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N-COUNT
方法;手段
If you refer to a way of doing something, you are referring to how you can do it, for example the action you can take or the method you can use to achieve it.
例句
Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food...
冷凍不失為一種保存食物的好方法。
Another way of making new friends is to go to an evening class...
另一種交友的辦法就是去上夜校。
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N-COUNT
方式;作風(fēng)
If you talk about the way someone does something, you are talking about the qualities their action has.
例句
She smiled in a friendly way...
她友好地笑了笑。
He had a strange way of talking...
他說話的方式怪怪的。
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N-COUNT
形式
If a general statement or description is true in a particular way, this is the form of it that is true in a particular case.
例句
Computerized reservation systems help airline profits in several ways...
電子訂票系統(tǒng)通過多種方式幫助航空公司獲利。
She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her...
她感到從未有過的害怕。
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N-COUNT
(某個(gè))方面;(某)點(diǎn)
You use way in expressions such as in some ways ,in many ways, and in every way to indicate the degree or extent to which a statement is true.
例句
In some ways, the official opening is a formality...
從某些方面來說，正式的開幕儀式只不過是走個(gè)形式。
She described her lover as 'perfect in every way'.
她形容她的愛人“各方面完美至極”。
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N-PLURAL
習(xí)慣;習(xí)俗;行為方式
The ways of a particular person or group of people are their customs or their usual behaviour.
例句
He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways...
他指責(zé)那些督促他改變習(xí)慣的人。
I think you've been too long in Cornwall. You've forgotten the ways of the city...
我認(rèn)為你們在康沃爾呆的太久了，已經(jīng)忘記了城市的生活方式。
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N-SING
慣常的行為;作風(fēng)
If you refer to someone's way, you are referring to their usual or preferred type of behaviour.
例句
She is now divorced and, in her usual resourceful way, has started her own business...
如今她離了婚。一貫足智多謀的她已開始自己創(chuàng)業(yè)。
Direct confrontation was not his way.
正面沖突不是他的風(fēng)格。
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N-COUNT
看法;角度
You use way to refer to one particular opinion or interpretation of something, when others are possible.
例句
I suppose that's one way of looking at it...
我想那是其中的一種看法。
With most of Dylan's lyrics, however, there are other ways of interpreting the words...
但是，迪倫的大多數(shù)歌詞都有其他的解讀方式。
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N-COUNT
可能的后果;可能作出的決定
You use way when mentioning one of a number of possible, alternative results or decisions.
例句
There is no indication which way the vote could go...
沒有跡象表明投票結(jié)果會(huì)怎樣。
The judge could have decided either way.
兩種結(jié)果法官怎樣判都有可能。
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N-SING
觀點(diǎn);態(tài)度
The way you feel about something is your attitude to it or your opinion about it.
例句
I'm terribly sorry — I had no idea you felt that way.
我非常抱歉——沒有想到你是那樣想的。
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N-SING
情況;狀態(tài)
If you mention the way that something happens, you are mentioning the fact that it happens.
例句
I hate the way he manipulates people...
我討厭他擺布別人。
You may remember the way each scene ended with someone looking pensive or significant.
你或許還記得，每一場的結(jié)尾要么是某人作沉思狀，要么是某人故作深沉。
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N-SING
行進(jìn);前進(jìn);進(jìn)程
You use way in expressions such as push your way ,work your way, or eat your way, followed by a prepositional phrase or adverb, in order to indicate movement, progress, or force as well as the action described by the verb.
例句
She thrust her way into the crowd...
她擠進(jìn)了人群。
He thought we were trying to buy our way into his company...
他以為我們是想通過賄賂進(jìn)入他的公司。
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N-COUNT
路線;路徑
The way somewhere consists of the different places that you go through or the route that you take in order to get there.
例句
Does anybody know the way to the bathroom?...
有誰知道洗手間在哪里嗎？
I'm afraid I can't remember the way...
我恐怕不記得路了。
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N-SING
方向
If you go or look a particular way, you go or look in that direction.
例句
As he strode into the kitchen, he passed Pop coming the other way...
他大步走進(jìn)廚房，與迎面而來的爸爸擦身而過。
They paused at the top of the stairs, doubtful as to which way to go next...
他們在樓梯頂部停住了，不知道接下來該往哪邊走。
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N-SING
行進(jìn)方向
You can refer to the direction you are travelling in as your way .
