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[/pɑːθ; US pæθ; pæθ/] n (pl ~s [/pɑːðz; US pæðz; pæðz/]) 用法:
1 (also `pathway, `footpath) way or track made for or by people walking 小路; 小径:
Keep to the path or you'll lose your way. 沿著这条小道走, 否则就要迷路. *
The path follows the river and then goes through the woods. 这条小径与河并排, 而後穿过林子. *
We took the path across the fields. 我们顺著横越田地的小路走. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page vi. 用法:
2 line along which sb/sth moves （人或事物移动的）路线, 轨道:
the moon's path round the earth 月亮绕地球的轨道 *
the path of a tornado 龙卷风经过的路线 *She threw herself in the path of (ie in front of) an oncoming vehicle. 她一下子朝对面来车扑去. *
(fig 比喻) She has had a difficult path through life. 她生活中有过一段困难的历程. 用法:
3 course of action 行动步骤; 办事程序; 做法:
I strongly advised him not to take that path. 我极力劝他不要采取那种做法. 用法:
4 (usu sing 通常作单数) ~ to sth way to reach or achieve sth （达到或成就某事的）途径, 方式:
the path to success, victory, riches, power, ruin 通往成功、 胜利、 富裕、 权力、 毁灭的道路. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) cross sb's path => cross2. lead sb up the garden path => lead3. the primrose path => primrose. smooth sb's path => smooth2. path 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
A lane is a narrow country road. *lane是乡间小径. A path or footpath is a way marked out for people to walk along, between houses in a town or across fields, beside rivers, etc in the country. *path或footpath是市镇中住宅之间或郊野中穿越田地、 沿河等有标志的人行道?w. A track is a rough path in the country, often not officially marked, but made by the constant passing of people, animals or vehicles. *track指郊野土路, 常无正式标志, 仅为人、 动物或车辆走得多而形成者. Lane and track can also refer to the separate parts of a road (lane) or railway (track) separating cars or trains passing in opposite directions or overtaking *lane和track还可指分开来自对面车辆或供超车用的部分路面, 公路用lane, 铁路用track:
a six-lane motorway 有六条行车线的高速公路 *
a double-track railway line 双轨铁路线. Runners in an athletics stadium run in individual lanes. 在田径运动场上赛跑的人有各自的lane. *The whole area they run on is called the track. 进行赛跑的整个地段称为track.
-path 1
=> -pathy. -path 2
comb form 构词成分 (forming ns 用以构成名词) doctor using a particular method of treating disease 使用某种疗法的专门医生:
homeopath *
osteopath. |