way
noun uk/weɪ/ us/weɪ/
(ROUTE)
A2 [ C ]路，道路；路线
a route, direction, or path
Do you know the way to the restaurant? 你知道去餐馆怎么走吗？
I've only been living in Madrid for a couple of weeks so I don't really know my way around it yet. 我只在马德里住了几个星期，所以还不太认识周围的路。
We'll have to stop for petrol on the way to the airport. 我们得在去机场的路上停下来加油。
Can you find your own way out of the building? 你自己能找对路走出这栋楼吗？
He elbowed/pushed his way (= hit/pushed people so that he could go past them) to the front of the crowd. 他用胳膊肘／手推搡出一条路，挤到了人群前面。
The bus stopped for us to eat lunch but within half an hour we were on our way/under way (= travelling) again. 长途汽车停下来让我们吃午饭，不过不到半小时，我们又上路了。
There's no way through here - you'll have to go round. 这里没有路通过去——你们得绕行。
They flew from Los Angeles to Toronto by way of Chicago. 他们途径芝加哥从拉斯维加斯飞到多伦多。
Many people have lost their way (= become lost) in the forest. 很多人在森林里迷了路。
Only local people could find their way through the maze of narrow streets. 只有本地人才能在迷宫般的狭窄街道中找到路。
make your wayB2 去往；搬到（某处）
to travel or move to a place
We slowly made our way down the river. 我们慢慢地沿河而下。
It's getting late - we should make our way home soon. 天晚了——我们应该动身回家了。
B1 [ C ]（某物面对的）方向
used to talk about the direction in which something is facing
"Which way does the room face?" "North." “这个房间朝哪个方向？”“朝北。”
Which way up should this box be? (= Which side should be on top?) 这个箱子应该哪一面朝上？
The numbers are the wrong way round - it should be 71, not 17. 那个数字颠倒了——应该是71，不是17。
the other way round/aroundB2 相反地，倒过来，以相反方式
happening in the opposite way
I thought the older people would be more offended than the young people, but it was the other way round. 我以为那位老人会比年轻人更加生气，结果情况恰恰相反。
the other way aroundB2 相反地，倒过来，以相反方式
happening in the opposite way
I thought the older people would be more offended than the young people, but it was the other way around. 我以为那位老人会比年轻人更加生气，结果情况恰恰相反。
Way …路（用于道路的名称）
used in the names of some roads
Our offices are at 17 King's Way. 我们的办事处在国王路17号。
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- I popped into the grocer's on the way home from work to get some cheese.
- The children will be here soon - you'd better put that plate out of harm's way.
- Which way are you headed?
- It is arguable which way is quicker.
- He put the wheel on the right/wrong way around.
(DISTANCE)
B1 [ S ]距离;一段时间
a distance or a period of time
We walked a long way yesterday. 昨天我们走了很长的一段路。
The holiday seems like it's a long way off. 假期似乎还很遥远。
figurative We managed to pull ourselves all the way from 12th place to first place. 我们设法从第12名一直上升到第一名。
US They still have a ways to go. 他们还要走一段路。
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- We have an idea to develop a talking book, but a marketable product is a long way down the road.
- Are we anywhere near finishing yet or is there still some way to go?
- It's a heck of a long way to the nearest shop from here.
- We're still a long way from the station.
- Scientists say that a cure for the disease is still a long way off.
(POSSIBILITY)
B1 [ C or U ]方式，方法；样式；方面
a particular choice, opinion, belief, or action, especially from among several possibilities
I like the way you've done your hair. 我喜欢你的发型。
In some/many ways it would be better if we met on Monday rather than Wednesday. 从某些／好多方面来说，我们周一见面要比周三见面好一些。
In a way (= partly), I would rather they didn't come because it will mean extra work. 从某一方面来说，我不太愿意他们来，因为那将意味着要额外操劳。
He might have to resign or he might be demoted, but either way, his career is effectively over. 他可能要被迫辞职或被降职，但不管怎么说，他的事业实际上已经结束了。
They don't write songs the way (= as) they used to. 他们不像以前那样写歌了。
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- I like the way he just assumes we'll listen to him when he doesn't take in a word anyone else says!
- One way to get rich is to marry money.
- Racism is in some ways just a fear of the unknown.
- In what way did this influence your decision?
- There's no way she's going to agree to that.
(MANNER)
C1 [ S ]（思维）风格；（行事）作风；（某事发生的）方式
the manner in which someone behaves or thinks, or in which something happens
Don't worry - it's just his way. 别害怕——他就那样。
He looked at me in a sinister way. 他恶狠狠地看着我。
It's amazing the way she manages to stay so calm. 她能保持如此镇定真让人惊讶。
The way he was shouting, you'd have thought he was badly hurt. 看他大喊大叫的样子，还以为他受了重伤。
To my way of thinking, they shouldn't be building so many roads. 依我看，他们不该修这么多路。
It's always the way at work - either I have nothing to do or I'm rushed off my feet! 我工作时总是这样——要么无事可做，要么忙得停不住脚！
ways[ plural ] 行为方式，举止
types of behaviour
Over the years we've got used to his funny little ways. 多年来，我们已经习惯了他那些滑稽的举动了。
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- He tends to copy his brother in the way he dresses.
