way
noun
uk/weɪ/us/weɪ/waynoun(ROUTE)
A2[C]
aroute,direction, orpath:
路，道路；路线Do youknowthe waytotherestaurant?你知道去餐馆怎么走吗？
I've only beenlivingin Madrid for acoupleofweeksso I don't reallyknowmy wayaroundityet.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 tostopforpetrolon theway to theairport.我们得在去机场的路上停下来加油。
Can youfindyourown wayout ofthebuilding?你自己能找对路走出这栋楼吗？
Heelbowed/pushedhis way(=hit/pushedpeopleso that he could go past them)to thefrontof thecrowd.他用胳膊肘／手推搡出一条路，挤到了人群前面。
Thebusstoppedfor us toeatlunchbut withinhalfanhourwe wereonourway/underway(=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 waythroughhere - you'll have to go round.这里没有路通过去——你们得绕行。
Theyflewfrom Los Angeles to TorontobywayofChicago.他们途径芝加哥从拉斯维加斯飞到多伦多。
Manypeoplehavelosttheirway(=becomelost)in theforest.很多人在森林里迷了路。
Onlylocalpeoplecouldfindtheirwaythroughthemazeofnarrowstreets.只有本地人才能在迷宫般的狭窄街道中找到路。
make your way
B2
totravelormoveto aplace:
去往；搬到（某处）Weslowlymadeourway down theriver.我们慢慢地沿河而下。
It's getting late - we should makeourwayhomesoon.天晚了——我们应该动身回家了。
B1[C]
used totalkabout thedirectionin which something isfacing:
（某物面对的）方向"Which way does theroomface?" "North."“这个房间朝哪个方向？”“朝北。”
Which wayupshould thisboxbe?(= Whichsideshould be ontop?)这个箱子应该哪一面朝上？
Thenumbersare thewrongwayround- it should be 71, not 17.那个数字颠倒了——应该是71，不是17。
the other way round/around
B2
happeningin theoppositeway:
Ithoughttheolderpeoplewould be moreoffendedthan theyoungpeople, 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 around
B2
happeningin theoppositeway:
相反地，倒过来，以相反方式Ithoughttheolderpeoplewould be moreoffendedthan theyoungpeople, 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
used in thenamesof someroads:
…路（用于道路的名称）Ourofficesare at 17 King's Way.我们的办事处在国王路17号。
- Ipoppedinto the grocer's on the wayhomefromworkto get somecheese.
- Thechildrenwill be heresoon- you'dbetterput thatplateout of harm's way.
- Which way are youheaded?
- It isarguablewhich way isquicker.
- He put thewheelon theright/wrongway around.
Roads & routes in general
- adopt
- adopted
- ascent
- bicycle lane/path
- bike lane
- detour
- exit
- impassable
- lane
- milk round
- multi-lane
- one-way
- roadway
- roadworks
- route
- RR
- shortcut
- skid marks
- switchback
- toll road
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Travelling
General location and orientation
Opposites
Roads: urban & residential streets
waynoun(DISTANCE)
B1[S]
adistanceor aperiodoftime:
距离；一段时间Wewalkedalongwayyesterday.昨天我们走了很长的一段路。
Theholidayseemslike it'salongwayoff.假期似乎还很遥远。
figurativeWemanagedtopullourselves all the wayfrom12thplacetofirstplace.我们设法从第12名一直上升到第一名。
USThey still have a ways to go.他们还要走一段路。
- We have anideatodevelopatalkingbook, but amarketableproductis alongway down theroad.
- Are weanywherenearfinishingyetor is there still some way to go?
- It's aheckof alongway to thenearestshopfrom here.
- We're still alongway from thestation.
- Scientists say that acurefor thediseaseis still alongway off.
Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhereidiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earthidiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could seeidiom
- eye
- far
- farthest
- further
- furthermost
- light years awayidiom
- lonely
- middle
- remotely
- remoteness
- ultra
- ultra-distant
- virtually
- wide
waynoun(POSSIBILITY)
B1[CorU]
aparticularchoice,opinion,belief, oraction,especiallyfrom among severalpossibilities:
方式，方法；样式；方面I like the way you've doneyourhair.我喜欢你的发型。
In some/manyways it would bebetterif wemetonMondayratherthanWednesday.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 away(=partly), I wouldratherthey didn't come because it willmeanextrawork.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 toresignor he might bedemoted, buteitherway, hiscareeriseffectivelyover.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 writesongstheway(= as)they used to.他们不像以前那样写歌了。
- I like the way he justassumeswe'lllistento him when he doesn't take in a word anyoneelsesays!
