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navigator of [ship/aircraft/expedition]
用 of 引出领航员所属的交通工具或探险活动。
The navigator of the ship was experienced in polar waters.
这艘船的领航员在极地水域经验丰富。
领航员；导航员
navigators — plural of navigator
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
领航员；导航员
A person who navigates, especially the officer on a ship or the crew member on an aircraft responsible for planning and following a course.
The navigator of the ship was experienced in polar waters.
这艘船的领航员在极地水域经验丰富。
导航者,尤指船上或飞机上负责导航的官员或机组人员。
A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.
船舶领航员
the ship's officer in charge of navigation
海上探险家。
A sea explorer.
航空领航员
the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course
The experienced navigator guided the ship safely through the storm.
那位经验丰富的航海家引导船只安全通过了风暴。
The navigator on the flight checked the coordinates before takeoff.
航班上的领航员在起飞前检查了坐标。
My car's navigator recalculated the route when I missed the exit.
当我错过出口时，我的汽车导航仪重新计算了路线。
用 of 引出领航员所属的交通工具或探险活动。
The navigator of the ship was experienced in polar waters.
这艘船的领航员在极地水域经验丰富。
serve as 后通常不加冠词，表示担任某个职务。
She served as navigator on the research vessel.
她在这艘科考船上担任领航员。
who 引导的定语从句用来描述领航员的行为或特点；指设备时常用 that。
A navigator who ignores the charts is a danger to the crew.
忽视海图的领航员对船员来说很危险。
Not this
She navigator the ship across the ocean.
Use this
She navigates the ship across the ocean.
navigator 是名词（领航员），不能直接作谓语动词。此处需要动词 navigate 的第三人称单数形式 navigates，表示“为（船只）导航”。
Not this
Navigator is an important skill for pilots.
Use this
Navigation is an important skill for pilots.
navigator 指“领航员”或“导航装置”，而这里需要表达“导航这门技术或行为”，应该用名词 navigation。
Not this
He was the navigator in the old ship.
Use this
He was the navigator on the old ship.
表示“在船上”时，船被视为搭乘的交通工具，介词用 on，不用 in。中式英语常把“在…里”直接译为 in，此处应改为 on。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
船舶领航员
The ship's navigator plotted a safe course through the reef.
船上的领航员绘制了一条穿过暗礁的安全航线。
飞行领航员
The flight navigator checked the weather radar before takeoff.
飞行领航员在起飞前检查了天气雷达。
经验丰富的领航员
An experienced navigator can guide the boat even in dense fog.
经验丰富的领航员即使在浓雾中也能引导船只。
GPS导航仪
Use the GPS navigator to find the nearest gas station.
使用GPS导航仪查找最近的加油站。
车载导航仪
The car navigator directed us through the city center.
车载导航仪引导我们穿过了市中心。
Use navigators naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：一条短吻鳄（gator）在驾驶台导航，navi+gator=领航员navigator。
语域：mixed 常见场景：maritime、aviation、historical exploration、navigation devices 该词在正式的海事、航空及历史探索语境中多指专业的领航员或探险家，语域偏正式；在现代科技语境中也可指导航设备或应用，此时较中性或偏口语。实际使用时需根据具体含义判断正式程度。
这些词都与 navigator 结尾的 /-eɪtɚ/ 部分押韵，均含 /eɪtɚ/ 音；skater 和 later 拼作 -ater，但读音仍是 /eɪtɚ/。注意拼写假朋友：sailor /ˈseɪlər/、author /ˈɔːθər/、doctor /ˈdɑːktɚ/ 虽以 -or 结尾，却读 /ər/，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.