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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
circumnavigate
circumnavigate UK [ˌsɜː.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.geɪt] US [ˌsɝː-] verb transitive [ circumnavigates circumnavigating circumnavigated ]
SAIL AROUND
1. formal to sail all the way around something
• They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.
Thesaurus+: ↑Navigation and shipwrecks ↑Sailing and boating
AVOID
2. to move around something in order to avoid hitting it
• We carried the picture carefully through to the main exhibition, circumnavigating several obstacles en route.
• Manufacturers and shops circumnavigate (= avoid) gun laws by providing realistic models which are unable to discharge missiles.
Thesaurus+: ↑Moving in order to avoid contact ↑Digressing and being indirect or evasive
Derived: circumnavigation
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