英语词汇“traverse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to pass or travel across, over, or through (something)

traverse a terrain

light rays traversing a crystal

to move to and fro over or along (something)

to ski across (a slope) rather than down

in mountaineering, to move sideways across (a rock face)

to move (a gun) to right or left on a pivot

to lie or extend across (something)

to work through (a subject) carefully

in law, to deny (e.g. an allegation of fact or an indictment) formally

archaic to go against or act in opposition to (e.g. a plan); to obstruct or thwart (an objective)

verb intrans

to move back and forth or from side to side

to climb or ski across rather than straight up or down a hill

traversable /trəʹvuhs-/ adj

traversal /trəʹvuhsl/ noun

traverser /trəʹvuhsə/ noun

[Middle English via Old French traverser from late Latin traversare from Latin transversus: see transverse]

the act or an instance of traversing; crossing

a route or way across or over, e.g.:

a curving or zigzag way up a steep slope

the course followed in traversing

in mountaineering, a horizontal movement across a rock face

a sideways movement, e.g. of the sliding part containing the cutter on a lathe

a device for imparting such movement

the sideways movement of a gun on a pivot or carriage to change direction of fire

something that crosses or lies across

a transverse gallery in a large building, e.g. a church

in surveying, a survey consisting of a series of measured lines whose bearings are known

in law, a formal denial of a matter of fact alleged by the opposite party in a legal pleading