英语词汇“navigate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

navigatenavigate /ˈnævəˌgeɪt/ ●○○ verb

ETYMOLOGYnavigate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of navigare, from navis ship

VERB TABLE

navigate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	navigate
	he, she, it	navigates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	navigated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have navigated
	he, she, it	has navigated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had navigated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will navigate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have navigated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am navigating
	he, she, it	is navigating
	you, we, they	are navigating
Past	I, he, she, it	was navigating
	you, we, they	were navigating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been navigating
	he, she, it	has been navigating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been navigating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be navigating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been navigating

COLLOCATIONS► navigate by the stars/sun

(=use them to guide you)

1[intransitive, transitive] to find the way to or through a place, especially by using maps: This time I’ll drive and you navigate.navigate your way to/through/around something We managed to navigate our way through the forest.2[intransitive, transitive] to plan or direct the course of a ship or airplane: navigate by the stars/sun (=use them to guide you)3[intransitive, transitive] to find your way through a complicated system, set of rules, etc.: A lawyer can help you navigate the complex legal system.4[intransitive, transitive] to find your way around on a particular website, or to move from one website to another: The magazine’s website is easy to navigate.5[transitive] formal to sail along or across an area of water: The Elbe River is not as easy to navigate as the Rhine. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of navigare, from navis ship]