circumnavigate
circumnavigate 英 [ˌsɜ:kəmˈnævɪgeɪt] 美 [ˌsɜrkəmˈnævɪgeɪt]
vt. 环航
进行时:circumnavigating 过去式:circumnavigated 过去分词:circumnavigated 第三人称单数:circumnavigates 名词复数:circumnavigates
- Circumnavigate means to travel around in a big circle. When you circumnavigate the world, will you do it in a boat or a hot air balloon?
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- vt. 环航
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1. Intensive trials are under way as the world\'s largest solar-powered yacht prepares to circumnavigate the globe.
世界上最大的太阳能游艇准备环绕地球，密集的检查正在着手进行中。
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2. The big take-off is planned for 2012, when the two pilots will try a transatlantic flight before attempting to circumnavigate the globe.
这项大起飞计划将于2012年开始，这两个飞行员在环球航行前将尝试飞越大西洋。
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3. When I announced my intention to circumnavigate the globe without luggage, the common (and admittedly reasonable) reaction from friends and family was: why?
当我宣布想做一次不带行李的环球旅行时，来自朋友和家人的反应是“为什么”，这完全可以理解。
- circumnavigate (v.) "to sail round, pass round by water," 1630s, from Latin circumnavigatus, past participle of circumnavigare "to sail round," from circum "around" (see circum-) + navigare (see navigation). Related: Circumnavigated; circumnavigating; circumnavigable.
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