path
noun [ C ] uk/pɑːθ/ us/pæθ/
(TRACK)
A2 路，小道，小径
a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something is moving
a garden path 花园小路
a concrete path 水泥路
a well-trodden path 经常有人走的小路
This is the path to the cliffs. 这条路通向悬崖。
It will be several days before snowploughs clear a path (through) to the village. 要等几天除雪机才能清出一条通向该村的小路。
They followed the path until they came to a gate. 他们循着这条路来到了一个大门口。
A fierce fire is still raging through the forest, burning everything in its path (= as it moves forward). 烈火仍在森林中肆虐，将沿途的一切都化为灰烬。
The Weather Service issues warnings to people in the path of a hurricane (= in the area in which it is moving). 国家气象局向飓风经过地区的人们发出预警。
The charged particles move in spiral paths. 带电粒子呈螺旋状运动。
figurative His path through life was never easy. 他的人生之路从未平坦过。
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- The path descended steeply into the valley.
- When you reach a fork in the road take the right-hand path.
- After a while the narrow track merges with a rocky path.
- I tried to push past her but she barred my path .
- Hundreds of houses in the typhoon's path suffered structural damage.
(ACTIONS)
B2 （尤指达到某一目的或结果的）行动步骤，途径
a set of actions, especially ones that lead to a goal or result
The path to success is fraught with difficulties. 成功之路充满艰辛。
This victory isn't conclusive, but it sets us on the right path.
He insists that he has set the country on the path to democracy.
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- She saw her new job as a step further on the path to independence.
- I took the path of least resistance and agreed with the others.
- We must do more to smooth the country's path to democratic reform.
- The path to peace seems at last to be clear, although it may be a long and tortuous one.
- Kathy had followed a very different career path to her older sister.
Idiom
paths crossidiom 遇见，相遇
If two people's paths cross, the people meet.
It was a pleasure meeting you - I hope our paths cross again. 很高兴见到你——我希望我们能再次见面。