way

英 [weɪ]

美 [weɪ]

n.  方法; 手段; 途径; 方式; 作风; 风度; 样子; (群体的)行为方式，生活方式，习俗
adv.  很远; 大量

复数：ways　

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习惯用语

n.

across the way
• 在街对面；在…对面
  on the other side of the street, etc.
• 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。
all the way
• 一路上；自始至终
  during the whole journey/period of time
• 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。
• 完全地；无保留地
  completely; as much as it takes to achieve what you want
• 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。
(that's/it's) always the way
• （表示经常如此，尤用于贬义）总是这样，老是
  used to say that things often happen in a particular way, especially when it is not convenient
any way you slice it
• 无论你如何看待
  however you choose to look at a situation
be/be born/be made that way
• 天性如此；生下就这样
  to behave or do things in a particular manner because it is part of your character
• 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。
be set in your ways
• 积习难改；秉性难移；执拗
  to have habits or opinions that you have had for a long time and that you do not want to change
by the way
• 顺便提一下；捎带说一声；附带问一句
  used to introduce a comment or question that is not directly related to what you have been talking about
• 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。
by way of sth
• 路经；经过；经由
  by a route that includes the place mentioned
• 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。
by way of/in the way of sth
• 作为…的形式；为了；作为…的手段
  as a form of sth; for sth; as a means of sth
• 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。
come your way
• 意外落在…头上；偶尔发生在…身上
  to happen to you by chance, or when you were not expecting it
• He took whatever came his way.
  无论什么事落到他的头上，他都认了。
cut both/two ways
• 两面都行得通（或说得通）；有利也有弊
  to have two opposite effects or results
either wayone way or the other
• 两者都一样
  used to say that it does not matter which one of two possibilities happens, is chosen or is true
• 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。
every which way
• 四面八方；向各处
  in all directions
• Her hair tumbled every which way.
  她的头发乱得像鸡窝。
get into/out of the way of (doing) sth
• 养成（或丢掉）…的习惯
  to become used to doing sth/to lose the habit of doing sth
• 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。
get in the way of
• 挡…的路；妨碍
  to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening
• He wouldn't allow emotions to get in the way of him doing his job.
  他不会让情绪妨碍自己的工作。
get/have your own way
• 一意孤行；为所欲为
  to get or do what you want, especially when sb has tried to stop you
• She always gets her own way in the end.
  到最后总是她说了算。
give way
• 断裂；倒塌；塌陷
  to break or fall down
• 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。
give way (to sb/sth)
• 屈服；退让；让步
  to stop resisting sb/sth; to agree to do sth that you do not want to do
• He refused to give way on any of the points.
  他拒绝在任何一点上让步。
• 让…在先；让…先行
  to allow sb/sth to be or go first
• Give way to traffic already on the roundabout.
  让已上环状交叉路的车辆先行。
give way to sth
• 让自己陷于（某种情绪等）
  to allow yourself to be very strongly affected by sth, especially an emotion
• Flinging herself on the bed, she gave way to helpless misery.
  她一头扑倒在床上，痛苦不堪。
• 被…代替
  to be replaced by sth
• The storm gave way to bright sunshine.
  暴风雨过后阳光灿烂。
go all the way (with sb)
• （与某人）尽情地性交
  to have full sexual intercourse with sb
go a long/some way towards doing sth
• （对做某事）帮助很大 / 不大，作用很大 / 不大
  to help very much/a little in achieving sth
• 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。
go out of your way (to do sth)
• 特地；格外努力
  to make a special effort to do sth
• He would always go out of his way to be friendly towards her.
  他总是特意向她表示友好。
go your own way
• 一意孤行；我行我素
  to do as you choose, especially when sb has advised you against it
• 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。
go sb's way
• 与…同路
  to travel in the same direction as sb
• I'm going your way─I'll walk with you.
  咱们同路，我和你一起走。
• 进行顺利；对…有利
  to go well for you; to be in your favour
• 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。
go the way of all flesh
• 长逝；走向人生终点
  to die
have it your own way!
• 随你的便好了
  used to say in an angry way that although you are not happy about sth that sb has said, you are not going to argue
• Oh OK, then. Have it your own way.
  啊，好啦。随你的便吧。
have it/things/everything your own way
• 为所欲为；一意孤行
  to have what you want, especially by opposing other people
have a way of doing sth
• …是常有的事（尤指无法控制的事）
  used to say that sth often happens in a particular way, especially when it is out of your control
• First love affairs have a way of not working out.
  第一次恋爱常常不成功。
have a way with sb/sth
• 善于应付；善于处理；有办法对付
  to be good at dealing with sb/sth
• 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。
have/want it both ways
• （想）两全其美
  to have or want to have the advantages of two different situations or ways of behaving that are impossible to combine
• 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。
have your (wicked) way with sb
• 把…勾到手
  to persuade sb to have sex with you
in a big/small way
• 大 / 小规模地
  on a large/small scale
• 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。
in more ways than one
