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be on your way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be traveling) | 在路上 zài lù shàng |
| Tim's on his way, and will be here soon. |
be on your way to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be traveling to a place) | 在去往…的路上
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| Rachel is on her way to Oxford to attend a business meeting. |
be on your way to doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (make progress towards [sth]) | 在…的过程中
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| The research team is on its way to completing the first stage of the project. |
be on your way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (leave) | 离开,赶快走
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| "It's late," Mia told Joe; "you'd better be on your way." |
one way or another advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (somehow, by some means) | 用某种办法
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one-way adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (traffic direction) | 单行的,单向的
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| All of a sudden I found myself going the wrong way down a one-way street. |
one-way mirror nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mirror which functions as a window on one side) | 单面镜 dān miàn jìng |
| | 单向镜 dān xiàng jìng |
| There was a one-way mirror in the interview room so that the detectives could watch the questioning unobserved by the suspect. The police observed the suspect through a one-way mirror. |
one-way ticket, also UK: single ticket, single nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (transport: single-journey fare) | 单程票 dān chéng piào |
| I didn't know when I would be coming back, so I bought a one-way ticket. |
open the way for [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (enable) | 为…大开方便之门 wèi … dà kāi fāng biàn zhī mén |
| The government has opened the way for energy firms to explore for shale gas. |
out of the way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (not obstructing) | 不挡路
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备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| I moved my chair out of the way so he could get past. |
out of the way, out-of-the-way adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (place: remote) | 偏僻的 piān pì de |
| | 远离城区的 yuǎn lí chéng qū de |
| We hired a car and explored some of the out-of-the-way places on the island. |
pave the way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (be a pioneer) | 打前锋
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| | 铺路
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| Ann is paving the way with her experimental surgical techniques. |
pave the way viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (be the first to do [sth]) | 为…铺平道路 wèi pū píng dào lù |
| Pioneers in their covered wagons paved the way for settlement in the west. |
pave the way for [sth], pave the way to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (be leading to) | 为…创造条件
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| | 为…铺平道路 wèi pū píng dào lù |
| New research is paving the way for a cancer vaccine. |
pay your way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (contribute fairly to expenses) | 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng |
| | 自食其力 zì shí qí lì |
pick your way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (find a path through) | 小心翼翼地穿过
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| | 择路而行
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| The survivors picked their way through the wreckage. |
point the way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (indicate where to go) | 指路 zhǐ lù |
| You don't need to give me a map; just point the way. Could you point the way to the ladies' room? |
prepare the way v | figurative (make conditions ready) (比喻) | 为…铺路,扫清道路,奠定基础,做好准备
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| Older children often prepare the way for their younger siblings, who are given more freedom and fewer responsibilities. |
push your way to/through/past v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (move by shoving) | 挤着前移至,推搡着前行到
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| | 挤着穿过,推搡着穿过
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| He rudely pushed his way to the stage. |
right of way nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (priority over other traffic) (车辆) | 路权,优先通行权
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| Traffic on a main road has right of way over that trying to enter from a side road. |
right of way nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (law: freedom to use road or path) | 道路使用权 dào lù shǐ yòng quán |
| | (在别人土地上穿行的)通行权 zài bié rén tǔ dì shàng chuān xíng de tōng xíng quán |
| The right of way over the farmer's land has existed for hundreds of years. |
short way nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (little distance) | 捷径 jié jìng |
| It's only a short way to the grocery store. |
shortest way nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (quickest route) | 最近的路 zuì jìn de lù |
| The shortest way home is by driving over the mountain. |
shortest way nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (fastest method) (非正式用语) | 最便捷的办法 zuì biàn jié de bàn fǎ |
| The shortest way to do the calculations would be on the computer. |
show the way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (guide) | 指路 zhǐ lù |
| I'd never been there before so Anthony showed the way. |
show [sb] the way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (guide) | 给…指路
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| The bell boy showed Lucy the way to her room. |
show [sb] the way to [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (guide) | 给…指前往…的路
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| Could you show me the way to the post office? |
smooth the way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (make [sth] easier) | 铺平道路 pū píng dào lù |
| The first pioneers smoothed the way for later settlers. |
stand in the way, stand in [sb]'s way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (be an obstruction) | 挡住去路 dǎng zhù qù lù |
| | 妨碍 fáng ài |
| If that's what you've decided, go ahead. I won't stand in your way. |
stand in the way of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (obstruct, impede [sth]) | 妨碍 fáng ài |
| | 阻挠 zǔ náo |
| By refusing to sell this land you're standing in the way of progress. I won't stand in the way of your marriage. |
stay out of the way of [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (avoid) | 离…远点
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| | 躲…远点
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| You should stay out of the way of our boss today - he's in a bad mood. |
that way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in that direction) | 在那个方向 zài nà gè fāng xiàng |
| To get to the railway station you have to go that way. You should go that way if you want to find the store. |
that way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in that manner) | 以那种方式 yǐ nà zhǒng fāng shì |
| The process will be more efficient that way. You don't have to insult me that way. |
the other way around (US), the other way round (UK) exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (physically reversed) | 反方向 fǎn fāng xiàng |
