| 释义 |
*way¹ /we; weɪ/
n
1 [C] the road, path etc that you have to follow in order to go to a place 路，道路:
Could you tell me the way to the station? 你能告诉我去火车站的路吗？
The usual road was blocked, so we came back a different way. 常走的路被封住了，所以我们回来时走了另一条路。
lose your way They lost their way coming down off the mountain. 他们从山上下来时迷了路。
2 [C] a particular direction or position 方向:
Which way is north? 哪个方向是北？
Face this way, please. 请面对这个方向。
Is this picture the right way up? 这幅画这样朝上对吗？
way around (=the order or position that something is in) 顺序，位置: You've got the letters the wrong way around. 你把这些字母的顺序弄错了。
3 [C] a method of doing something 方式，方法:
The best way to learn a language is to go and live in the country where it is spoken. 学好一门语言的最好方法是到讲该语言的国家去生活。
OK, let's do it your way. (=using your method) 行啊，就按你的方式办。
4 [C] how someone behaves, talks, feels etc 〔行为、讲话、感觉等的〕方式，样子:
We both think the same way about a lot of things. 我们俩在许多事情上想法相同。
I knew by the way he was looking at me that he was annoyed. 从他望着我的样子看来，我就知道他生气了。
5 [singular 单数] the distance between two places, or the period between two times 距离，路程; 一段时间:
We're a long way from home. 我们离家很远。
It's still a long way to go till Christmas. 离圣诞节还有很长时间。
6 half way/most of the way/all the way etc used to say how much of something has happened, or how much you have done （做了）一半/大部分/全部等:
The other team scored half way through the game. 比赛进行到一半时另一队得分了。
7 by the way spoken used when you want to tell someone about something that you have just remembered 【口】 顺便提一下:
Oh, by the way, I saw Marie yesterday. 噢，顺便说一句，昨天我看见玛莉。
8 no way! spoken used to say that you will definitely not do or allow something 【口】 不！:
"Dad, can I have the car tonight?" "No way!" “爸爸，今晚我可以用一用汽车吗？”“不行！”
9 in a way/in some ways used to say that something is true about some parts of something 从某种程度上说:
In a way, I'm glad it's all over. 从某种程度上讲，我很高兴这一切都过去了。
10 in the way/in sb's way if something is in the way, it is in front of you and prevents you from going somewhere or seeing something 挡住去路; 碍事:
When we tried to turn down the next street we found a big truck in the way. 我们正想转到另一条路时，发现有辆大卡车挡住了去路。
11 get in the way of sth to prevent someone from being able to do something that they want to do 妨碍某事:
Don't let your social life get in the way of your studying. 别让社交生活妨碍了你的学习。
12 make way
a) to move to one side so that someone or something can pass 让开，让路
b) if one thing makes way for something else, this other thing replaces it 让出，让位:
Several houses were torn down to make way for a new fire station. 拆毁了几幢房子，好腾出地方来建新的消防站。
13 make your way to move towards something, especially when this takes a long time 〔尤指花很长时间〕走向:
They started to make their way towards the exit. 他们开始朝出口处走去。
14 know/find your way around to know or find out where something in a place is 熟悉〔某处〕:
It takes a few weeks to find your way around. 要熟悉这地方需要几星期时间。
15 on my/your way etc while you are going somewhere 在我/你等的途中:
Could you get some milk on your way back home from work? 你下班回家时顺路买些牛奶好吗？
16 be on its/his etc way to be arriving soon 马上到达:
The taxi is on its way. 计程车很快就要来了。
17 have/get your (own) way to do what you want even if someone else wants something different 随心所欲，自作主张:
They always let that kid get his own way. 他们总是让那小孩随心所欲。
18 go out of your way to do sth to make a special effort to do something, especially to help someone or be kind to them 努力做某事〔尤指帮助别人〕:
Ben went out of his way to help us. 本想尽办法帮我们。
19 keep/stay out of sb's way to avoid someone 避开某人:
She's in a funny mood today — I'd stay out of her way. 她今天情绪有点不正常 — 我还是躲着她好了。
20 be out of the way if something is out of the way, it is finished or you have dealt with it 完成，结束
21 you can't have it both ways spoken used to say that someone cannot have the advantages of two opposite things and must choose one 【口】 你不可能两全其美
22 sth has come a long way if something has come a long way, it has developed and improved a lot 某事取得很大的成就［进展］:
Psychiatry has come a long way since the 1920s. 自 20 世纪 20 年代起，精神病学已取得了很大的进展。
23 in a big way/in a small way used to say how much something happens or how important an effect something has 〔某事的程度、规模、影响等〕很大/很小:
He helped in a big way. 他帮了大忙。
→ see also 另见 OUT-OF-THE-WAY, give way (GIVE¹), know the way (KNOW¹), be set in your ways (SET³), under way (UNDER¹), WAY OF LIFE
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: way, road, path, and 和 track
Don't use way when you are thinking about a particular road, path, or track. 如果你在想的是某一条路〔road、path 或 track〕，就不要使用 way 这个词:
a muddy path through the forest 穿过树林的一条泥泞小道
We walked to the village along a narrow track instead of taking the main road. 我们沿着一条狭窄的小径走进村子，没有走大路。 |