例句
It's not very far out of his way...
就在他走的路上不遠(yuǎn)處。
She would say she was going my way and offer me a lift.
她會(huì)說和我同路，可以載我一程。
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N-SING
(正確的)路徑，道路
If you lose your way, you take a wrong or unfamiliar route, so that you do not know how to get to the place that you want to go to. If you find your way, you manage to get to the place that you want to go to.
例句
The men lost their way in a sandstorm and crossed the border by mistake...
那些人在沙塵暴中迷了路，不小心穿越了邊境。
They've changed a lot of the old street names, and people can't find their way anymore.
許多老的街道名都被改了，人們再也找不到原來的路了。
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N-COUNT
生活道路
You talk about people going their different ways in order to say that their lives develop differently and they have less contact with each other.
例句
It wasn't until we each went our separate ways that I began to learn how to do things for myself...
直到大家各奔東西，我才開始學(xué)著自力更生。
You go your way and I'll go mine.
你走你的陽關(guān)道，我過我的獨(dú)木橋。
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N-SING
獲得;收到
If something comes your way, you get it or receive it.
例句
Take advantage of the opportunities coming your way in a couple of months...
把握住這幾個(gè)月之內(nèi)你可能獲得的機(jī)會(huì)。
If I run into anything that might interest you, I'll send it your way.
如果我碰上你可能感興趣的東西，我就給你寄過去。
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N-SING
行進(jìn)路線；通路
If someone or something is in the way, they prevent you from moving forward or seeing clearly.
例句
'You're standing in the way,' she said. 'Would you mind moving aside'...
“你擋著道了，”她說，“麻煩你讓一下。”
Get out of my way!
滾開！
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N-IN-NAMES
（用于道路名）…路
Way is used in the names of some roads, and also in the names of some long paths for walkers in the countryside.
例句
Silvertown Way, was that the road?
錫爾弗敦路，是這條路么？
...the well-trodden 250-mile Pennine Way.
長250英里、人來人往的奔寧路
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N-UNCOUNT
（某人居住地的）周邊；特定的地區(qū)
You can use way to refer to the area near where someone lives or near a specified place.
例句
If you speak standard English anywhere round our way, people tend to view you with suspicion.
如果你在我們這里說標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語，大家就會(huì)對(duì)你產(chǎn)生懷疑。
...somebody from Newcastle way.
從紐卡斯?fàn)柲沁厑淼娜?/i>
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N-SING
位置;擺放
You use way in expressions such as the right way up and the other way around to refer to one of two or more possible positions or arrangements that something can have.
例句
The flag was held the wrong way up by some spectators...
一些觀眾把旗子拿倒了。
It's important to fit it the right way round.
將它安到正確位置上很重要。
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ADV
遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地;大大地;非常
You can use way to emphasize, for example, that something is a great distance away or is very much below or above a particular level or amount.
例句
Way down in the valley to the west is the town of Freiburg...
從這里往西遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)的山谷中是弗賴堡鎮(zhèn)。
These exam results are way above average...
這些考試成績遠(yuǎn)高于平均水平。
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N-PLURAL
(分成的)部分
If you split something a number of ways, you divide it into a number of different parts or quantities, usually fairly equal in size.
例句
The region was split three ways, between Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria...
這一地區(qū)被希臘、塞爾維亞和保加利亞分成了3部分。
Splitting the price six ways had still cost them each a bundle.
即使把價(jià)錢平攤成6份，每人也還是要花一大筆錢。
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N-SING
路程;距離
Way is used in expressions such as a long way ,a little way, and quite a way, to say how far away something is or how far you have travelled.
例句
Some of them live in places quite a long way from here...
他們中有些人住的地方離這里很遠(yuǎn)。
A little way further down the lane we passed the driveway to a house...
順著巷子再走過去一點(diǎn)，我們經(jīng)過車道來到一幢房子前。
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N-SING
(時(shí)間的)距離
Way is used in expressions such as a long way ,a little way, and quite a way, to say how far away in time something is.
例句
Success is still a long way off...
離成功還遠(yuǎn)著呢。
August is still an awfully long way away.
離8月還早著呢。
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N-SING
(表示動(dòng)作完成的程度)全部/多半/一半
You use way in expressions such as all the way ,most of the way and half the way to refer to the extent to which an action has been completed.
