Navigation
[nævɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n] or ['nævə'geʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place.
(noun.) ship traffic; 'the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts'.
厄纳校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.
(n.) the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy.
(n.) The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by water; seamanship.
(n.) Ships in general.
手打:肖恩
例句/造句/用法:
- In the early history of steam navigation the side wheel steamer was the favorite, and was employed for ocean travel as well as for inland waters. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- But this great naval power could not, in either of those wars, be owing to the act of navigation. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- Coals carried, either by land or by inland navigation, pay no duty. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The growth of steam navigation during the present generation has been wonderfully rapid. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- This inconvenience was experienced in the early progress of Steam Navigation, and many attempts were made to overcome it, by substituting a different kind of propeller. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- There had been exactly four decades of steam navigation on American waters. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Permission could not be obtained to interfere with the navigation of the Straits in the slightest degree during the building, and so piers and arches could not be used. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- The rebels had obstructed the navigation of Yazoo Pass and the Coldwater by felling trees into them. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Origin of Submarine Navigation. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- The two main spans are 1,710 feet, and these both give a clear headway for navigation of 150 feet height. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Some engineers have been tempted to call him a lucky amateur, a talented artist who happened to become interested in new methods of navigation. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- He became interested in the magnetic needle, and its use as a compass in navigation. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- It was intended to perform the most extended calculations required in astronomy and navigation, and to stamp a record of its work into plates of copper or other material. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- In many respects the most important branch of steam navigation in recent years has been its war vessels. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The act of navigation is not favourable to foreign commerce, or to the growth of that opulence which can arise from it. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
整理:帕斯夸里