way是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a route, direction, or path -- 路，道路；路線

  • Do you know the way to the restaurant? 你知道去餐館怎麼走嗎？

  • I've only been living in Madrid for a couple of weeks so I don't really know my way around it yet. 我只在馬德里住了幾個星期，所以還不太認識周圍的路。

  • We'll have to stop for petrol on the way to the airport. 我們得在去機場的路上停下來加油。

  • Can you find your own way out of the building? 你自己能找對路走出這棟樓嗎？

  • 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／手推搡出一條路，擠到了人群前面。

  • The bus stopped for us to eat lunch but within half an hour we were on our way/under way (= travelling) again. 長途汽車停下來讓我們吃午飯，不過不到半小時，我們又上路了。

  • There's no way through here - you'll have to go round. 這裡沒有路通過去——你們得繞行。

  • They flew from Los Angeles to Toronto by way of Chicago. 他們途徑芝加哥從拉斯維加斯飛到多倫多。

  • Many people have lost their way (= become lost) in the forest. 很多人在森林裡迷了路。

  • Only local people could find their way through the maze of narrow streets. 只有本地人才能在迷宮般的狹窄街道中找到路。

  • We slowly made our way down the river. 我們慢慢地沿河而下。

  • It's getting late - we should make our way home soon. 天晚了——我們應該動身回家了。

  • "Which way does the room face?" "North." 「這個房間朝哪個方向？」「朝北。」

  • Which way up should this box be? (= Which side should be on top?) 這個箱子應該哪一面朝上？

  • The numbers are the wrong way round - it should be 71, not 17. 那個數字顛倒了——應該是71，不是17。

  • I thought the older people would be more offended than the young people, but it was the other way round. 我以為那位老人會比年輕人更加生氣，結果情況恰恰相反。

  • I thought the older people would be more offended than the young people, but it was the other way around. 我以為那位老人會比年輕人更加生氣，結果情況恰恰相反。

  • Our offices are at 17 King's Way. 我們的辦事處在國王路17號。

• 1 a distance or a period of time -- 距離；一段時間

  • We walked a long way yesterday. 昨天我們走了很長的一段路。

  • The holiday seems like it's a long way off. 假期似乎還很遙遠。

  • figurative We managed to pull ourselves all the way from 12th place to first place. 我們設法從第12名一直上升到第一名。

  • US They still have a ways to go. 他們還要走一段路。

• 2 a particular choice, opinion, belief, or action, especially from among several possibilities -- 方式，方法；樣式；方面

  • I like the way you've done your hair. 我喜歡你的髮型。

  • In some/many ways it would be better if we met on Monday rather than Wednesday. 從某些／好多方面來說，我們週一見面要比週三見面好一些。

  • In a way (= partly), I would rather they didn't come because it will mean extra work. 從某一方面來說，我不太願意他們來，因為那將意味著要額外操勞。

  • He might have to resign or he might be demoted, but either way, his career is effectively over. 他可能要被迫辭職或被降職，但不管怎麼說，他的事業實際上已經結束了。

  • They don't write songs the way (= as) they used to. 他們不像以前那樣寫歌了。

• 3 the manner in which someone behaves or thinks, or in which something happens -- （思維）風格；（行事）作風；（某事發生的）方式

  • Don't worry - it's just his way. 別害怕——他就那樣。

  • He looked at me in a sinister way. 他惡狠狠地看著我。

  • It's amazing the way she manages to stay so calm. 她能保持如此鎮定，真讓人驚訝。

  • The way he was shouting, you'd have thought he was badly hurt. 看他大喊大叫的樣子，還以為他受了重傷。

  • To my way of thinking, they shouldn't be building so many roads. 依我看，他們不該修這麼多路。

  • It's always the way at work - either I have nothing to do or I'm rushed off my feet! 我工作時總是這樣——要不無事可做，要不忙得停不住腳！

  • Over the years we've got used to his funny little ways. 多年來，我們已經習慣了他那些滑稽的舉動了。

• 4 an action that can produce the result you want; a method -- 措施，方法

  • There are many ways of solving the problem. 解決這個問題有許多方法。

  • [ + to infinitive ] That's not the way to do it - let me show you. 這樣做不對——讓我給你示範。

  • That method hasn't worked, so let's try your way. 那個方法沒用，所以讓我們試試您的方法。

• 5 the space needed for a particular movement or action -- 通道，道路

  • "Sorry, am I in your way? I'll move." 對不起，我擋著您了嗎？我馬上讓開。

  • 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，因為有一根柱子擋在我和舞台之間。

  • Make way for some new clothes by clearing out ones you never wear. 通過清除那些不穿的為新衣服清理出一些空間來。

  • You need to get out of the way of that car. 你需要給那輛車讓開道。

  • figurative She's determined to succeed and she won't let anything get/stand in her way (= prevent her). 她決心要取得成功，不會讓任何事情妨礙她。

• 6 If someone gets or has their way, what they want happens. -- 如願以償

  • 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願來，她就會像個四歲小孩一樣生氣。

• 7 the bad condition or state of someone or something, especially the state of a person's health -- （壞的）狀況（或情況）（尤指健康）

  • He's been in a bad way (= very ill) ever since the operation. 自從那次手術以來，他一直病得很重。

• 8 used to emphasize degree or separation, especially in space or time -- 過度，大幅（尤其用於強調時間或空間中的程度或距離）

  • After the third lap, she was way behind the other runners. 跑過第三圈後，她已遠遠落後其他運動員。

  • She spends way too much money on clothes. 她花費太多的錢買衣服了。

• 9 in the direction of -- 向…的方向，沿…的方向

  • I think they live Birmingham way. 我認為他們住在伯明罕那一帶。