例句
He had unscrewed the caps most of the way...
他已經(jīng)快把螺絲帽擰下來了。
When was the last time you listened to an album all the way through?
你上一次完整地聽完一張專輯是什么時(shí)候？
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PHRASE
在街對(duì)面
If something is across the way, it is nearby on the opposite side of a road or area.
例句
...the big gabled house across the way.
街對(duì)面那座帶三角屋頂?shù)拇蠓孔?/i>
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PHRASE
(強(qiáng)調(diào)距離)一路
You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
例句
He had to walk all the way home...
他不得不一路步行回家。
That dress came all the way from New York.
那條裙子是大老遠(yuǎn)從紐約送來的。
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PHRASE
自始至終;一直
You can use all the way to emphasize that your remark applies to every part of a situation, activity, or period of time.
例句
Having started a revolution we must go all the way...
既然已經(jīng)發(fā)動(dòng)了革命，我們就一定要進(jìn)行到底。
I'll support him all the way.
我自始至終都會(huì)支持他。
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PHRASE
事情就是這樣
You can use as is the way to say that a particular situation or example of behaviour is typical and you would not expect it to be different.
例句
As is the way with these gatherings, the declarations were largely drafted before the delegations arrived.
就像通常的這種集會(huì)一樣，宣言內(nèi)容在代表團(tuán)到達(dá)之前就差不多擬好了。
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PHRASE
病得很重;很不健康
If you say that someone is in a bad way, you mean that they are very ill or unhealthy.
例句
He's in a bad way, but able to talk.
他病得很重，但還能說話。
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PHRASE
大規(guī)模地；大肆地
If you say that something exists, happens, or develops in a big way, you are emphasizing its great extent or importance.
例句
The man who took over a few weeks later has also helped further her career in a big way...
幾周后上臺(tái)的那個(gè)人也幫助她把事業(yè)推進(jìn)了一大步。
Soccer in the States has never taken off in a big way.
足球在美國從來就沒獲得過大發(fā)展。
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PHRASE
二者不能兼得
If someone says that you can't have it both ways, they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both.
例句
Countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries...
各國不可能兩全其美：環(huán)境更清潔的代價(jià)有時(shí)可能就是污染企業(yè)就業(yè)崗位的減少。
Make up your mind, you can't have it both ways.
你決定吧，反正魚與熊掌不可兼得。
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PHRASE
順便地;附帶說一句
You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.
例句
The name Latifah, by the way, means 'delicate'...
順便說一句，Latifah 這個(gè)名字意思是“嬌嫩”。
By the way, how did your seminar go?
對(duì)了，你的研討會(huì)進(jìn)行得怎樣？
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PREP-PHRASE
作為…；以求…
You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
例句
By way of contrast, Manchester United will travel slightly more than 1,200 miles...
相比而言，曼聯(lián)隊(duì)的行程將略多于1,200英里。
'I get very superstitious about things like that,' she said by way of explanation.
“在那種事兒上我會(huì)很迷信，”她解釋道。
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PREP-PHRASE
采用…方法；通過
If you do something by way of a particular method, you use that method to do it.
例句
I teach psychology by way of a range of traditional lectures, practicals and tutorials.
我采用傳統(tǒng)授課與實(shí)踐和指導(dǎo)相結(jié)合的方式教授心理學(xué)。
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PREP-PHRASE
經(jīng)由；取道
If you go somewhere by way of a particular place, you go through that place in order to get to where you want.
例句
The path goes under the river by way of the tunnel.
這條通道經(jīng)隧道從河下經(jīng)過。
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PHRASE
(徹底地)改變
If someone changes their ways or mends their ways, they permanently improve their behaviour or their way of doing something.
例句
What can be done to encourage convicted offenders to change their ways?
怎樣才能激勵(lì)這些罪犯洗心革面呢？
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PHRASE
排除障礙;掃清道路
If you clear the way ,open the way, or prepare the way for something, you create an opportunity for it to happen.
例句
The talks are meant to clear the way for formal negotiations on a new constitution...
會(huì)談旨在為新憲法的正式商討掃清道路。
The decision could open the way for other children to sue their parents.