- The way we waste this planet's resources is criminal.
- He wandered around, clearing up in a desultory way.
- "That'll be five pounds, dear", he said in an irritatingly familiar way.
- I admire her forthright way of dealing with people.
(METHOD)
A2 [ C ]措施，方法
an action that can produce the result you want; a method
There are many ways of solving the problem. 解决这个问题有多种方法。
[ + to infinitive ] That's not the way to do it - let me show you. 这样做不对——让我给你示范一下。
That method hasn't worked, so let's try your way. 那个方法没用，所以让我们试试您的方法。
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- There are many ways of tackling this problem.
- He found calorie-counting the best way of losing weight.
- One way to get rich is to marry money.
- We must find ways of keeping our expenditure in check.
- Drug smugglers constantly use their ingenuity to find new ways of getting drugs into a country.
(FREE SPACE)
C2 [ S ]通道，过道
the space needed for a particular movement or action
"Sorry, am I in your way? I'll move." 对不起，我挡了您的路吗？我马上让开。
I couldn't see the stage because there was a pillar in the way (= between me and the stage). 我看不到舞台，因为有一根柱子挡在我和舞台之间。
Make way for some new clothes by clearing out ones you never wear. 通过清除那些不穿的为新衣服清理出一些空间来。
You need to get out of the way of that car. 你需要给那辆车让开道。
figurative She's determined to succeed and she won't let anything get/stand in her way (= prevent her). 她下决心要取得成功，她不会让任何事情妨碍她。
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- As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.
- Your head is in the way of the TV. Please can you move?
- I had to grope my way up the dark stairs.
- The children will be here soon - you'd better put that plate out of harm's way.
- They gave a great heave and rolled the boulder out of the way.
(WANT)
C1 [ S ] informal如愿以偿
If someone gets or has their way, what they want happens.
If she doesn't get/have her (own) way, she sulks like a four-year-old. 如果一切不是都按她的意愿来，她就会像个四岁小孩一样生气。
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- He's such a child if he doesn't get his own way.
- My little brother always gets his own way.
- He's a schemer who always finds a way of getting his own way.
- Those children are always getting their own way.
- She has a temper tantrum if she doesn't get her own way.
(CONDITION)
[ S ]（坏的）状况（或情况）（尤指健康）
the bad condition or state of someone or something, especially the state of a person's health
He's been in a bad way (= very ill) ever since the operation. 自从那次手术以来，他一直病得很重。
Idioms More idioms
all the wayidiom 无保留地，完全地;自始自终地，一直
as much as possible or completely
If you want to bring it up with the boss, I'll support you all the way. 如果你要去找老板，我完全支持你。
all the way toidiom 直到（很高的层次或程度）
as far as someone or something at a high level in a process or structure
I'll take my complaint all the way to the managing director. 我会一直投诉到经营主管那里。
(in) any way, shape, or formidiom 丝毫，任何方式
in any way at all
I have never been involved in any way, shape, or form with criminal activities. 我与犯罪活动没有任何一丝一毫的关系。
be on the way to somethingidiom 接近完成
to be close to doing something
I'm well on the way to completing the report. 我快要完成报告了。
be out of the wayidiom 偏僻
If a place or a building is out of the way, it is a long distance from where most people live.
It's a very beautiful spot but it's a little out of the way. 这是一个非常的地方，但有点偏僻。
by the wayidiom A2 顺便说，顺便问一下
used to introduce a new subject to be considered or to give further information
I think we've discussed everything we need to - by the way, what time is it? 我想需要讨论的问题我们都讨论了——顺便问一下，几点了？
Oh, by the way, my name's Julie. 噢，顺便说一下，我叫祖莉。
by way ofidiom C1 当做，用作，作为
as a type of
He sent me some flowers by way of an apology. 他送一些花给我，表示道歉。
the easy way outidiom C1 （在困难的情况下）最容易的办法
what is easiest in a difficult situation
As soon as things got difficult he took the easy way out. 事情一变得困难起来，他就找了个最容易的办法脱身。
find a wayidiom 想出办法，找到出路
to discover how to achieve or deal with something
Finding a way through the legislation is impossible without expert advice. 没有专家指导，（某一法案）要通过立法程序成为法律是不可能的。
get something out of the wayidiom C2 完成…
to finish something
I like to get my homework out of the way on a Friday night so that I can enjoy the weekend. 我喜欢在星期五晚上把作业全部做完，这样我就可以好好享受周末。
give way to somethingidiom UK (also make way for something)C2 被（更好的、更便宜的、更容易的等等）取代，淘汰
to be replaced by something, especially because it is better, cheaper, easier, etc.
