pathway
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɑːθ.weɪ/us/ˈpæθ.weɪ/atrackthat apersoncanwalkalong:
小路,小径,道路Newpedestrianpathways are beingbuiltalongsidetheroad.马路旁正在建新的人行道。
aseriesofactionsthat can be taken inordertoachievesomething:
Workingyourway up through acompanyis adifficultpathway.在公司里一步步努力往上升是条艰辛的道路。
He hassupportedlegislationthat wouldgrantmostillegalimmigrantsa pathwaytocitizenship.
Ms. Smith, the foundation'spresident,hopesit canhelpopennew pathways foryoungblackmen.
medicalspecialized
aseriesofactionsthat is taken in aparticularsituation,especiallyaspartofmedicaltreatment:
Thepatientshould be given afullexplanationof thetreatmentpathway and this mayincludeinformationsheetsabouttheirmedication.
Whatproportionof Alzheimer'ssufferersfollowthis pathway?
medical,biologyspecialized
a way for something tospreadwithin thebodyor betweenbodies:
Themindcreatesitsownneuralpathways.
Lesionscausedbysyphiliscanprovidea pathway forHIVinfection.
biologyspecialized
a set ofconnectedchemicalreactionsinbiology:
(生物学中的)一连串化学反应Thefishcanderiveenergyfromsugarsviaabiochemicalpathway that doesn'trequireoxygenbut isfarlessefficientthan theoxygenroute.
- Most of the zoo'smainattractionsarearrayedalong thecentralpathway.
- Pleasestickto the pathway and do notwalkon thegrassverges.
- Adiplomaticeffortmighthelpopena pathway tostabilityandsecurityin theregion.
- This relativisticcultureportraysallfaithsasessentiallyequalandviablepathways to the sameGod.
- Ourroleis toensurethat thepatientsfollowtherelevantclinicalpathway in assmoothandpleasanta way aspossible.
- Thedrugaffectsthe pathways thatallowcellstocommunicatewith one another incertainregionsof thebrain.
- Somecancercellshavelearnedhow tohijackthe body'sinflammatorypathways.
Roads: pedestrian routes
- alley
- beat
- boardwalk
- breezeway
- bridle path
- car-free
- cart track
- esplanade
- labyrinth
- ley line
- maze
- nature strip
- path
- piazza
- rail trail
- sidewalk
- stepping stone
- stile
- the highways and bywaysidiom
- trail
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