navigate

动词 navigate:

1. travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means
   同义词：voyage, sail
2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
   同义词：pilot
3. direct carefully and safely

1. I don't like having to navigate London's crowded streets.
   我不愿意在伦敦拥挤的街道上穿行。
2. I'll drive the car if you hold the map and navigate.
   如果你拿着地图指路，我就来开车。
3. Who first navigated the Atlantic Ocean?
   是谁首先横渡大西洋?

nav.i.gate

v.（动词）
nav.i.gat.ed,nav.i.gat.ing,nav.i.gates
v.tr.（及物动词）
To plan, record, and control the course and position of (a ship or an aircraft).
驾驶：设计，记录和控制航向或位置（船或飞机）
To follow a planned course on, across, or through:
航行于：沿着既定的航向行进，穿过或通过：
例句：
navigate a stream.
通过一条小溪

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To control the course of a ship or an aircraft.
驾驶：操纵船或飞机的航向
To voyage over water in a boat or ship; sail.
航行：在舟或船里航行于水上；航行

To make one`s way:
排除困难：
例句：
navigated with difficulty through the crowd.
在人群中坚难行进

Informal To walk:
【非正式用语】 行走：
例句：
He was too unsteady on his legs to navigate.
他的腿太抖了以致于不能行走

来源：
Latin n3vig3re n3vig3t-
拉丁语 n3vig3re n3vig3t-
n3vis [ship] * see n3u-
n3vis [船] *参见 n3u-
agere [to drive, lead] * see ag-
agere [驾驶，引导] *参见 ag-