Word · Frequency #11616
traverses
横越；横贯；越过
traverses is the plural of traverse.
an act of traveling across or passing over something
- 1.
A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
登山(尤其攀岩)中,下降时采用与上升不同的路线。
- 2.
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.
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。
- 3.
Something that thwarts or obstructs.
阻碍或妨碍的事物。
- 4.
A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.
教堂或其他大型建筑两侧之间的通道或廊台。
- 5.
A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The technical words introducing a traverse are absque hoc ("without this", i.e. without what follows).
诉讼中对对方主张的某些事实的正式否认；技术用语为absque hoc。
- 6.
The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound course.
船舶从一个地方到另一个地方所走的曲折航线；复合航线。
- 7.
A line lying across a figure or other lines; a transversal.
横跨图形或其他线的线；横截线。
- 8.
In trench warfare, a defensive trench built to prevent enfilade.
堑壕战中为防纵射而建的防御壕沟。
- 9.
A traverse board.
一种航行记录板。
横断物；屏障；否认；反驳；登山(尤其攀岩)中,下降时采用与上升不同的路线。；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。；阻碍或妨碍的事物。
In use
The railway line traverses the valley before reaching the coastal town.
To reach the campsite, we had to traverse a steep and rocky slope.
The old bridge is too narrow to traverse safely in a truck.
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。
traverse from A to B
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。
a traverse of sth
名词形式表示横越的动作，常与 of 连用引出地点。
Connections
Collocations
- traverse the globe
- 周游全球
- He hoped to traverse the globe before turning thirty.他希望三十岁前周游全球。
- traverse the country
- 穿越全国
- The expedition traversed the country in three weeks.考察队用了三周穿越全国。
- traverse a mountain range
- 翻越山脉
- They traversed the mountain range in late summer.他们在夏末翻越了这条山脉。
- traverse a river
- 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。
- traverse a distance
- 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。
- traverse an allegation
Learner notes
Memory Tip
traverse 听起来像 travel + across，想象徒步横穿一片大地，记住“横越”的意思。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.