• （所说的话）不止一个意思；在很多方面
  used to show that a statement has more than one meaning
• 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 her, his, its, etc. (own) way
• 以…的特有方式
  in a manner that is appropriate to or typical of a person or thing but that may seem unusual to other people
• 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。
in a wayin one wayin some ways
• 在某种程度上；不完全地
  to some extent; not completely
• 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。
in the/sb's way
• 妨碍；挡着…的路
  stopping sb from moving or doing sth
• 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。
in the way of sth
• （用于问句或否定句）关于，就…而言
  used in questions and negative sentences to talk about the types of sth that are available
• There isn't much in the way of entertainment in this place.
  这个地方没有多少娱乐活动。
keep/stay out of sb's way
• 规避；避开；躲开
  to avoid sb
look the other way
• 故意避而不看
  to deliberately avoid seeing sb/sth
• 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。
lose your way
• 迷失方向；迷路
  to become lost
• We lost our way in the dark.
  我们在黑暗中迷了路。
• 忘记宗旨；背离…的意图
  to forget or move away from the purpose or reason for sth
• 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。
make your way (to/towards sth)
• 去；前往；到…地方去；前进
  to move or get somewhere; to make progress
• 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 sb/sth)
• 让…通过；给…让路；让出位置
  to allow sb/sth to pass; to allow sb/sth to take the place of sb/sth
• 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。
my way or the highway
• 要么听我的，要么走人
  used to say that sb else has either to agree with your opinion or to leave
(there are) no two ways about it
• 肯定无疑；别无他途
  used to show that you are certain about sth
• It was the wrong decision─there are no two ways about it.
  这是错误的决定，毫无疑问。
(there is) no way
• 不可能；决不；不行；没门儿
  used to say that there is no possibility that you will do sth or that sth will happen
• ‘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。
on your/the/its way
• 即将去（或来）；就要去（或来）
  going or coming
• 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.
  那封信该在路上了。
• 在路上；在行进中
  during the journey
• 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。
• 尚未出生的
  not yet born
• 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 other way round
• 颠倒过来；相反；反过来
  in the opposite position, direction or order
• 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。
• 相反的情况
  the opposite situation
• 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。
out of the way
• 不再挡路；不再碍事
  no longer stopping sb from moving or doing sth
• 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.
  我直到爸爸走开之后才说话。
• 结束；处理完
  finished; dealt with
• Our region is poised for growth once the election is out of the way.
  大选一结束，我们地区就准备发展。
• （用于否定句）奇特的，不寻常的，罕见的
  used in negative sentences to mean ‘unusual’
• She had obviously noticed nothing out of the way.
  她显然没发现异常情况。
out of your way
• 不在计划走的路线上
  not on the route that you planned to take
• 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。
see your way (clear) to doing sth/to do sth
• 觉得有可能做某事；认为便于做某事
  to find that it is possible or convenient to do sth
• 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。
see which way the wind is blowing
• 看看风向；观察势头；摸清可能发生的情况
  to get an idea of what is likely to happen before doing sth
(not) stand in sb's way
• （不）妨碍别人
  to (not) prevent sb from doing sth
• 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。
that's the way the cookie crumbles
• 情况就是这样；没有别的办法
  that is the situation and we cannot change it, so we must accept it
there's more than one way to skin a cat
• （要做成某事）方法不止一个，有的是办法
  there are many different ways to achieve sth
to my way of thinking
• 我认为；依我看；依我之见
  in my opinion
under way
• 已经开始；在进行中
  having started
• 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。
a/the/sb's way of life
• （个人或群体的）特有的行为模式，典型生活方式
  the typical pattern of behaviour of a person or group
• the American way of life
  美国人的生活方式
the way of the world
• 大多数人的行为模式；世道；事情发生的规律
  the way that most people behave; the way that things happen, which you cannot change
• 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
• （做某事现有的）方法和资源，手段和财力
  the methods and materials available for doing sth
• ways and means of raising money
  筹资办法
a way into sth
• （加入难以进入的群体、行业等的）敲门砖；（弄懂难以理解事物的）窍门，诀窍
  something that allows you to join a group of people, an industry, etc. that it is difficult to join, or to understand sth that it is difficult to understand
the way to sb's heart
• 赢得某人喜爱的办法；攻心策
  the way to make sb like or love you
• 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。
way to go!
• 干得好
  used to tell sb that you are pleased about sth they have done
• Good work, guys! Way to go!
  伙计们，活儿不错！干得好！
work your way through college, round the world, etc.
• 勤工俭学；半工半读；边挣钱边周游世界
  to have a job or series of jobs while studying, travelling, etc. in order to pay for your education, etc.
work your way through sth
• 自始至终做（尤指耗费时间或力量的事）
  to do sth from beginning to end, especially when it takes a lot of time or effort
• She worked her way through the pile of documents.
  她从头至尾处理了那一堆文件。
work your way up
• 逐步升职；按部就班晋升