In some areas, modern intensive farming is giving way to the re-introduction of traditional methods. 在一些地区，现代集约型农业正在被重新使用的传统方法取代。
go your own (sweet) wayidiom 特立独行；我行我素
to do what you want without considering other people
It doesn't matter how much advice I give Cathy, she always goes her own sweet way. 我给凯茜多少忠告也没用，她总是我行我素。
go your own/separate wayidiom 各走各路，分道扬镳
When people or groups of people choose to go their own way, they decide to live or work without continuing their previous personal or business relationship.
After a couple of years together, we realized we weren't really happy and decided to go our separate ways. 在一起两年后，我们意识到彼此不适合对方，决定各走各的路。
go all the wayidiom informal （尤指经过接吻和抚摸等前戏后）作爱
to have sex, especially after a period of kissing and touching
Did you go all the way last night? 你昨晚做了全套吗？
go out of your wayidiom C2 （特别是为其他人）非常努力地做
to try very hard to do something, especially for someone else
They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome. 他们确实费尽心思地让我们感到宾至如归。
have it both waysidiom 两全其美，见风使舵
to get advantages from two opposing things
You can't have it both ways - you either work longer and get paid more or have more leisure time and get paid less. 你不可能两者兼得——要么工作长些报酬多些，要么休闲时间多些报酬少些。
in no wayidiom C1 绝不，一点也不
not at all
She added that she had in no way intended to offend anybody. 她补充说道，她绝不是故意要冒犯任何人。
make your wayidiom C2 （在生活或工作上）获得成功，飞黄腾达
to be successful and make progress in your life and work
He will teach you how to build a career and make your way in the world. 他会教你怎么开启事业并且在这世上飞黄腾达。
no wayidiom informalB1 决不，不可能
used to tell someone that something is impossible
I'm sorry but there's no way we can help you. 我很遗憾，但我们确实没有办法帮助你。
No way will she agree to you leaving early. 她决不会同意让你早点离开。
不，决不
used to say no in a forceful way
"Come on, let me borrow your bike." "No way!" “来，让我借一下你的自行车。”“没门儿！”
point the wayidiom 指路，指出（更好的）方法
to show how something can be done better in the future
Recent medical discoveries are already pointing the way to more efficient vaccines. 最近的医学发现已经为生产更有效的疫苗指明了方向。
talk your way into/out of somethingidiom informal 游说，劝说
to persuade people that you should do something/not do something by the reasons you give
He talked his way into the job. 他靠三寸不烂之舌得到了那份工作。
You might be able to talk your way out of most things but you still have to wash the dishes! 也许你靠耍嘴皮子能够推脱大部分的事情，但无论如何还是得洗碗。
way of lifeidiom B1 生活方式
the manner in which a person lives
Sleeping in doorways, begging for food and money - it's not an enviable way of life. 睡在别人家门口，要饭要钱——这可不是让人艳羡的生活方式。
She loved travel, meeting people from other cultures and finding out about their way of life. 她喜欢旅游、结识来自其他文化的人并了解他们的生活方式。
way to go!idiom informal（用以表示赞同、兴奋等或揶揄他人时）很好，真棒
used to tell someone they have done well, or used humorously when someone has done something stupid
I heard you girls won the contest. Way to go! 我听说你们这些姑娘们赢了比赛。真棒！
Way to go, John - you broke the chair! 好样的，约翰——你把椅子弄破了。
the way to a man's heart is through his stomachidiom humorous saying 要想获得男人的心，先要抓住男人的胃
said to mean that a woman can make a man love her by cooking him good meals
way/direction the wind blowsidiom 看看风向，了解情况，探查形势
If a person tries to discover which way the wind blows/is blowing, they try to discover information about a situation, especially other people's opinions, before they take action.
I think I'll see which way the wind is blowing before I vote at the board meeting. 在董事会上投票之前，我想要先看看风朝哪边吹。
ways and meansidiom （成功的）方式，方法
The ways and means of achieving something are the methods and other things needed to make it happen.
With computer technology, even people working on their own have the ways and means to produce professional-looking documents. 借助电脑技术，独自工作的人也有办法和途径制作外观专业的文件。
work your way up/to the topidiom 逐步达成
to make progress in a process or structure
He started as an office junior and worked his way up through the company to become a senior manager. 他开始时只是一般职员，然后一步步做到公司高层成为资深经理。
wouldn't have it any other wayidiom （即使遇到困难也）不后悔
used to say that you would not want a situation to be different, even though it has problems connected with it
It's never going to be easy having kids but I wouldn't have it any other way. 养孩子不容易，但我毫无怨言。
way
adverb uk/weɪ/ us/weɪ/
(EMPHASIS)
informal过度，大幅（尤其用于强调时间或空间中的程度或距离）
used to emphasize degree or separation, especially in space or time
After the third lap, she was way behind the other runners. 跑过第三圈后，她已远远落后其他运动员。
She spends way too much money on clothes. 她花太多的钱买衣服。
(PLACE)
old-fashioned向…的方向，沿…的方向
in the direction of
I think they live Birmingham way. 我认为他们住在伯明翰那一带。