Word · Frequency #13860
navigating
导航；领航；引航
navigating is the present participle of navigate.
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan or direct its route
- 1.
To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
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
- 2.
To give directions, as from a map, to someone driving a vehicle.
给(开车的人)指路。
- 3.
To travel over water in a ship; to sail.
乘船在水上航行；航行
- 4.
To move between web pages, menus, etc. by means of hyperlinks, mouse clicks, or any other mechanism.
通过超链接、鼠标点击等在不同网页、菜单等之间移动。
- 5.
To find a way through a difficult situation or process.
找到应对困难局面或过程的方法
小心应对；妥善处理；安全通过；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；给(开车的人)指路。；乘船在水上航行；航行；通过超链接、鼠标点击等在不同网页、菜单等之间移动。
In use
She navigated the boat through the narrow channel.
The app helps users navigate the city's bus system.
He navigates the website easily with the new keyboard shortcuts.
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。
navigate sth
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。
navigate by sth
by 后接导航所依据的参照物，如地标、仪器等。
Connections
Collocations
- navigate through
- 穿过；成功应对
- She learned to navigate through the dense forest.她学会了在密林中穿行。
- navigate a website
- 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。
- navigate a ship
- 驾驶船只
- He navigated the ship through the storm.他驾驶船只穿过了风暴。
- navigate the complexities
- 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。
- navigate a route
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.