אנגלית

circumnavigate

gb/sɚkʌmnˈævɪɡˌeɪt/ us/sɚkʌmnˈævɪɡˌeɪt/
C1 אנגלית
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל formal C1 action
1

travel all the way around

to go all the way around something

תבנית שימוש: circumnavigate [place/object]
טעות נפוצה:
Often confused with circumVENT (“avoid a rule/problem”). Also note the spelling: circum- + navigate.
מילים נרדפות
sail around (More specific to travel by boat and less formal.) | go around (More general and less precise about a complete journey.) | make a circuit of (Formal; emphasizes completing a full loop.)
הפכים
cross (Go over/across something instead of around it.) | traverse (Travel across an area rather than around its edge.)
צירופים
circumnavigate the globe |circumnavigate the world |circumnavigate the Earth |circumnavigate the island |circumnavigate the continent |circumnavigate the moon |circumnavigate in a yacht |attempt to circumnavigate |successfully circumnavigate |first to circumnavigate
נושאים
travel |geography |transport |navigation
דוגמאות
  • In 1967, she became the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe solo.
  • The expedition plans to circumnavigate the island by kayak over ten days.
  • Apollo 8 was the first crewed mission to circumnavigate the Moon.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • They want to circumnavigate the world by boat.
  • We circumnavigated the island in one day.
פועל formal C2 action
2

avoid by going around

to avoid something by not facing it directly

תבנית שימוש: circumnavigate [problem/rule/issue]
טעות נפוצה:
In this sense, circumVENT is much more common than circumnavigate.
מילים נרדפות
circumvent (The usual verb for avoiding rules or obstacles in this sense.) | get around (Common and informal; suggests finding a workaround.) | bypass (Often implies skipping a step or avoiding a barrier.)
הפכים
confront (Face the problem directly instead of avoiding it.) | comply with (Follow a rule rather than trying to avoid it.)
צירופים
circumnavigate the law |circumnavigate regulations |circumnavigate restrictions |circumnavigate the rules |circumnavigate a ban |circumnavigate an obstacle |circumnavigate the issue |circumnavigate a requirement
נושאים
communication |law |business |problem_solving
דוגמאות
  • The company was accused of trying to circumnavigate export controls through intermediaries.
  • He kept circumnavigating the real question with long, vague answers.
  • The new policy closes loopholes that allowed firms to circumnavigate the restrictions.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • She tried to circumnavigate the rules.
  • Stop circumnavigating the question.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
circumnavigate
IPA
GB/sɚkʌmnˈævɪɡˌeɪt/
US/sɚkʌmnˈævɪɡˌeɪt/
הברות והטעמה
cir - cum - nav - ig - ate (5 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cum)
צורות המילה
Verb
  • Base: circumnavigate
  • 3rd Person Singular: circumnavigates
  • Present Participle: circumnavigating
  • Past: circumnavigated
משפחת מילים
Forms
circumnavigates verb circumnavigating verb circumnavigated verb
Core family
Related words
navigate verb B1 navigation noun B1 navigator noun B1
Advanced or less common
circumnavigator noun
ביטויים

circumnavigate the globe

1
/sɚkʌmnˈævɪɡˌeɪt ðə ɡlˈoʊb/
fixed phrase formal

travel around the Earth

to go all the way around the Earth

דוגמאות
  • She hopes to circumnavigate the globe by sailboat before turning thirty.
  • The airline promoted a ticket that lets you circumnavigate the globe with multiple stopovers.

circumnavigate the world

1
/sɚkʌmnˈævɪɡˌeɪt ðə wˈɚld/
fixed phrase formal

travel around the world

to go all the way around the world

דוגמאות
  • The documentary follows two friends as they circumnavigate the world on motorcycles.
  • It took the crew fourteen months to circumnavigate the world.

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