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nounadverb way to do something That's not the right way to hold a pair of scissors. 那样拿剪刀不对。 (informal, disapproving) That's no way to speak to your mother! 不能那样跟你妈妈说话！ way of doing something I'm not happy with this way of working. 我不喜欢这种工作方法。 way (that…) It's not what you say, it's the way that you say it. 问题不在于你说什么，而在于你怎么说。 I hate the way she always criticizes me. 我讨厌她一贯批评我的方式。 I told you we should have done it my way! 我跟你说过我们原本应该用我的方法来做这事。 Infectious diseases can be acquired in several ways. 传染病的感染途径有几种。 I generally get what I want one way or another (= by some means). 我一般总能想方设法得到我想要的东西。 They grinned at her in a friendly way. 他们友好地对她咧嘴笑了笑。 It was not his way to admit that he had made a mistake. 承认自己犯了错误可不是他一贯的作风。 Don't worry, if she seems quiet—it's just her way. 如果她看上去不爱说话，别担心，她就是这么个人。 He was showing off, as is the way with adolescent boys. 他在炫耀，青春期的男孩都是这个样子。 After ten years I'm used to the strange British ways. 十年之后，我习惯了英国人的奇异习俗。 the best/quickest/shortest way from A to B从甲地到乙地最好的／最快的／最近的路线 Can you tell me the way to Leicester Square? 你能告诉我去莱斯特广场的路吗？ to ask somebody the way向某人问路 We went the long way round. 我们绕了一个大圈子。 Get out of my way! I'm in a hurry. 让开！我有急事。 Riot police with shields were blocking the demonstrators' way. 手持盾牌的防暴警察堵住了示威者的路。 We fought our way through the dense vegetation. 我们在茂密的植被中开出一条通路。 Unfortunately they ran into a snowstorm along the way. 他们不幸在途中遇上了暴风雪。 There's a way across the fields. 有一条路穿过田地。 106 Headley Way黑德利路 106 号 Which way did they go? 他们往哪边去了？ We just missed a car coming the other way. 我们差点被一辆对面开过来的汽车撞上。 Look both ways (= look left and right) before crossing the road. 横过马路前要朝左右两边看一看。 Make sure that sign's the right way up. 一定不要把这招牌挂颠倒了。 Kids were running this way and that (= in all directions). 孩子们四处奔跑。 They decided to split the money four ways (= between four different people). 他们决定把钱分成四份。 (figurative) Which way (= for which party) are you going to vote? 你打算投哪边的票？ the way in/out入口；出口 They escaped out the back way. 他们从后门逃走了。 A little way up on the left is the Museum of Modern Art. 前面不远左手边就是现代艺术博物馆。 September was a long way off. 那时离九月份还有很长一段时间。 (figurative) The area's wine industry still has a way to go to full maturity. 这个地区的酿酒业还远远没有完全成熟。 You came all this way to see us? 你大老远地跑来看我们？ (North American English, informal) We still have a ways to go. 我们还有很大的差距。 I think he lives somewhere over Greenwich way.我想他住在格林尼治那一带。 I'll stop by and see you next time I'm down your way. 下次我去你那一带时会顺道去看你的。 I have changed in every way. 我已经完完全全变了。 It's been quite a day, one way and another (= for several reasons). 从几方面看，这是不寻常的一天。 The economy's in a bad way. 经济状况很糟。 I don't know how we're going to manage, the way things are. 按目前这样的情况，我不知道我们要如何应付。 Music blared from the open window of the house across the way. 从街对面那栋房子开着的窗户里传出嘈杂的音乐声。 She didn't speak a word to me all the way back home. 回家的一路上，她没对我说过一句话。 I'm fighting him all the way. 我在全力和他对抗。 You can feel that the audience is with her all the way. 你可以感觉到听众完全支持她。 These events led to a final parting of the ways. the American way of life美国人的生活方式 It's not his fault he's so pompous—he was born that way. 他如此自命不凡并不是他的错，他天生就是这种性格。 It's all downhill from here. We'll soon be finished. 从这以后就容易了。我们很快就会结束。 It's been all downhill for his career since then, with four defeats in five games. 从那时起他的战绩便江河日下，五场比赛输掉了四场。 I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way for my health. 我开始当记者后，身体每况愈下。 She is well on the way to recovery. 她就要康复了。 He is well on the way to establishing himself among the top ten players in the world. 他很快就会成为排名世界前十位的选手。 He was the best by a long way. By the way, I found that book you were looking for. 顺便提一下，我找到了你在寻找的那本书。 What's the time, by the way? 顺便问一句，几点钟了？ Oh by the way, if you see Jackie, tell her I'll call her this evening. 啊，对了，你要是看到杰基，告诉她我今晚给她打电话。 The artist recently arrived in Paris from Bulgaria by way of Vienna. 这位艺术家最近从保加利亚途经维也纳到了巴黎。 She came to TV by way of drama school. 她是念过戏剧学校后到电视台的。 He received £600 by way of compensation from the company. 他得到那家公司 600 英镑的赔偿。 She rolled her eyes by way of an answer and left. 她转动了一下眼睛作为回答就走了。 He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he’s completely changed his ways. She clawed her way to the top of her profession. 她努力不懈，终于爬到了职业的顶峰。 Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the collapsed building. 他艰难地从倒塌的大楼废墟底下慢慢爬了出来。 The ruling could clear the way for extradition proceedings. 这项裁决也许能为引渡程序铺平道路。 He took whatever came his way. 无论什么事落到他的头上，他都认了。 Was it his fault or not? Either way, an explanation is due. 是他的错或不是？无论是不是，都得有个解释。 We could meet today or tomorrow—I don't mind one way or the other. 我们可以在今天或明天见面，哪一天对我都行。 Her hair tumbled every which way. 她的头发乱得像鸡窝。 She was new in the job, still feeling her way. 她对这项工作不熟悉，还在摸索着干。 I hope you can find your way home. 希望你能找到回家的路。 He eventually found his way into acting. 他弄到最后竟干起了演艺这一行。 She always gets her own way in the end. 到最后总是她说了算。 The women had got into the way of going up on the deck every evening. 这些女人养成了每天晚上到平台去的习惯。 He wouldn't allow emotions to get in the way of him doing his job. 他不会让感情妨碍自己的工作。 The pillars gave way and a section of the roof collapsed. 这些立柱坍塌了，一部分屋顶坠落下来。 Her numb leg gave way beneath her and she stumbled clumsily. 她那麻木了的腿一软，她便重重地摔了一跤。 He refused to give way on any of the points. 他拒绝在任何一点上让步。 Give way to traffic already on the roundabout. 让已上环状交叉路的车辆先行。 Flinging herself on the bed, she gave way to helpless misery. 她一头扑倒在床上，痛苦不堪。 The storm gave way to bright sunshine. 暴风雨过后阳光灿烂。 As he drew nearer, his anxiety gave way to relief. We go back a long way, he and I. 我跟他，我们俩相识很久了。 The new law goes a long way towards solving the problem. 新的法律十分有助于解决这一问题。 She seems to make her money go a long way. 看起来她用钱细水长流。 A small amount of this paint goes a long way (= covers a large area). 这种涂料用一点就可涂一大片。 (ironic) I find that a little of Jerry's company can go a long way (= I quickly get tired of being with him). 我发觉跟杰里待上一会儿就受不了啦。 He would always go out of his way to be friendly towards her. 他总是特意向她表示友好。 It's best to let her go her own way if you don't want a fight. 你要不想吵架的话，最好是随她去好了。 When the business was sold they went their separate ways. I'm going your way—I'll walk with you. 咱们同路，我和你一起走。 By the third round he knew the fight was going his way. 拳击打到第三回合，他知道形势对自己很有利。 I'm finding his latest novel very hard going. 我觉得他最近的这部小说很晦涩。 We've come a long way since the early days of the project. 这项目开始以来我们已取得很大进展。 Oh OK, then. Have it your own way. 啊，好啦。随你的便吧。 She still has a long way to go before she's fully fit. 她还需要很长时间才能完全恢复健康。 You can't have it both ways. If you can afford to go out all the time, you can afford to pay off some of your debts. 你不可能做到两全其美。如果你有钱整天外出玩乐，就能还掉一部分债。 First love affairs have a way of not working out. 第一次恋爱常常不成功。 He has a way with small children. 他很会逗小孩。 She has a way with words (= is very good at expressing herself). 她善于辞令。 I don't approve of violence in any shape or form. 我不赞成任何形式的暴力行为。 The new delivery service has taken off in a big way. 新的递送服务迅速走红。 Many people are investing in a small way in the stock market. 许多人都在小量地向证券市场投资。 With the first goal he used his head in more ways than one. 他进第一个球时从多方面动了脑筋。 In the ordinary way, she's not a nervous person. 一般而言，她是个不爱紧张的人。 He always does the work, but in his own sweet time. 工作他总是在做，但只在自己高兴的时候做。 You'll have to move—you're in my way. 你得挪一挪，你挡了我的路。 I left them alone, as I felt I was in the way. 我留下他们单独在一起，因为我觉得我碍他们的事。 I expect she does love you in her own way. 我想她的确是以她特有的方式爱你。 The building is very attractive in its own way. In a way it was one of our biggest mistakes. 从某种意义上来说，这是我们所犯的最大错误之一。 There isn't much in the way of entertainment in this place. 这个地方没有多少娱乐活动。 Prison officers know what's going on, but look the other way. 狱警知道出了什么事，但扭过头去装作没看见。 We lost our way in the dark. 我们在黑暗中迷了路。 I feel that the project has lost its way. 我觉得这个项目已经背离了原来的意图。 Will you be able to make your own way to the airport (= get there without help, a ride, etc.)? 你能自己去机场吗？ Is this your plan for making your way in the world? 这就是你要出人头地的计划吗？ Make way for the Lord Mayor! 给市长大人让路！ Tropical forest is felled to make way for grassland. 热带森林被砍伐，腾出地方做草地。 It was the wrong decision—there are no two ways about it. 这是错误的决定，毫无疑问。 ‘Do you want to help?’ ‘No way!’ “你想帮忙吗？” “没门！” No way am I going to drive them there. 我无论如何都不会开车把他们送到那里去。 There's no way we could afford that sort of money. 我们无论如何都花不起那种钱。 I'd better be on my way (= I must leave) soon. 我最好还是快点儿走。 The letter should be on its way to you. 那封信该快到你那里了。 He stopped for breakfast on the way. 他中途停下吃早点。 She grabbed her camera and bag on her way out. 她出门时一把抓起照相机和提包。 