travel across or through 横越,穿过 he traversed the forest. 他穿过森林。 ■extend across or through 横跨,横亘 a moving catwalk that traversed a vast cavernous space. 一条横跨大片深邃洞穴地段的狭窄通道。 ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]cross a hill or mountain by means of a series of sideways movements 走Z字形路线爬山 ■ski diagonally across (a slope), losing only a little height (滑雪时)横线下(坡) ■(figurative)consider or discuss the whole extent of (a subject) (喻)整体考虑(问题),全面讨论
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move (something) back and forth or sideways 来回移动,斜向移动 a probe is traversed along the tunnel. 探针沿隧道来回搜查。 ■turn (a large gun or other device on a pivot) to face a different direction 转动(大炮等带轴设备) ■[no obj.](of such a gun or device) be turned in this way (大炮等设备)被转动
(Law)deny (an allegation) in pleading (律)否认(一项指控),反驳 ■(archaic)oppose or thwart (a plan) (古)反对,阻挠(计划)
noun
an act of traversing something 越过,穿过 ■a sideways movement, or a series of such movements, across a rock face from one practicable line of ascent or descent to another 横越岩石面的攀爬,Z字形横过岩面 ■a place where a movement of this type is necessary 需横穿而过的地方 a narrow traverse made lethal by snow and ice. 一条因冰雪而变得危险的狭窄横过通道。 ■a movement following a diagonal course made by a skier descending a slope 滑雪横切运动 ■a zigzag line taken by a ship because winds or currents prevent it from sailing directly towards its destination (逆风时轮船所作的)曲线航行,折航
a part of a structure that extends or is fixed across something 横断物, 横档 ■a gallery extending from side to side of a church or other building 通廊,楼厢
a mechanism enabling a large gun to be turned to face a different direction (大炮等的)横转装置 ■[mass noun]the sideways movement of a part in a machine 机器部件的横转,横向运动
a single line of survey, usually plotted from compass bearings and chained or paced distances between angular points (测量用的)导线 ■a tract surveyed in this way 导线测量区
(Military)a pair of right-angled bends incorporated in a trench to avoid enfilading fire (军)(壕沟的)土护墙,屏障
variant spelling of travers 同travers
派生 traversable adjective traversal noun 语源
Middle English (in sense 3 of the verb): from Old French traverser, from late Latin traversare; the noun is from Old French travers (masculine), traverse (feminine), partly based on traverser