词典释义：
[no obj.]plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transport, especially by using instruments or maps
（尤指利用仪表或地图）导航，领航
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they navigated by the stars .他们靠星星导航。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]travel on a desired course after planning a route
沿所需航线航行
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he taught them how to navigate across the oceans .他教他们怎样在海中航行。
(of an animal or bird)find its way, especially over a long distance
（尤指动物、鸟类在远距离迁移、飞行中）确定方向
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whales use their own inbuilt sonar system to navigate .鲸鱼用自身的声呐系统确定航行方向。
(of a passenger in a vehicle)assist the driver by map-reading and planning a route
（乘客）给驾驶员指引路线。
【计算机】 浏览（网站、文件、因特网等），导航。
[with obj.]sail or travel over (a stretch of water or terrain), especially carefully or with difficulty
（尤指小心、艰难地）在… 上航行（或行驶）
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ships had been lost while navigating the narrows .有船只在穿越海峡时失事。
[no obj.](of a ship or boat)sail; proceed
（船只）航行
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[with adverbial of direction]
we sailed out surrounded by loose ice while navigating around larger grounded icebergs .我们的船从散冰块中间出发，在更大的连底冰山周围航行。
guide (a vessel or vehicle) over a specified route or terrain
为（船只，车辆）领航，导航
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she navigated the car safely through the traffic .她驾汽车安全地通过了车流。
make one's way with difficulty over (a route or terrain)
（艰难地）走过，经过
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the drivers skilfully navigated a twisting and muddy course .司机们娴熟地驶过曲折泥泞的路。
〈非 正式〉 （尤指穿过人群）带人找路。
"late 16th cent. （in the sense ‘travel in a ship’）： from Latin