They've got three kids and one on the way. 他们有三个孩子，还有一个尚未出生。 The agreement could open the way for the country to pay off its debts. I think it should go on the other way round. 我想这应该以相反的方式继续下去。 I didn't leave you. It was the other way round (= you left me). 我没有离开你。是你离开了我。 She put the knife in a drawer, out of harm’s way. I prefer the children to play in the garden where they’re out of harm’s way. I moved my legs out of the way so that she could get past. 我挪开腿让她过去。 I didn't say anything until Dad was out of the way. 我直到爸爸不再打扰之后才说话。 Our region is poised for growth once the election is out of the way. 大选一结束，我们地区就准备大展拳脚。 She had obviously noticed nothing out of the way. 她显然没发现异常情况。 I'd love a ride home—if it's not out of your way. 我很想搭你的车回家，如果这不叫你绕路的话。 This decision paved the way for changes in employment rights for women. 这项决议为修改妇女就业权利创造了条件。 The bridge is still not paying its way. 这座桥现在还入不敷出。 She picked her way delicately over the rough ground. 她小心翼翼地在高低不平的地面上行走。 She tends to rub people up the wrong way. Small builders cannot see their way clear to take on many trainees. 小建筑商认为不可能招收很多见习生。 These negotiations are intended to smooth the path to a peace treaty. 这些谈判目的在于为签订和平条约铺平道路。 We’re trying to smooth the way for women who want to resume their careers. If you believe you can make her happy, I won't stand in your way. 如果你相信你能使她幸福，我不会妨碍你的。 He took the easy way out and didn’t go to the meeting. She always takes things the wrong way. I managed to talk my way out of having to give a speech. 我好说歹说总算逃脱了发言的差事。 Preparations are well under way for a week of special events in May. 五月份特别活动周的准备工作已经顺利开展。 The rich and powerful make the decisions—that's the way of the world. 有钱有势者说了算，这就是世道。 ways and means of raising money筹资办法 Good work, guys! Way to go! 伙计们，活儿不错！干得好！ The way to a man's heart is through his stomach (= by giving him good food). 取得男人欢心的方法就是让他吃好。 He'll look to continue his winning ways with a victory in Mexico on 16 February. She worked her way through the pile of documents. 她从头至尾处理了那一堆文件。 He worked his way up from messenger boy to account executive. 他从送信员一步一步晋升为客户经理。 A fallen tree blocked the way. Artists began to invent new ways of painting. Can I help you in any way? Can you tell me the way out of here? Could you please get those boxes out of my way? Do you know the way? Do you remember? Or, put another way, do you know? Fate has a way of changing the best of plans. God works in mysterious ways. Grandma is so set in her ways. Have any interesting articles come your way recently? He couldn’t find a way through the bracken. He edged his way along the wall. He had somehow wormed his way into her affections. He had to navigate his way through the city’s one-way streets. He learned about the dangers of drugs the hard way. He looked my way, but didn’t seem to recognize me. He showed us the way. He then started spending money in a big way. He took the easy way out and paid someone to write the article for him. He wanted to go to college and would let nothing stand in his way. He was a handsome man in a sinister sort of way. He was attractive in his own way. He’s always gone his own way when it comes to design. I chose a different way of collecting data. I watched the movie the whole way through. I went the opposite way. I would think of some clever way to get myself out of this situation. I’m going your way, so we can walk together. In a certain way, all of that is true. It’s more interesting, in some ways, to watch what’s going on behind the scenes here. It’s quite a way from my house to the shops. Let’s keep out of her way while she’s in such a bad mood. Look both ways before crossing the road. 横过马路前要朝左右两边看一看。 Most people are creative in one way or another. Newspapers have ways and means of getting hold of secret information. On the way back, he invited me to his home for drinks. One way or another, I’m going to make it. She asked him the way to the station. She bluffed her way through the exam. She fought her way up to the top of the company. She is content with the way things are. She isn’t known for her winning ways. She lost her way in the fog. She went out of her way to help them. Students develop those skills in myriad ways. The best way to open it is with pliers. The library is slightly out of my way. The most important way to stop accidental drownings is by