traverse
UK/'trævəs; trə'vɜːs/US/'trævә:s/
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Definitions
v.
To travel or pass across, over, or through something.
横穿，穿越，横贯。
n.
An act of crossing; a route or path across difficult terrain.
横越；横穿路线。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedtra- (from trans-, across) + vers (turn) = 'turn across, cross over.' To traverse a desert is to make your way clear across it. In climbing, a traverse moves sideways across a rock face rather than straight up.
Root vers still carries 91 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.traverse a desert穿越沙漠
- 2.traverse the terrain穿越地形
- 3.traverse a distance跨越距离
- 4.traverse a mountain翻越山岭
Example Sentences
- 1.
It took them three days to traverse the desert.
- 2.
A narrow bridge traverses the gorge.
- 3.
The climbers made a difficult traverse across the ice.