单词 | circumnavigate |
释义 | 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。 |
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