navigate
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to plan and direct the course of ship, plane, car etc., for example by using a map 导航；确定（船、飞机、汽车等）的位置和方向 to navigate by the stars 根据星辰确定航向 I'll drive, and you can navigate. 我开车，你引路。 - navigate through something
There's nothing worse than navigating through heavy traffic. 没有什么比在拥挤的交通中导航更糟糕的了。 - navigate your way…
How do you navigate your way through a forest? 你怎么才能设法走出森林？
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterb2, Transport by airb2, Transport by car or lorryb2Pigeons navigate less accurately when the earth's magnetic field is disturbed. 地球磁场受到干扰时，鸽子的导航能力就会变得不准确。 She became expert in driving and navigating across the desert. 她成了驱车穿越沙漠的高手。 These birds navigate by the sun. 这些鸟靠太阳确定方向。 learning to navigate your way through a forest 学会自己穿越森林 Most planes now use computer technology to navigate. 大多数飞机现在使用计算机技术来导航。 Every day the ship carefully navigated through the channels of blue icebergs. 这艘船每天小心翼翼地穿行于蓝色冰山之间的水道。 Ships used to be navigated by the stars. 过去船只都是根据星辰来确定航向。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- carefully
- successfully
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- by
- across
- through
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- navigate your way
- [transitive] navigate something
to sail along, over or through a sea, river etc. 航行；航海；横渡 The river became too narrow and shallow to navigate. 河道变得又窄又浅，无法航行。 Only the best-trained captains could safely navigate these routes. 只有最为训练有素的船长才能在这些路线上安全地航行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- carefully
- successfully
- …
- by
- across
- through
- …
- navigate your way
- [transitive] navigate something
to find the right way to deal with a difficult or complicated situation 正确处理，有效应对（困难或复杂的情况） Extra ExamplesThose who successfully navigate this social minefield are accepted by the royal family. 那些成功穿越这个社交雷区的人被王室所接受。 She managed to successfully navigate the complex world of corporate finance. 她设法成功地驾驭了公司错综复杂的财务状况。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- carefully
- successfully
- …
- by
- across
- through
- …
- navigate your way
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computing 计算机 to find your way around on the internet or on a particular website （在互联网或网站上）导航 Customers will be able to navigate easily throughout the site. 顾客将能够轻松查阅网站信息。 - navigate (through) something
Lots of these sites are hard to navigate through. 许多这样的网站很难浏览。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- carefully
- successfully
- …
- by
- across
- through
- …
- navigate your way
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘travel in a ship’): from Latin navigat- ‘sailed’, from the verb navigare, from navis ‘ship’ + agere ‘drive’.