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traverse sth
traverse 是及物动词，后直接接表示地点的名词。
The pipeline traverses the entire desert.
这条管道横贯整个沙漠。
横越；横贯；越过
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
横越；横贯；越过
an act of traveling across or passing over something
The pipeline traverses the entire desert.
这条管道横贯整个沙漠。
登山(尤其攀岩)中,下降时采用与上升不同的路线。
A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
导线:围绕目标测量的一系列点,测量点间的角度和距离,用作后续测量工作的角度参考系。
A series of points, with angles and distances measured between, traveled around a subject, usually for use as "control" i.e. angular reference system for later surveying work.
阻碍或妨碍的事物。
Something that thwarts or obstructs.
教堂或其他大型建筑两侧之间的通道或廊台。
A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.
The railway line traverses the valley before reaching the coastal town.
这条铁路线穿过山谷，然后到达海滨小镇。
To reach the campsite, we had to traverse a steep and rocky slope.
为了到达营地，我们不得不翻越一处陡峭多石的山坡。
The old bridge is too narrow to traverse safely in a truck.
这座旧桥太窄，卡车无法安全通过。
traverse 是及物动词，后直接接表示地点的名词。
The pipeline traverses the entire desert.
这条管道横贯整个沙漠。
表示路径延伸方向，用 from...to... 连接起止点；也可用于人移动。
The cycle route traverses from the coast to the mountains.
这条自行车路线从海岸延伸到山区。
名词形式表示横越的动作，常与 of 连用引出地点。
The traverse of the desert took ten days.
横穿沙漠花了十天。
Not this
The hikers traversed through the valley.
Use this
The hikers traversed the valley.
traverse 是及物动词，本身已含'穿过'之意，后面直接接宾语，不需要再加介词 through；多余的 through 是受到 pass through / go through 这类短语的影响。
Not this
Light can behave as a traverse wave.
Use this
Light can behave as a transverse wave.
这里的形容词应为 transverse（横向的，横波的），而 traverse 作形容词意为'横贯的'，且十分罕见；这是学科中常见的近形词混淆。
Not this
The recursive traverse of the binary tree is efficient.
Use this
The recursive traversal of the binary tree is efficient.
在计算机科学中，表示'遍历'这一行为的名词是 traversal；traverse 作名词多指登山中的横越或法律上的否认，用在算法语境中不地道，应改用 traversal。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
周游全球
He hoped to traverse the globe before turning thirty.
他希望三十岁前周游全球。
穿越全国
The expedition traversed the country in three weeks.
考察队用了三周穿越全国。
翻越山脉
They traversed the mountain range in late summer.
他们在夏末翻越了这条山脉。
横渡河流
The soldiers traversed the river under cover of darkness.
士兵们在夜幕掩护下横渡了河流。
走完一段距离
To reach the temple, pilgrims traverse a distance of fifty kilometres.
为了到达寺庙，朝圣者要走完五十公里的路程。
否认指控
In his plea, the defendant traversed the allegation of fraud.
在答辩中，被告否认了欺诈指控。
周游世界；走遍全球
She has traversed the globe in search of rare plants.
她走遍全球寻找珍稀植物。
穿越雷区；应对重重困难
The negotiators had to traverse a minefield of conflicting demands.
谈判者不得不应付各种相互冲突的要求，如履雷区。
走遍……的每个角落
The reporter traversed the length and breadth of the region to document the crisis.
这名记者走遍该地区的每个角落，记录这场危机。
Use traverse naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
traverse 听起来像 travel + across，想象徒步横穿一片大地，记住“横越”的意思。
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic writing、hiking/mountaineering、geography 表示“横越、穿过”时，通常用于书面或较正式的表达，也多见于登山、地理、工程等场景；日常口语中较少单用，更常说 cross 或 go across。
None of these is a true rhyme for the noun traverse /ˈtrævəːs/, whose stress is on the first syllable. The words reverse, diverse and averse rhyme with one another on /vɜːs/ (final stress), as does the standalone word verse; the verb form traverse /trəˈvɜːs/ also rhymes with them. Universe and converse (noun) are spelling lookalikes with first-syllable stress, but their stressed vowels do not match, so they do not rhyme with the noun.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.