- One way to getrichis tomarrymoney.
- Racism is in some ways just afearof theunknown.
- In what way did thisinfluenceyourdecision?
- There's no way she's going toagreeto that.
Ways of achieving things
- actively
- another
- approach
- avenue
- bases
- basis
- device
- formula
- media
- method
- methodological
- methodologically
- methodology
- strategy
- styleless
- stylistic
- stylistically
- technique
- thus
- vehicle
waynoun(MANNER)
C1[S]
themannerin which someonebehavesorthinks, or in which somethinghappens:
（思维）风格；（行事）作风；（某事发生的）方式Don'tworry- it's just his way.别害怕——他就那样。
Helookedat meinasinisterway.他恶狠狠地看着我。
It'samazingtheway shemanagestostaysocalm.她能保持如此镇定真让人惊讶。
The way he wasshouting, you'd havethoughthe wasbadlyhurt.看他大喊大叫的样子，还以为他受了重伤。
Tomy way ofthinking, they shouldn't bebuildingso manyroads.依我看，他们不该修这么多路。
It'salways theway atwork- either I have nothing to do or I'mrushedoff myfeet!我工作时总是这样——要么无事可做，要么忙得停不住脚！
ways[plural]
typesofbehaviour:
行为方式，举止Over theyearswe've got used to hisfunnylittle ways.多年来，我们已经习惯了他那些滑稽的举动了。
someone's behaviour
- behaviourUKYour behaviour today was unacceptable.
- conductHe was dismissed for inappropriate conduct.
- comportmentThis scandal raises new questions about the president's comportment.
- demeanourUKHe has a calm demeanour, even under pressure.
- mannerHis manner can be condescending.
- waysGrandma had some funny ways.
- Hetendstocopyhisbrotherin the way hedresses.
- The way wewastethis planet'sresourcesiscriminal.
- Hewanderedaround,clearingup in adesultoryway.
- "That'll be fivepounds,dear", he said in anirritatinglyfamiliarway.
- Iadmireherforthrightway ofdealingwithpeople.
Ways of achieving things
- actively
- another
- approach
- avenue
- bases
- basis
- device
- formula
- media
- method
- methodological
- methodologically
- methodology
- strategy
- styleless
- stylistic
- stylistically
- technique
- thus
- vehicle
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Behaving, interacting and behaviour
waynoun(METHOD)
A2[C]
anactionthat canproducetheresultyouwant; amethod:
措施，方法There are many waysofsolvingtheproblem.解决这个问题有多种方法。
[+ to infinitive]That's not the waytodo it -letme show you.这样做不对——让我给你示范一下。
Thatmethodhasn'tworked, so let'stryyourway.那个方法没用，所以让我们试试您的方法。
- There are many ways oftacklingthisproblem.
- Hefoundcalorie-counting thebestway oflosingweight.
- One way to getrichis tomarrymoney.
- We mustfindways ofkeepingourexpenditureincheck.
- Drugsmugglersconstantlyusetheiringenuitytofindnew ways of gettingdrugsinto acountry.
Ways of achieving things
- actively
- another
- approach
- avenue
- bases
- basis
- device
- formula
- media
- method
- methodological
- methodologically
- methodology
- strategy
- styleless
- stylistic
- stylistically
- technique
- thus
- vehicle
waynoun(FREE SPACE)
C2[S]
thespaceneededfor aparticularmovementoraction:
通道，过道"Sorry, am Iinyourway? I'llmove."对不起，我挡了您的路吗？我马上让开。
I couldn'tseethestagebecause there was apillarin theway(= between me and thestage).我看不到舞台，因为有一根柱子挡在我和舞台之间。
Makewayforsome newclothesbyclearingoutonesyou neverwear.通过清除那些不穿的为新衣服清理出一些空间来。
You need to getout ofthe wayofthatcar.你需要给那辆车让开道。
figurativeShe'sdeterminedtosucceedand she won'tletanythingget/standinher way(=preventher).她下决心要取得成功，她不会让任何事情妨碍她。
- As sheleftthecourt, she wasconfrontedbyangrycrowdswhotriedtoblockher way.