education. The procession snaked its way through the town. The river wound its way through the valley. The study of genes has come a long way in recent years. The supermarket is a bit out of my way. The team got back to their winning ways with a 2–1 victory. The way across the fields is longer but pleasanter. The way things are going, I think that’s achievable. The way through the woods is quicker. The withdrawal of troops should clear the way for a peace settlement. Then he went off on his merry way. There are a number of ways to overcome this problem. There is no subtle way to tell someone that you no longer want them. There were several rocks in the way. There’s a huge storm heading this way. They believe he’ll figure out a way to make it work. They have never contributed in any meaningful way to our civilization. They’re alike in more ways than one. They’re different in every way. They’ve explored every possible way of dealing with the problem. They’ve gone the wrong way. This bus doesn’t go all the way so you’ll have to change. This is a roundabout way of saying that nothing has been accomplished. This project seems to have lost its way. Try it the other way around. Walk this way, please. Way to go! I wish I could do that! We are searching for innovative and creative ways to solve the many problems facing us. We did it the old-fashioned way. We didn’t stop on the way north. We expect computers to react a certain way, in certain situations. We had to go a long way before we found a place to eat. We parted ways once we went off to college. We picked our way carefully over the jagged rocks. We saw a dreadful accident along the way. We stopped for a drink on the way home. We walked along the covered way to the science building. We will eventually find a way out of the crisis. When we finished school, we all went our separate ways. Which way did she go? Which way up does this box go? Your birthday is still some way off. Your father is unlikely to change his ways now. a cost-effective way to boost performance a sure-fire way to get him to do whatever I want a unique way of settling disputes the beliefs and practices of the Hindu way of life the easiest way from my house to yours the whole way to Arizona to look at ways of improving language teaching ‘Hi there,’ said Tom in a friendly way. A fallen tree was blocking their way. Get out of my way! I’m in a hurry! 让开！我有急事。 He certainly learned the hard way. He has a way of staring at you that is very unnerving. He narrowly avoided a car coming the other way. I didn’t know the way and I had no map. I generally get what I want one way or another. 我一般总能想方设法得到我想要的东西。 I like the way (that) you did that. I prefer to do things the easy way. I stopped to ask the way. I think they must have gone the long way round. Infectious diseases can be passed on in several different ways. Is this the right way to the station? Is this the way in/out? She always said that the old ways were the best. She spoke in a way that put everyone at their ease. She was going my way, so we talked as we walked. She’s behaving in a very mysterious way. That’s not the way to hold a pair of scissors! The quickest way to the house is through the woods. There are several possible ways of dealing with this problem. They bought some supplies on the way. They had to fight their way through the crowd. They inched their way along the tunnel. They ran into a snowstorm along the way. They were asked to come up with ways of working more efficiently. This is the best way of keeping in touch with friends while you’re away. Try to approach this in a sensible way. We should have done it my way! What way would you use? You won’t impress the judges that way. She finished the race way ahead of the other runners. 她遥遥领先于其他选手跑到终点。 I must be going home; it's way past my bedtime. 我得回家了，早过了我的就寝时间了。 The price is way above what we can afford. 这价格大大超过了我们的支付能力。 They live way out in the suburbs. 他们住在很偏远的郊区。 This skirt is way (= a lot) too short. 这条裙子太短了。 I guessed that there would be a hundred people there, but I was way out (= wrong by a large amount).我估计那里会有一百人，但是我大错特错了。 Things just got way difficult. 事情变得太困难了。 I'm way glad to hear that. 听到这个消息，我太高兴了。 I first met him way back in the 80s. 我和他初次见面早在 80 年代。 Way back, when he was a boy, he had lived on a farm in Wales. |