circumnavigate
UK/sɜːkəm'nævɪgeɪt/US/.sә:kәm'nævigeit/
C2
释义
v.
To sail or travel all the way around something, especially the world.
环航；绕…一周
词根拆分
词根派生circum-（绕）+ navig（航行，源自拉丁语 navis「船」）+ -ate（动词）= 「绕一整圈航行」。经典义指环球航行（麦哲伦的远征是第一次 circumnavigation）；也比喻绕过障碍。
词根 nav 还连着 17 个词常用搭配
- 1.circumnavigate the globe环游地球
- 2.circumnavigate the world环游世界
例句
- 1.
Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
麦哲伦的船员是第一批环球航行的人。
- 2.
She hopes to circumnavigate the world solo by sailboat.
她希望独自驾帆船环游世界。