circumnavigate
UK [ˌsɜ:.kəm'næv.ɪ.geɪt] US [ˌsɝ:-] verb transitive
SAIL AROUND formal
■to sail all the way around something 环绕…航行；绕道，绕行•They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.他们乘独木舟绕合恩角航行。
UK [ˌsɜ:.kəm'næv.ɪ.geɪt] US [ˌsɝ:-] verb transitive
AVOID 避免
■to move around something in order to avoid hitting it 避开，绕行•We carried the picture carefully through to the main exhibition, circumnavigating several obstacles en route.我们一路绕过了好几个障碍，小心翼翼地把这幅画运送到主展览会。 •Manufacturers and shops circumnavigate (= avoid) gun laws by providing realistic models which are unable to discharge missiles.厂商和商店为了避免触犯枪械法，销售无法射击的真枪模型。 |