"triangulate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 三角测量
• 用三角法确定

Definition

通过从已知点测量角度来确定某物的精确位置；也可以比喻为通过比较多个来源来获得信息。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Triangulate'多用于科技、测量、导航等正式场合，有时也用于比喻交叉核对信息。常见搭配有“triangulate location”、“triangulate data”。

Examples

They used satellites to triangulate the ship's position.

他们用卫星**三角测量**了船的位置。

We can triangulate the exact location using three cellphone towers.

我们可以用三座手机信号塔来**三角测量**精确位置。

The scientists triangulated the source of the sound.

科学家们**三角测量**了声音的来源。

The journalist tried to triangulate the facts from different witnesses.

记者试图通过不同目击者来**三角测量**事实真相。

Can you triangulate your sources before publishing that article?

你能在发表文章前先**三角测量**一下来源吗？

By checking several maps, they managed to triangulate the right hiking path.

通过查阅多份地图，他们成功**三角测量**出正确的徒步路线。