| | 颠倒 diān dǎo |
| | 反过来 fǎn guò lái |
the other way around (US), the other way round (UK) exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (opposite situation) | 相反 xiāng fǎn |
| | 反过来 fǎn guò lái |
| | 反而
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the way forward nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (how to progress, what to do next) | 前进的路
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| | 进步之路
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| | 下一步
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this way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in this direction) | 这边 zhè biān |
| The room's this way, down the hallway. Come this way and I'll show you your new office. |
this way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in this manner) | 以这种方式 yǐ zhè zhǒng fāng shì |
| Don't do it like that – do it this way. |
thread your way through [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (make your way through: crowd, etc.) (在人群中) | 挤出,冲出
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| We threaded our way through the crowd. |
three-way adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (involving three) | 三向的
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three-way nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (phone call with three people) | 有三人参加的电话交谈
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three-way nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sex with three people) (性交) | 三人行
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two-way communication nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (interaction, discussion) | 双向沟通 shuāng xiàng gōu tōng |
| | 双向交流 shuāng xiàng jiāo liú |
two-way mirror nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mirror with window on reverse) | 双向(玻璃)镜 shuāng xiàng bō lí jìng |
| | 单面透视玻璃 dān miàn tòu shì bō lí |
| | 镜面玻璃 jìng miàn bō lí |
underway, under way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (moving) | 在路上 zài lù shàng |
| | 在行进中
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| Finally, everyone was in the car and we were underway. |
underway, under way advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (boat: moving in water) | 已经启动的 yǐ jīng qǐ dòng de |
| | 起步的 qǐ bù de |
way around, way round nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (route that bypasses [sth]) | 绕过的路 rào guò de lù |
way back advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (a long time ago) (非正式用语) | 很久以前 hěn jiǔ yǐ qián |
| Chuck and I go way back: we were in high school together. Julie started playing guitar way back in the sixties. |
way back advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (very much behind) (非正式用语) | 很后面 hěn hòu miàn |
| Because he was driving so fast, he left his parents way back on the interstate. |
way down advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (deep) | 深深地 shēn shēn de |
| They drilled a well way down into the ground. |
way down advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (very low) | 非常低地 fēi cháng dī de |
| For some reason our sales are way down. |
way in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (entrance) (本义) | 入口 rù kǒu |
| Where's the way in to the shopping mall? |
way in nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (means of access) (比喻) | 进入的办法 jìn rù de bàn fǎ |
| Sleeping with the boss is not the way in to high society. |
way of escape nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (exit route) (本义) | 逃离路线 táo lí lù xiàn |
| The flight attendant indicated the lighted ways of escape on the airplane. |
way of escape nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (means of evading [sth]) (比喻) | 规避方法 guī bì fāng fǎ |
| I didn't want to attend the conference, but there was no way of escape. |
way of life nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (lifestyle) | 生活方式 shēng huó fāng shì |
| For a lot of people the use of mobile computing devices has become a way of life. |
way of looking at things nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (perspective, perception) | 看待事情的方式 kàn dài shì qíng de fāng shì |
| I can't understand your way of looking at things. |
way of putting it nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (turn of phrase, wording) | 表达方式 biǎo dá fāng shì |
| That's a funny way of putting it. It's not what I thought you meant. |
way of saying nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (means of expressing, wording) | 说法 shuō fǎ |
| She had a way of saying things that always made you feel better. |
way of seeing nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (perspective, perception) | 看法 kàn fǎ |
| She had a unique way of seeing things. |
way of speaking nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (expression, turn of phrase) | 表达方式 biǎo dá fāng shì |
| He had a way of speaking that put people at ease. |
way of thinking nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mentality, mindset) | 思维方式 sī wéi fāng shì |
| If I talk to him he'll come round to our way of thinking. |
the way out nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (exit) | 出口 chū kǒu |
| | 出路 chū lù |
备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| The way out is at the back of the building. There didn't seem to be a way out of the Minotaur's maze. |
way out, way out of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (means of escape) | 出口 chū kǒu |
| | 出路 chū lù |
| | 摆脱困境的办法 bǎi tuō kùn jìng de bàn fǎ |
| After he'd signed the contract, there was no way out. |
way out, way-out adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative, informal (unconventional, bizarre) | 不寻常的 bù xún cháng de |
| | 奇怪的 qí guài de |
| Keith came up with some way-out ideas in the brainstorming session. |
way out advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (a long way) | 远地
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| The hermit lived way out in the forest. We traveled way out west. |
Way to go! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (Well done!) | 做得好!
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| | 干得漂亮!
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Way to go! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal, ironic (Well done!) (语义讥讽) | 做得好!
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| | 干得漂亮!
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way too much adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | informal (an excess of) | 太多的
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| | 过多的 guò duō de |
way too much advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (excessively) | 太多了
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| | 过于...
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way up advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (high) | 在高处 zài gāo chù |
way up adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (high) | 在高处的
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waypoint, way point nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (stopping place) | 停留处
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waypoint, way point nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (GPS coordinates) | 路径点
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wend your way v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (go, proceed) | 走 zǒu |
| | 行 xíng |
| | 行走 xíng zǒu |
| The protesters wended their way up 14th Street. |