释义 |
navigate /navˈi-gāt/ intransitive verb- To conduct or manage a ship, aircraft, motor vehicle, etc in sailing, flying or moving along
- To find one's way and keep one's course, esp by water or air
- To sail
- To give directions about the correct route to the driver of a vehicle
transitive verb- To direct the course of
- To sail, fly, etc over, on or through
ORIGIN: L nāvigāre, -ātum, from nāvis a ship, and agere to drive navigability /-gə-bilˈi-ti/ noun navˈigable adjective - (of a river, channel, etc) deep enough and wide enough to be passed by ships, etc
- Dirigible
navˈigableness noun navˈigably adverb navigāˈtion noun - The act, science or art of conducting ships or aircraft, esp the finding of position and determination of course by astronomical observations and mathematical computations
- Travel or traffic by water or air (esp N American)
- A voyage (archaic)
- Shipping generally
- A navigable route
- A canal or artificial waterway
navigaˈtional adjective Relating to navigation navˈigator noun - A person who navigates or sails
- A person who directs the course of a ship, etc
- A person (usu co-driver) who describes the route to, and directs, the driver in a car rally or race
- An explorer by sea
- A navvy
- An instrumental or other aid to navigation
navigational system noun Any system of obtaining bearings and/or ranges for navigational purposes by radio techniques navigation bar noun (computing) The area along the border of a web page that displays hyperlinks to other parts of the website navigation light noun One of a set of lights shown by a ship or aircraft at night, indicating direction of travel |