| 释义 |
cir·cum·navigate
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin circumnavigatus, past participle of circumnavigare to sail around, from circum- + navigare to sail — more at circum-, navigate
1. : to go or travel completely around (as the earth) especially by water
< circumnavigate the globe in a small craft >
2. : to go around as opposed to going through (as a congested area) : skirt, bypass
< roads … which neatly circumnavigate industrial areas — Joseph Wechsberg > |