[N-COUNT 可数名词]小路;小径 A path is a long strip of ground which people walk along to get from one place to another.
We followed the path along the clifftops...
我们沿着悬崖顶上的小路走。
Feet had worn a path in the rock...
经年的踩踏在岩石上形成了一条小径。
He went up the garden path to knock on the door.
他穿过花园小径去敲门。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](前面的)道路,通道 Your path is the space ahead of you as you move along.
[usu poss N]
A group of reporters blocked his path...
一群记者堵住了他的去路。
She did not notice the man until he moved into her path.
直到那个男人拦住她的去路,她才注意到他。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]路线;轨迹 The path of something is the line which it moves along in a particular direction.
[with poss]
He stepped without looking into the path of a reversing car.
一辆汽车正在倒车,他看都没看它倒向哪里就一脚迈了出去。
...people who live near airports or under the flight path of airplanes...
住在机场附近或者航线下方的人们
The storm wrecked homes in its path.
暴风雨摧毁了所经之处的房屋。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]行动路线;途径 A path that you take is a particular course of action or way of achieving something.
[oft N of/to n]
The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation...
反对派似乎已经选择了合作而不是对抗的路线。
He promised that within 100 days he would put the country on the path to economic recovery.
他许诺在100天内让国家走上经济复兴之路。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]前进道路 You can say that something is in your path or blocking your path to mean that it is preventing you from doing or achieving what you want.
[usu with poss]
The Church of England put a serious obstacle in the path of women who want to become priests.
英国国教在妇女成为牧师的道路上设置了重大障碍。
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[PHRASE 短语]偶遇 If you cross someone's path or if your paths cross, you meet them by chance.
[V inflects]
It was highly unlikely that their paths would cross again...
他们再次偶遇的可能性非常小。
Over the years, Yul and Kirk had crossed paths many times.
几年来,尤尔和柯克偶遇了很多次。
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path★/pɑːθ; NAmEpæθ/(pluralpaths/pɑːðz; NAmEpæðz/)(alsopath·way)noun1★a way or track that is built or is made by the action of people walking 小路;小径◆a concrete path混凝土小路◆the garden path花园小径◆Follow the paththrough the woods. 沿着这条小路穿过树林。◆to walk along a path沿小径前行◆The path ledup a steep hill. 小路通向一座陡峭的山丘。◆a coastal path海边的小路☞see also
footpath
2★[usually singular ]a line along which sb/sth moves; the space in front of sb/sth as they move 路线;道路SYN
way
◆He threw himself into the path ofan oncoming vehicle. 他冲入迎面有汽车驶来的路中。◆The avalanche forced its way down the mountain, crushing everything in its path.雪崩冲下山来,摧毁了沿途的一切。◆Three men blocked her path.三个男人挡住了她的去路。☞see also
flight path
3★a plan of action or a way of achieving sth 行动计划;成功的途径◆a career path职业道路◆the path to success成功之道IDIOMsee
1track a track that has been made deliberately or made by many people walking over the same ground: I walked nervously up the garden path towards the front door. a well-worn path across the grassFollow the path along the river to the bridge. a path leading to the summer house2way through something the space ahead of you as you move alongpath through Police cleared a path through the protesters. Damian blocked their path.3direction the direction or line along which something or someone is movingin something’s/somebody’s path The tornado destroyed everything in its path.into the path of something She walked into the path of an oncoming vehicle.4plan a plan or series of actions that will help you achieve something, especially over a long period of time: a career pathpath to freedom/success/independence etc She saw a college degree as her path to success.the same/a different path I hope you will choose a different path.5somebody’s paths cross if two people’s paths cross, they meet by chance: Our paths did not cross again. → beat a path (to somebody’s door)
at beat1(16)
, → off the beaten path
at beaten(1)
, → flight path
, → lead somebody up the garden path
at lead1(12)
, → stand in somebody’s path
at stand1(30)
COLLOCATIONSverbsfollow a path· We followed a path through the trees.take a path (=start going along it)· Take the wide path to the right.keep to the path· They kept carefully to the paths and did not go across the farmer's fields.a path leads somewhere· There are many paths leading to the top of the mountain.a path winds· A narrow path wound down towards the beach.a path climbs (=goes upwards)· I could see the line of a path that climbed up from the bay.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pathnarrow· We walked along a narrow path beside a stream.steep· A steep path led down to the harbour.muddy· They trudged up the muddy path.rocky· Our guide trod carefully down the rocky path.winding· He climbed the winding path up the hill.well-worn (=used a lot or for a long time)· I followed what seemed to be a well-worn path heading in the right direction.a garden path· Emma came running up the garden path.a coast/coastal/cliff path· From the cliff path, you get superb views out to sea.a cycle path (=for people riding bicycles)· They should put a cycle path along the edge of each new road they build.a bridle path (=for people riding horses)· He knows all the bridle paths through the woods.
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