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单词 circumnavigation
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Definition of circumnavigation in English:

circumnavigation

noun səːkəmnavɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nˌsərkəmˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1The action or process of sailing or otherwise travelling all the way around something, especially the world.

    he completed the fastest solo circumnavigation in a small vessel
    the first circumnavigation of the globe in a helicopter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A nonstop circumnavigation is a huge test for any skipper.
    • The decisive event in Elizabethan western expansion was Drake's circumnavigation voyage of 1577-1580.
    • No doubt he will make a few new friends starting next summer on his 30-month circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle.
    • I remember watching the video diary of her lone circumnavigation around the world.
    • The ship conducted a counterclockwise circumnavigation of mainland Australia, with a slight detour to Christmas Island.
    • He achieved his circumnavigation without any electronic aids or the assistance of modern satellite communication technology.
    • He's led more than 30 expeditions, including the first polar circumnavigation of the earth.
    • In the Egyptian scheme of things, a boat carrying the sun made a daily circumnavigation.
    • The Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe lasted five years, from 1831 to 1836.
    • This is the latest leg in his third circumnavigation of the globe in 14 years.
    1. 1.1 The action of going around or avoiding an obstacle.
      our leisurely circumnavigation of the rocks
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The game design is such that there are no open spaces that allow for effortless circumnavigation of foes.
      • Another version of the physical challenge is chair circumnavigation, which is even more painful.
      • This part includes circumnavigation of obstacles by robots.
      • There is contingency fuel on board for unforeseen changes, such as circumnavigation of bad weather or stronger headwinds.
      • The streets are spared from heavy through traffic by the squares, which provide monuments on axis that require slow-speed circumnavigation.
    2. 1.2 The action of avoiding something difficult or unpleasant.
      a circumnavigation of the simple facts
      Example sentencesExamples
      • How implicated is the traditional doctrine of inspiration with the circumnavigation of authority?
      • They will attempt every circumnavigation of the truth rather than state a barefaced lie.
      • One has the distinct sense of their returning to the home port after a long and uncomfortable circumnavigation of the idea of being "human."
      • I need that drink to aid in the circumnavigation of uncomfortable questions.
      • Against this circumnavigation of every thought by other, rugged little thoughts, is set the grim forward march of Ahab's will.

Definition of circumnavigation in US English:

circumnavigation

nounˌsərkəmˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)nˌsərkəmˌnaviˈɡāSH(ə)n
  • 1The action or process of sailing or otherwise traveling all the way around something, especially the world.

    he completed the fastest solo circumnavigation in a small vessel
    the first circumnavigation of the globe in a helicopter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe lasted five years, from 1831 to 1836.
    • The decisive event in Elizabethan western expansion was Drake's circumnavigation voyage of 1577-1580.
    • He's led more than 30 expeditions, including the first polar circumnavigation of the earth.
    • A nonstop circumnavigation is a huge test for any skipper.
    • No doubt he will make a few new friends starting next summer on his 30-month circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle.
    • I remember watching the video diary of her lone circumnavigation around the world.
    • In the Egyptian scheme of things, a boat carrying the sun made a daily circumnavigation.
    • This is the latest leg in his third circumnavigation of the globe in 14 years.
    • He achieved his circumnavigation without any electronic aids or the assistance of modern satellite communication technology.
    • The ship conducted a counterclockwise circumnavigation of mainland Australia, with a slight detour to Christmas Island.
    1. 1.1 The action of going around or avoiding an obstacle.
      our leisurely circumnavigation of the rocks
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is contingency fuel on board for unforeseen changes, such as circumnavigation of bad weather or stronger headwinds.
      • The game design is such that there are no open spaces that allow for effortless circumnavigation of foes.
      • This part includes circumnavigation of obstacles by robots.
      • The streets are spared from heavy through traffic by the squares, which provide monuments on axis that require slow-speed circumnavigation.
      • Another version of the physical challenge is chair circumnavigation, which is even more painful.
    2. 1.2 The action of avoiding something difficult or unpleasant.
      a circumnavigation of the simple facts
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Against this circumnavigation of every thought by other, rugged little thoughts, is set the grim forward march of Ahab's will.
      • One has the distinct sense of their returning to the home port after a long and uncomfortable circumnavigation of the idea of being "human."
      • They will attempt every circumnavigation of the truth rather than state a barefaced lie.
      • I need that drink to aid in the circumnavigation of uncomfortable questions.
      • How implicated is the traditional doctrine of inspiration with the circumnavigation of authority?
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