- Yourheadis in the way of the TV. Please can youmove?
- I had togropemy way up thedarkstairs.
- Thechildrenwill be heresoon- you'dbetterput thatplateout of harm's way.
- They gave agreatheaveandrolledtheboulderout of the way.
Space - general words
- bay
- box
- chamber
- elbow room
- expanse
- floor
- footprint
- headroom
- non-spatial
- room
- space
- spacial
- spacing
- spacious
- spatialize
- spatially
- standing room
- subzone
- void
- zone
waynoun(WANT)
C1[S]informal
If someone gets or hastheirway, what theywanthappens:
如愿以偿If she doesn'tget/haveher(own)way, shesulkslike 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。
- He's such achildif he doesn't get his own way.
- My littlebrotheralways gets his own way.
- He's aschemerwho alwaysfindsa way of getting his own way.
- Thosechildrenare always gettingtheirown way.
- She has atempertantrumif she doesn't get her own way.
Goals and purposes
- affordance
- ambition
- avail
- cause
- dedicated
- deflect
- dream
- eye
- it's the thought that countsidiom
- key performance indicator
- KPI
- moonshot
- objective
- point
- target
- target setting
- thought
- towards
- unfocused
- use
waynoun(CONDITION)
[S]
thebadconditionorstateof someone or something,especiallythestateof a person'shealth:
（坏的）状况（或情况）（尤指健康）He's been inabadway(= veryill)eversince theoperation.自从那次手术以来，他一直病得很重。
In bad condition
- battered
- battle-scarred
- be on the skidsidiom
- beatsomeoneup
- blasted
- glitchy
- have seen better daysidiom
- hors de combat
- impaired
- in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
- ruin
- ruined
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- sad
- scarred
- the worse for wearidiom
- well worn
- worm-eaten
- worn out
- worse
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Not fit & healthy
Grammar
In the wayoron the way?
If something or someone is in the way or in my/his/our way, it is in the space which someone needs for a particular movement or action:…In the way
If something or someone is in the way or in my/his/our way, it is in the space which someone needs for a particular movement or action:…On the way
We use on the way or on my/his/our way (to) when we talk about the route, direction or path to somewhere:…Way
Way is a noun and adverb.…Wayas a noun
As a noun the most common meanings of way are ‘method or style’, ‘route, direction, road’ and ‘distance’:…Wayas an adverb
We can use way informally as a degree adverb to mean ‘a lot’:…In the way,on the way
We use in the way for things that are obstructing a path or stopping us from getting somewhere:…Farora long way?
Far and a long way both describe something at a great distance:…Idioms
all the way
all the way to
(in) any way, shape, or form
be on the way tosomething
be out of the way
by the way
by way of
the easy way out
find a way
getsomethingout of the way
give way tosomething
goyourown (sweet) way
goyourown/separate way
go all the way
go out ofyourway
have it both ways
in no way
make your way
sb's way or the highway
no way
point the way
talk your way into/out ofsomething
way of life
way to go!
the way to sb's heart is through ...
way/direction the wind blows
ways and means
workyourway up/to the top
wouldn't have it any other way
way
adverb
uk/weɪ/us/weɪ/wayadverb(EMPHASIS)
informal
used toemphasizedegreeorseparation,especiallyinspaceortime:
过度，大幅（尤其用于强调时间或空间中的程度或距离）After the thirdlap, she was way behind the otherrunners.跑过第三圈后，她已远远落后其他运动员。
Shespendsway too muchmoneyonclothes.她花太多的钱买衣服。
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- rank
- raving
- serious
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- terribly
- unutterably
- veritably
- wonderfully
wayadverb(PLACE)
old-fashioned
in thedirectionof:
向…的方向，沿…的方向IthinktheyliveBirmingham way.我认为他们住在伯明翰那一带。
Describing movement towards
- -wards
- -ways
- at
- convergent
- earthward
- facing
- for
- forward
- forwards
- hither
- inwards
- on
- oncoming
- onward
- onwards
- thither
- to
- up
- ward
- wise
Grammar
Way
Way is a noun and adverb.…Wayas a noun
As a noun the most common meanings of way are ‘method or style’, ‘route, direction, road’ and ‘distance’:…Wayas an adverb
We can use way informally as a degree adverb to mean ‘a lot’:…In the way,on the way
We use in the way for things that are obstructing a path or stopping us from getting somewhere:…