這項(xiàng)判決可能會(huì)為其他孩子起訴他們的父母開辟一條通道。
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PHRASE
(采取)最容易的辦法，最省事的做法(以回避困難或?qū)擂翁幘?
If you say that someone takes the easy way out, you disapprove of them because they do what is easiest for them in a difficult situation, rather than dealing with it properly.
例句
As soon as things got difficult he took the easy way out...
事情剛變得有點(diǎn)棘手他就急忙脫身。
It is the easy way out to blame others for our failure.
把我們的失敗歸罪到別人頭上倒是省事。
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PHRASE
(兩種情況中)不論發(fā)生哪一種情況
You use either way in order to introduce a statement which is true in each of the two possible or alternative cases that you have just mentioned.
例句
The sea may rise or the land may fall; either way the sand dunes will be gone in a short time.
可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)海平面上升或陸地下沉:不論發(fā)生哪種情況，沙丘都會(huì)在短時(shí)間內(nèi)消失。
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PHRASE
出路;未來發(fā)展之路
If you say that a particular type of action or development is the way forward, you approve of it because it is likely to lead to success.
例句
...people who genuinely believe that anarchy is the way forward...
真的相信無政府主義才是未來出路的人
Young players have got to be the way forward for every club.
培養(yǎng)年輕球員應(yīng)該是所有俱樂部謀求發(fā)展之道。
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PHRASE
想怎樣就怎樣;隨心所欲
If someone gets their way or has their way, nobody stops them doing what they want to do. You can also say that someone gets their own way or has their own way .
例句
She is very good at using her charm to get her way.
她非常善于利用自己的魅力隨心所欲。
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PHRASE
被…替代
If one thing gives way to another, the first thing is replaced by the second.
例句
First he had been numb. Then the numbness gave way to anger...
起初他只是麻木，接著轉(zhuǎn)為了憤怒。
The last houses give way to soybean fields.
最后一批房子也被拆掉用作了大豆地。
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PHRASE
斷裂; 倒塌
If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
例句
The hook in the ceiling had given way and the lamp had fallen blazing on to the table.
天花板上的鉤子斷了，燈落下來砸到桌子上燃起了火。
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PHRASE
向…讓步;向…妥協(xié)
If you give way to someone or something that you have been resisting, you stop resisting and allow yourself to be persuaded or controlled by them.
例句
It seems the President has given way to pressure from the hardliners...
總統(tǒng)似乎已迫于強(qiáng)硬派的壓力而妥協(xié)了。
He finally gave way to an impulse and pulled her toward him.
他最終還是沒能抑制住沖動(dòng)，把她拉向了自己。
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PHRASE
讓路;讓其他人(或車輛)先行
If a moving person, a vehicle, or its driver gives way, they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them.
例句
Give way to traffic coming from the left.
讓從左邊來的車先行。
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PHRASE
有…習(xí)慣
If you say that someone or something has a way of doing a particular thing, you mean that they often do it.
例句
Bosses have a way of always finding out about such things.
老板總喜歡把這類事情搞清楚。
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PHRASE
善于與(某人或某事物)打交道
If you say hat a person has a way with something or someone, you mean that that person seems to have a natural skill or instinct for dealing with them.
例句
Constance doesn't have a way with words like you do...
康斯坦絲沒有你這么健談。
He seems to have had a way with foreigners.
他似乎天生就善于和外國人交往。
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PHRASE
隨你的便
If you say have it your way or have it your own way, you are telling someone in an annoyed way that you will agree with or accept their suggestion even though you do not think they are right.
例句
All right then, have it your way. Be like that.
那好吧，隨你的便。就那樣吧。
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PHRASE
決不;一點(diǎn)也不
You use in no way or not in any way to emphasize that a statement is not at all true.
例句
In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods...
我絕對(duì)不會(huì)采納他的任何方法。
A spokesman insisted the two events were 'in no way related'...
一位發(fā)言人堅(jiān)稱這兩起事件“絕無關(guān)聯(lián)”。
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PHRASE
(用于緩和語氣)在某種程度上，在某些方面
If you say that something is true in a way, you mean that although it is not completely true, it is true to a limited extent or in certain respects. You use in a way to reduce the force of a statement.
例句
In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing...
我想我有點(diǎn)懼怕失敗。
It made things very unpleasant in a way.
