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navigate through sth
常与 through、around、across 等介词连用，表示小心地穿过或绕过某处。
We had to navigate through the narrow streets of the old city.
我们必须在老城区狭窄的街道中穿行。
导航；领航；引航
navigated — past of navigate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
导航；领航；引航
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan or direct its route
We had to navigate through the narrow streets of the old city.
我们必须在老城区狭窄的街道中穿行。
规划、控制和记录交通工具(车辆、船舶、飞机等)在旅程中的位置和航线；遵循预定路线
To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
给(开车的人)指路。
To give directions, as from a map, to someone driving a vehicle.
乘船在水上航行；航行
To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
通过超链接、鼠标点击等在不同网页、菜单等之间移动。
To move between web pages, menus, etc. by means of hyperlinks, mouse clicks, or any other mechanism.
navigate
Base
原形
navigates
3rd person
第三人称单数
navigating
-ing
现在分词
navigated
Past
过去式
navigated
Past participle
过去分词
She navigates through the city using a map.
她用地图在城市里导航。
We navigated the river safely.
我们安全地航行过这条河。
They are navigating the winding road carefully.
他们正在小心地沿着蜿蜒的道路行驶。
navigate 是规则动词：navigate - navigates - navigating - navigated；可指“导航、航行”或“设法应对（复杂情况）”。
She navigated the boat through the narrow channel.
她驾驶小船穿过了狭窄的航道。
The app helps users navigate the city's bus system.
这款应用帮助用户熟悉这座城市的公交系统。
He navigates the website easily with the new keyboard shortcuts.
借助新的键盘快捷键，他能轻松浏览网站。
常与 through、around、across 等介词连用，表示小心地穿过或绕过某处。
We had to navigate through the narrow streets of the old city.
我们必须在老城区狭窄的街道中穿行。
及物用法。宾语可以是船只、路线等具体事物，也可用于比喻，表示妥善应对困难局面。
He navigated the complex negotiations with great skill.
他以高超的技巧应对了复杂的谈判。
by 后接导航所依据的参照物，如地标、仪器等。
The sailors navigated by the stars.
水手们靠星星导航。
Not this
She navigation the boat through the narrow channel.
Use this
She navigated the boat through the narrow channel.
navigation 是名词，不能作谓语动词；navigate 才是动词。句子需要过去式 navigated 与主语 She 和过去时间呼应。
Not this
The menu helps users navigate in the website.
Use this
The menu helps users navigate the website.
navigate 表示‘浏览/操作’网站时为及物动词，website 直接作宾语，不需要介词 in；‘在网站里’是中文语序，直接照搬会造成介词冗余。
Not this
She navigated her bicycle to the park every morning.
Use this
She rode her bicycle to the park every morning.
navigate 是‘规划并指引路线’，不是‘骑/驾驶’；说自己骑车去某地应用 ride。用 navigate 会变成‘为自行车规划路线’，与‘骑车去公园’的原意不符。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
穿过；成功应对
She learned to navigate through the dense forest.
她学会了在密林中穿行。
浏览网站
The new design makes it easy to navigate the website.
新设计让浏览网站变得容易。
驾驶船只
He navigated the ship through the storm.
他驾驶船只穿过了风暴。
应对复杂性
It takes skill to navigate the complexities of international law.
应对国际法的复杂性需要技巧。
规划路线
We used a map to navigate our route across the city.
我们用地图规划了穿越城市的路线。
进入未知领域，面对前所未有的局面
The new government is navigating uncharted waters with its economic reforms.
新政府正在以经济改革进入未知领域。
设法应对，成功处理（困难情况）
He navigated his way through the complicated tax laws.
他设法应对了复杂的税法规定。
懂门道，善于利用制度或程序办事
You need to know how to navigate the system to get the permit approved.
你需要懂得如何利用流程才能让许可证获批。
Use navigated naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“导航”二字：navigate里藏着navi（导航），开车或航海时用它指路，像手机导航一样带你安全通过。
语域：mixed 常见场景：航海/航空导航、日常生活与职场的比喻用法 该词语气中性偏正式；在字面“导航”义上多用于航海、航空等正式语境，在比喻“应对、处理”义上则比较常见于日常和职场口语。
navigator、navigation 和 navigable 与 navigate 同根，开头音 /nævɪɡ/ 相同，但均不与 navigate 完全押韵；investigate、mitigate 和 irrigate 拼写都以 -igate 结尾，读音却不同（如 investigate 重音在第二音节），也不与 navigate 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.