path
noun[C]
uk/pɑːθ/us/pæθ/pathnoun[C](TRACK)
A2
arouteortrackbetween oneplaceand another, or thedirectionin which something ismoving:
路,小道,小径agardenpath花园小路
aconcretepath水泥路
awell-troddenpath经常有人走的小路
This is the pathtothecliffs.这条路通向悬崖。
It will be severaldaysbeforesnowploughscleara path(through)to thevillage.要等几天除雪机才能清出一条通向该村的小路。
Theyfollowedthe path until they came to agate.他们循着这条路来到了一个大门口。
Afiercefireis stillragingthrough theforest,burningeverything initspath(= as itmovesforward).烈火仍在森林中肆虐,将沿途的一切都化为灰烬。
The WeatherServiceissueswarningstopeoplein the pathofahurricane(= in theareain which it ismoving).国家气象局向飓风经过地区的人们发出预警。
Thechargedparticlesmoveinspiralpaths.带电粒子呈螺旋状运动。
figurativeHis path throughlifewas nevereasy.他的人生之路从未平坦过。
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- The pathdescendedsteeplyinto thevalley.
- When youreachaforkin theroadtake theright-handpath.
- After a while thenarrowtrackmergeswith arockypath.
- Itriedtopushpast her but shebarredmy path .
- Hundreds ofhousesin the typhoon's pathsufferedstructuraldamage.
Roads: pedestrian routes
- alley
- beat
- boardwalk
- breezeway
- car-free
- cart track
- esplanade
- labyrinth
- ley line
- maze
- nature strip
- pathless
- pathway
- rail trail
- sidewalk
- stepping stone
- stile
- the highways and bywaysidiom
- trackless
- trail
pathnoun[C](ACTIONS)
B2
a set ofactions,especiallyonesthatleadto agoalorresult:
(尤指达到某一目的或结果的)行动步骤,途径The pathtosuccessisfraughtwithdifficulties.成功之路充满艰辛。
Thisvictoryisn'tconclusive, but itsetsusontherightpath.
Heinsiststhat he hassetthecountryonthe path todemocracy.
- Shesawher newjobas astepfurtheron the path toindependence.
- I took the path of leastresistanceandagreedwith theothers.
- We must do more tosmooththe country's path todemocraticreform.
- The path topeaceseemsat last to beclear,althoughit may be alongandtortuousone.
- Kathy hadfolloweda very differentcareerpath to heroldersister.
Ways of achieving things
- actively
- another
- approach
- avenue
- bases
- basis
- device
- fair
- media
- method
- methodological
- methodologically
- methodology
- styleless
- stylistic
- stylistically
- technique
- thus
- thusly
- vehicle
Idiom
paths cross