這把事情弄得有點(diǎn)不大愉快。
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PHRASE
小規(guī)模地
If you say that someone does something in a small way, you mean that although they do not do very much, their actions are useful or important.
例句
...demonstrations against corruption, which began in a small way last week...
上周開始的小規(guī)模的反腐示威游行
By doing this you will, in a small way, help win the victory.
這樣做你就會(huì)為獲勝貢獻(xiàn)一份小小的力量。
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PHRASE
妨礙;礙事
If you say that someone gets in the way or is in the way, you are annoyed because their presence or their actions stop you doing something properly.
例句
'We wouldn't get in the way,' Suzanne promised. 'We'd just stand quietly in a corner.'
“我們不會(huì)妨礙你的，”蘇珊娜保證道，“我們就在角落里安安靜靜地站著。”
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PHRASE
阻礙;妨礙
To get in the way of something means to make it difficult for it to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly.
例句
She had a job which never got in the way of her leisure interests.
她有一份從來不會(huì)影響她的業(yè)余愛好的工作。
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PHRASE
對(duì)…完全熟悉;通曉
If you know your way around a particular subject, system, or job, or if you know your way about it, you know all the procedures and facts about it.
例句
He knows his way around the intricate maze of European law...
他通曉錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的歐洲律法。
He knows his way about the system better than do most ministers.
他比大多數(shù)部長都更熟悉這套體系。
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PHRASE
賺錢容易；輕輕松松賺大錢
If you say that someone is laughing all the way to the bank, you mean that they are making a lot of money very easily.
例句
The lucrative contract with television means that England's wealthy football clubs will now be laughing all the way to the bank.
與電視臺(tái)簽訂的這項(xiàng)大合同會(huì)讓富有的英格蘭足球俱樂部財(cái)源滾滾。
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PHRASE
帶路;領(lǐng)路
If you lead the way along a particular route, you go along it in front of someone in order to show them where to go.
例句
She grabbed his suitcase and led the way.
她拿過他的箱子在前面帶路。
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PHRASE
領(lǐng)先;走在前沿
If a person or group leads the way in a particular activity, they are the first person or group to do it or they make the most new developments in it.
例句
Sony has also led the way in shrinking the size of compact-disc players.
索尼公司在縮小CD播放機(jī)的體積方面也處于領(lǐng)先地位。
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取得巨大進(jìn)展;取得很多成就
If you say that someone or something has come a long way, you mean that they have developed, progressed, or become very successful.
例句
He has come a long way since the days he could only afford one meal a day.
那種一天只吃得起一頓飯的日子已經(jīng)離他很遙遠(yuǎn)了。
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(表示強(qiáng)調(diào))遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地，大大地
You can use by a long way to emphasize that something is, for example, much better, worse, or bigger than any other thing of that kind.
例句
It was, by a long way, the worst meeting I have ever attended...
這絕對(duì)是我參加過的最差勁的會(huì)議。
Our favourite by a long way was the supermarkets' own brand.
我們的最愛絕對(duì)是超市的自產(chǎn)品牌。
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PHRASE
離…還差得遠(yuǎn)
If you say that something is a long way from being true, you are emphasizing that it is definitely not true.
例句
She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain...
比起英國首富，她還差得遠(yuǎn)呢。
That's a long way from the truth.
這與事實(shí)相差甚遠(yuǎn)。
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(對(duì)…)大有幫助;(對(duì)…)有很大作用
If you say that something goes a long way towards doing a particular thing, you mean that it is an important factor in achieving that thing.
例句
Although by no means a cure, it goes a long way towards making the patient's life more tolerable.
雖然并不能根治，但它對(duì)減輕病人的痛苦大有幫助。
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迷失;茫然;不知所措
If you say that someone has lost their way, you are criticizing them because they do not have any good ideas any more, or seem to have become unsure about what to do.
例句
Why has the White House lost its way on tax and budget policy?
為什么白宮在稅收和預(yù)算政策問題上束手無策呢？
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PHRASE
去;前往
When you make your way somewhere, you walk or travel there.
例句
He made his way to the marketplace, as he had been instructed to do...
他按照指示去了市場。
He made his way home at last.
他終于到家了。
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PHRASE
被…取代;讓位于
If one person or thing makes way for another, the first is replaced by the second.
例句
He said he was prepared to make way for younger people in the party...
