that to Stamford Bridge or Highbury, for example, where more fans go by tube, and the local roads are a little more navigable.
      • Storefronts are empty, the restaurants quiet, the streets-where you once had to fight your way through crowds-are now easily navigable.
      • The tarmac then gives way to a stony track which is navigable by most pushchairs, assisted wheelchair users and powerchairs.
      • The road is rough but easily navigable in most hire cars (a 4WD jeep might prove more comfortable).
      • The bridge's walkway is curved, so that when it swings up to make a navigable passage and the arch above it swings down level with it, the pair of them form a barrel vault, its surface defined by the horizontal cables joining them.
  • 2(of a website) easy to move around in.

    the use of white space can help make your mobile-optimized site clearer and more navigable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is a great playing game that is highly suited to the console platform with its simple controls, easily navigable menus and great graphics.
    • According to the request for tenders, the websites have to be navigable in English and Irish and should be able to support content in French, Spanish and German.
    • The easily navigable Website organizes its archive into four parts, running chronologically from pre-publication to response.
    • They provide a navigable foundation enabling the logical, intuitive access of data.
    • The short films, no longer an endangered species, are archived on an easily navigable Web site.
    • On the other hand, screens on a Web site could be intuitive and navigable by anyone.
    • I may be in the minority of web users but if they can't be bothered to provide a navigable site, I can't be bothered to visit their cinema.
    • It's only navigable with the mouse and, even then, you're only able to close it.
    • It's not too flashy but is clearly navigable and easy to understand.
    • Many of our informants emphasized how important it is to have an easily navigable Web site.
    • Collaborative Virtual Environments are systems that transform computer networks into navigable and populated 3D spaces.
    • The navigable scenes were then saved to a CD that is now stored at the county courthouse.
    • And they kept the website looking sharp and easily navigable.
    • Create a simple, clean design for your web site that is easily navigable.

Derivatives

  • navigability

  • noun navɪɡəˈbɪlɪtiˌnævəɡəˈbɪlədi
    • Water depth has no bearing on statutory navigability.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Comments concerning the software's navigability and graphics were mostly favorable.
      • India cites fishing activity in the creek as evidence of its navigability.
      • Overall, design and navigability are improving, and a more consistent approach between sites is emerging.
      • Hyperlink navigability refers to a specific function that leads an Internet user to other Web sites via hyperlinks.
      • However, this bridge was the limit of navigability of the river, which is why it is the furthest upstream that you find the remnants of docks.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French navigable or Latin navigabilis, from the verb navigare 'to sail' (see navigate).

 
 
adjectiveˈnævəɡəb(ə)lˈnavəɡəb(ə)l
  • 1(of a waterway or sea) able to be sailed on by ships or boats.

    a navigable channel
    many of the rivers ceased to be navigable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Should there be an issue we will of course make whatever engineering adjustments are necessary in order to preserve the navigable channel.
    • These are the two main navigable waterways leading to ports in Iraq.
    • Nigerians rarely transported locally brewed alcohol outside the area of production except where navigable waterways allowed.
    • Ice buoys in the U.S. are found in navigable waterways prone to freezing.
    • The Danube River, Austria's only navigable waterway, flows from southeastern Germany across northern Austria.
    • We have a statutory obligation to make sure that certain waterways are navigable.
    • Its aim is to manage, maintain, develop and restore the inland navigable waterways in Ireland.
    • With its action, the state's highest court has potentially granted exclusive fishing rights to anyone owning land traversed by a recognized navigable waterway.
    • France alone has almost 4,200 miles of navigable waterways.
    • Trapped, they chose to paddle three miles down the coast to Waimea, where they hoped the deep-water bay would provide a navigable channel.
    • Such commerce on the national scale was made possible by China's system of navigable waterways, partly natural and partly man-made.
    • This is where the river splits into three main navigable channels to the Black Sea, two natural and one man-made, giving captains a choice of routes with distances varying from 35 to 70 miles.
    • A chain blocked the navigable channel, secured on one side by the city walls and on the other by a tower on an island close to the shore.
    • With thousands of miles of navigable waterways, the state leads the nation in waterborne cargo, handling some 500 million tons a year.
    • The mountainous topography and the lack of navigable waterways were an almost insuperable obstacle to the movement of passengers and freight.
    • The trust's ultimate aim is to restore the canal, as a continuous navigable waterway.
    • And despite it being a navigable waterway, in the whole day we saw about eight boats.
    • The Atlantic facade offers warm, mostly navigable seas, a complex, mineral-rich geology, and spectacular biodiversity.
    • The River Lea has been an important navigable waterway into London for over 500 years, and during the 18th century the navigation was much improved with new cuts and locks.
    • Europe is famous for having so many miles of navigable waterways, so the Viking ships could and did travel far inland.
    Synonyms
    passable, negotiable, traversable, able to be sailed on, able to be travelled on, crossable
    1. 1.1 (of a track or road) suitable for vehicles.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Storefronts are empty, the restaurants quiet, the streets-where you once had to fight your way through crowds-are now easily navigable.
      • Haven't we all, at some time, had to face the near trauma of parking aside for hours waiting for flooded roads to become navigable?
      • Compare that to Stamford Bridge or Highbury, for example, where more fans go by tube, and the local roads are a little more navigable.
      • The road is rough but easily navigable in most hire cars (a 4WD jeep might prove more comfortable).
      • The streets are ordered and navigable, but not to the point of becoming mundane.
      • The bridge's walkway is curved, so that when it swings up to make a navigable passage and the arch above it swings down level with it, the pair of them form a barrel vault, its surface defined by the horizontal cables joining them.
      • Although heavily pitted and badly repaired, the motorway was still navigable.
      • The tarmac then gives way to a stony track which is navigable by most pushchairs, assisted wheelchair users and powerchairs.
  • 2(of a website) easy to move around in.

    the use of white space can help make your mobile-optimized site clearer and more navigable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's only navigable with the mouse and, even then, you're only able to close it.
    • I may be in the minority of web users but if they can't be bothered to provide a navigable site, I can't be bothered to visit their cinema.
    • They provide a navigable foundation enabling the logical, intuitive access of data.
    • Many of our informants emphasized how important it is to have an easily navigable Web site.
    • On the other hand, screens on a Web site could be intuitive and navigable by anyone.
    • It is a great playing game that is highly suited to the console platform with its simple controls, easily navigable menus and great graphics.
    • According to the request for tenders, the websites have to be navigable in English and Irish and should be able to support content in French, Spanish and German.
    • The short films, no longer an endangered species, are archived on an easily navigable Web site.
    • Collaborative Virtual Environments are systems that transform computer networks into navigable and populated 3D spaces.
    • The navigable scenes were then saved to a CD that is now stored at the county courthouse.
    • It's not too flashy but is clearly navigable and easy to understand.
    • Create a simple, clean design for your web site that is easily navigable.
    • And they kept the website looking sharp and easily navigable.
    • The easily navigable Website organizes its archive into four parts, running chronologically from pre-publication to response.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French navigable or Latin navigabilis, from the verb navigare ‘to sail’ (see navigate).

 
 
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