nav
nav — 名詞
1. a device or piece of software that shows your position and helps you plan the be
導航系統
幫助找路和規劃路線的裝置或軟體
a device or piece of software that shows your position and helps you plan the best way to reach a place. Short for 'navigation.'
Ilan checked the car nav before driving to the new office.
Ilan 在開車去新辦公室之前，先查看了車上的導航系統。
collocation: car nav
The nav on Zuri's phone stopped updating during the storm.
Zuri 手機上的導航在暴風雨期間停止更新了。
Kofi found the website's nav bar too small to tap on his screen.
Kofi 覺得網站上的導航欄太小，很難在螢幕上點選。
Their rented van came with a built-in nav that spoke three languages.
他們租的廂型車配有內建導航系統，能說三種語言。
Putri turned off the nav and asked a farmer for directions instead.
Putri 關掉導航，改向一位農夫問路。
- satnav
British English term, specifically for in-car navigation devices
- GPS
refers to the satellite technology itself; more specific than nav
- navigation system
the full, formal term — use this in official writing
文法句型
the nav
nav + noun (e.g. nav system, nav menu)
用法筆記
Informal. Used mainly in everyday conversation and casual writing. For formal contexts, use 'navigation system' or 'satnav' (British English).
常見錯誤
nav — 縮寫
1. a written short form of 'naval,' used mainly in military documents, maps, and of
海軍
naval 的書面縮寫，指與海軍相關
a written short form of 'naval,' used mainly in military documents, maps, and official records to refer to anything connected with a country's navy.
Lukas trained at the nav. academy before his first ship posting.
Lukas 在第一次上船服役前，曾在海軍學院受訓。
nav. as written abbreviation for naval
The report listed three nav. vessels that patrolled the northern waters.
報告列出了三艘在北部海域巡邏的海軍艦艇。
Mauricio found old nav. charts among his great-uncle's belongings.
Mauricio 在他叔公的遺物中發現了舊的海軍海圖。
Christopher's father served as a nav. officer during the war.
Christopher 的父親在戰爭期間擔任海軍軍官。
文法句型
nav. + noun
用法筆記
Always written with a full stop: 'nav.' Pronounced as the full word 'naval,' not as 'nav.'
2. a written short form of 'navigation' or 'navigable,' found on maps, charts, and
可航行；導航
可航行或導航之書面簡稱
a written short form of 'navigation' or 'navigable,' found on maps, charts, and in technical documents about travel by water or air.
The river was marked as nav. on the survey map from 1890.
那條河在 1890 年的測量地圖上被標示為可航行。
nav. as written abbreviation for navigable
Esteban studied the nav. notes before the sailing competition began.
Esteban 在帆船比賽開始前仔細研究了航行筆記。
Jin noticed the canal was listed as nav. for small boats only.
Jin 注意到那條運河被標示為僅供小船航行。
The port authority published updated nav. warnings for the harbour area.
港務局發布了港口區域的最新航行警示。
文法句型
nav. + noun
用法筆記
Always written with a full stop: 'nav.' In spoken contexts the full word ('navigation' or 'navigable') is used instead.