他說他已準(zhǔn)備好讓位于黨內(nèi)的年輕一代。
A number of houses would have to be demolished to make way for the new building.
建這幢新大樓將不得不推倒一些房子。
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沒有可能
If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.
例句
There was absolutely no way that we were going to be able to retrieve it.
我們絕對(duì)不可能把它找回來。
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PHRASE
沒門兒;不可能
You can say no way as an emphatic way of saying no.
例句
Mike, no way am I playing cards with you for money...
邁克，我是決不會(huì)和你玩牌賭錢的。
That was not the life Jack Hewitt planned to live. No way!
那不是杰克·休伊特想要的生活，絕對(duì)不是！
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PHRASE
關(guān)于;就…而言
You use in the way of or by way of in order to specify the kind of thing you are talking about.
例句
Latvia is a country without much in the way of natural resources...
拉脫維亞并不是一個(gè)自然資源豐富的國家。
Meetings held today produced little in the way of an agreement...
今天舉行的會(huì)議沒有達(dá)成什么協(xié)議。
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PHRASE
在路上;在途中
If you are on your way, you have started your journey somewhere.
例句
He has been allowed to leave the country and is on his way to Britain...
他已獲準(zhǔn)離境，正在去往英國的路上。
By sunrise tomorrow we'll be on our way.
明天天亮前我們就將趕路。
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PHRASE
繼續(xù)行程
If you go on your way, you continue with your journey.
例句
She picked up her bag, and went on her way.
她提起包繼續(xù)趕路。
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在過程中
If something happens on the way or along the way, it happens during the course of a particular event or process.
例句
You may have to learn a few new skills along the way.
在這個(gè)過程中你可能還得新學(xué)幾招。
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PHRASE
(大)有進(jìn)展
If you are on your way or well on your way to something, you have made so much progress that you are almost certain to achieve that thing.
例句
I am now out of hospital and well on the way to recovery.
我現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)出院，快康復(fù)了。
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PHRASE
即將到來
If something is on the way, it will arrive soon.
例句
The forecasters say more snow is on the way...
天氣預(yù)報(bào)員說不久還將有降雪。
She is married with twin sons and a third child on the way.
她已經(jīng)結(jié)婚，有一對(duì)雙胞胎兒子，第三個(gè)寶寶也即將出世。
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PHRASE
(表示某事一定發(fā)生)無論如何，不管怎樣
You can use one way or another or one way or the other when you want to say that something definitely happens, but without giving any details about how it happens.
例句
...those who had entered Germany one way or another during the war...
那些在戰(zhàn)爭時(shí)期以各種方式進(jìn)入德國的人
You know pretty well everyone here, one way or the other.
無論如何，這里的每個(gè)人你肯定都很了解。
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PHRASE
(指之前提到的兩個(gè)可能的決定或結(jié)論)無論哪個(gè)
You use one way or the other or one way or another to refer to two possible decisions or conclusions that have previously been mentioned, without stating which one is reached or preferred.
例句
We've got to make our decision one way or the other...
不是這樣就是那樣，我們無論如何都得作出決定了。
I didn't really care one way or another.
管它怎樣，我真的不在乎。
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PHRASE
不止一種意義;不單是這樣
You say in more ways than one to indicate that what you have said is intended to have more than one meaning.
例句
These local elections may prove a turning point in more ways than one.
這些地方選舉從許多方面來說都是一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)。
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PHRASE
相反地;倒過來
You use the other way around or the other way round to refer to the opposite of what you have just said.
例句
You'd think you were the one who did me the favor, and not the other way around.
應(yīng)該是你幫了我，而不是我?guī)土四恪?/i>
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PHRASE
行將消失;行將被取代
If something or someone is on the way out or on their way out, they are likely to disappear or to be replaced very soon.
例句
There are encouraging signs that cold war attitudes are on the way out...
有令人欣慰的跡象表明冷戰(zhàn)思維即將成為歷史。
The ban on Sunday shopping could be on its way out before Christmas...
周末購物的禁令可能會(huì)在圣誕節(jié)前被取消。
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PHRASE
特地;不怕麻煩;格外努力
If you go out of your way to do something, for example to help someone, you make a special effort to do it.
例句
He was very kind to me and seemed to go out of his way to help me.
他對(duì)我非常友善，似乎是特意幫我的忙。
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PHRASE
避開;不參加;不卷入
If you keep out of someone's way or stay out of their way, you avoid them or do not get involved with them.
