route
noun [ C ] uk/ruːt/ us/ruːt/ /raʊt/
B1 路线；路途；航线
a particular way or direction between places
The route we had planned took us right across Greece. 我们计划走的路线正好穿过希腊。
I live on a bus route so I can easily get to work. 我的住处有一条公共汽车线路，所以上班很方便。
C2 途径；渠道；方法
a method of achieving something
A college education is often the best route to a good job. 大学教育常常是获得一份好工作的最佳途径。
US (UK round)（尤指作为送货工作的）例行拜访，固定路线递送
a set of regular visits that you make to a number of places or people, especially in order to take products as part of your job
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- The route is all downhill from here to the finish.
- Police lined the route of the demonstration.
- We can decide which route to take nearer the time.
- Before the new railway was built, its route was carefully surveyed.
- Some airlines have cancelled less popular routes in an effort to maximize profits.
RouteB1 （用于美国城市间干线公路编号前）公路
in the US, used as part of the name of numbered roads
Route 66 66号公路
route
verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] uk/ruːt/ us/ruːt/ /raʊt/
发送;运送;寄发
to send something somewhere using a particular way or direction
Deliveries are routed via/by way of London. 货物经由伦敦运送。
internet & telecoms （在计算机网络间）发送信息
to send information from one computer network to another
When a customer buys, the purchase order is routed via the internet to each supplier's personal Web page. 当一名顾客购买时，订单会通过互联网发到每一个供应商自己的网页上。