circumnavigate

UK/sɜːkəm'nævɪgeɪt/US/.sә:kәm'nævigeit/

Definitions

To sail or travel all the way around something, especially the world.

环航；绕…一周

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

circum-around

navigship, sail

-ateto make, having

=circumnavigate

circum- (around) + navig (sail, from Latin navis 'ship') + -ate (verb) = 'to sail all the way around.' Classically about sailing around the globe (Magellan's expedition was the first circumnavigation); also used figuratively for going around an obstacle.

Root nav still carries 17 more words

Common Collocations

1.circumnavigate the globe环游地球
2.circumnavigate the world环游世界

Example Sentences

1.
Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
2.
She hopes to circumnavigate the world solo by sailboat.

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