例句
I'd kept out of his way as much as I could...
我一直盡量躲著他。
He warned the army to stay out of the way of the relief effort.
他警告軍隊(duì)不要介入救援工作。
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PHRASE
結(jié)束;被處理好;得到解決
When something is out of the way, it has finished or you have dealt with it, so that it is no longer a problem or needs no more time spent on it.
例句
The plan has to remain confidential at least until the local elections are out of the way...
此項(xiàng)計(jì)劃至少在地方選舉結(jié)束之前都得保密。
It would have been better to have got it out of the way earlier.
如果當(dāng)時(shí)能早點(diǎn)結(jié)束就更好了。
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PHRASE
按自己的意愿行事
If you go your own way, you do what you want rather than what everyone else does or expects.
例句
In school I was a loner. I went my own way.
在學(xué)校里我獨(dú)來獨(dú)往，我行我素。
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PHRASE
同樣;同理
You use in the same way to introduce a situation that you are comparing with one that you have just mentioned, because there is a strong similarity between them.
例句
There is no reason why a gifted aircraft designer should also be a capable pilot. In the same way, a brilliant pilot can be a menace behind the wheel of a car.
杰出的飛機(jī)設(shè)計(jì)師沒有理由一定也是個(gè)出色的飛行員。同樣，一個(gè)優(yōu)秀的飛行員或許會(huì)是個(gè)糟糕的司機(jī)。
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PHRASE
頑固不變;不變通
If you say that someone is set in their ways, you mean that they have been behaving in the same way for many years and do not want to change.
例句
He was too set in his ways to make any real changes.
他已經(jīng)積習(xí)成性，不肯作任何真正的改變。
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PHRASE
（用于指剛才說過的話）那樣，這樣
You can use that way and this way to refer to a statement or comment that you have just made.
例句
Some of us have habits few people know about and we keep it this way...
我們中的一些人有些不為人知的習(xí)慣，我們也不想改變這一狀況。
We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way...
我們的城市很美麗，但愿它能保持下去。
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PHRASE
(用于引出結(jié)果)那樣，這樣
You can use that way or this way to refer to an action or situation that you have just mentioned, when you go on to mention the likely consequence or effect of it.
例句
Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish...
保持土壤濕潤，那樣幼苗就能茁壯成長。
I know it's unfair that I am left holding the baby; but at least this way I know that she's being well looked after.
我知道把我留下來看孩子很不公平，但這樣至少我知道孩子受到了很好的看護(hù)。
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PHRASE
從目前事情發(fā)展的情況看
You can use the way things are going to indicate that you expect something to happen because of the way the present situation is developing.
例句
The way things are going, perhaps he won't come at all.
現(xiàn)在看來他是不會(huì)來了。
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PHRASE
(提供個(gè)人意見)我覺得
You add to my way of thinking to a statement in order to indicate that you are giving your opinion.
例句
To my way of thinking, it didn't seem as if it ought to be so terribly complicated.
我覺得，事情好像沒必要這么復(fù)雜。
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PHRASE
毫無疑問；千真萬確
If you say that there are no two ways about it, you are emphasizing that there is no doubt at all about a particular situation or about how it should be interpreted.
例句
You stay here, you die. No two ways about it.
你若留在這里，必死無疑。
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PHRASE
在進(jìn)行中
If an activity or plan is under way, it has begun and is now taking place.
例句
A full-scale security operation is now under way...
一項(xiàng)全面的安全行動(dòng)正在進(jìn)行中…
The court case got under way last autumn.
這個(gè)案子從去年秋天起開始審理。
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PHRASE
以各種方式；采用各種方式
Every which way and any which way are used to emphasize that something happens, or might happen, in a lot of different ways, or using a lot of different methods.
例句
He re-ran the experiment every which way he could...
他用盡所有可能的方法重復(fù)做這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)。
They are just happy to sell their inventory any which way they can.
只要存貨能脫手，無論采取什么方式他們都愿意。
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PHRASE
(強(qiáng)調(diào)位置和方向的混亂)向四面八方，雜亂地
Every which way is used to emphasize that things move in a lot of different directions or are arranged in a lot of different positions.
例句
...cars parked every which way.
橫七豎八停著的車輛