  to move regularly to a more senior position in a company
• 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。
change your ways
• 开始过另一种生活；换个活法
  to start to live or behave in a different way from before
claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc.
• 努力逐步获得；艰难地移动
  to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort
• She clawed her way to the top of her profession.
  她拼死拼活地爬到了她职业的顶峰。
• 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。
clear the way (for sth/for sth to happen)
• （为…）清除障碍，扫清道路
  to remove things that are stopping the progress or movement of sth
• 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。
be (all) downhillbe downhill all the waybe downhill all the waytake the easy way out
• 以最简单的方法解决难题；快刀斩乱麻
  to end a difficult situation by choosing the simplest solution even if it is not the best one
see, realize, etc. the error of your ways
• 知过即改；承认自己的做法不对并决心改正
  to realize or admit that you have done sth wrong and decide to change your behaviour
(be/get) in the family way
• 怀孕；有喜
  (to be/become) pregnant
far and away
• 远为；大大地
  by a very great amount
• She's far and away the best player.
  她是当之无愧的最佳选手。
feel your wayfeel your wayfind your way (to…)
• 找到正确的路（去某处）
  to discover the right route (to a place)
• I hope you can find your way home.
  希望你能找到回家的路。
the hard way
• 通过痛苦的经历；通过出错
  by having an unpleasant experience or by making mistakes
• She won't listen to my advice so she'll just have to learn the hard way .
  她不肯听我的忠告，所以只好吃了苦头才知道厉害。
out of harm's way
• 在安全的地方；被隔离
  in a safe place where sb/sth cannot be hurt or injured or do any damage to sb/sth
have your head screwed on (the right way)
• 头脑清醒；理智
  to be a sensible person
know your way around
• 熟悉周围情况（或课题等）
  to be familiar with a place, subject, etc.
laugh all the way to the bank
• 发大财而喜笑颜开
  to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it
lie your way into/out of sth
• 由于撒谎而处于某种境地（或摆脱某种处境）
  to get yourself into or out of a situation by lying
by a long way
• 大量地；大大地
  by a great amount
mend your ways
• 改过自新；改邪归正
  to stop behaving badly
(steer, take, etc.) a middle course(find, etc.) a/the middle way
• （走）中间道路；（取）中庸之道；（采取）折中办法
  (to take/find) an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions
open the way for sb/sth (to do sth)
• 开方便之门
  to make it possible for sb to do sth or for sth to happen
in the ordinary way
• 一般地；通常地
  used to say what normally happens in a particular situation
• In the ordinary way, she's not a nervous person.
  一般而言，她是个不爱紧张的人。
a/the parting of the ways
• 岔路口；分道扬镳处；分手时刻
  a point at which two people or groups of people decide to separate
pave the way (for sb/sth)
• （为…）铺平道路，创造条件
  to create a situation in which sb will be able to do sth or sth can happen
• 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。
pay its way
• 赢利运作；不负债；收支平衡
  to make enough money to pay what it costs to keep it going
• The bridge is still not paying its way.
  这座桥现在还入不敷出。
pick your way (across, along, among, over, through sth)
• 择路而行；小心看着路行走
  to walk carefully, choosing the safest, driest, etc. place to put your feet
• 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。
rub sb up the wrong way
• （无意中）惹人生气，触怒别人
  to make sb annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying sth that offends them
go your separate waysgo your separate waysin any (way,) shape or form
• 任何形式
  of any type
• I don't approve of violence in any shape or form.
  我不赞成任何形式的暴力行为。
show the way
• 示范
  to do sth first so that other people can follow
smooth the path/way
• 铺平道路
  to make it easier for sb/sth to develop or make progress
• 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。
in your own sweet time/way
• 任凭自己的意愿
  how and when you want to, even though this might annoy other people
• 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。
swing both ways
• 双性恋；既喜欢异性也喜欢同性
  to be bisexual (= sexually attracted to both men and women)
talk your way out of sth/of doing sth
• 靠能言善辩开脱；以话解围
  to make excuses and give reasons for not doing sth; to manage to get yourself out of a difficult situation
• 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差事。
be well on the way to sth/doing sth
• 即将达到；将要成就
  to have nearly achieved sth and be going to achieve it soon
• 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。
where there's a will there's a way
• 有志者事竟成
  if you really want to do sth then you will find a way of doing it
take sth the wrong way
• 误会本意良好的话
  to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive

adv.

way back (in…)
• 很久以前
  a long time ago
• I first met him way back in the 80s.
  我和他初次见面早在1980年代。

牛津词典

noun

方法；方式 method/style
• 方法；手段；途径；方式
  a method, style or manner of doing sth
  1. That's not the right way to hold a pair of scissors.
     那样拿剪子不对。
  2. I'm not happy with this way of working.
     我不喜欢这种工作方法。
  3. I hate the way she always criticizes me.
     我讨厌她一贯批评我。
  4. 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。
  5. Infectious diseases can be acquired in several ways.
     传染病的感染途径有几种。
  6. 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。
  7. That's no way to speak to your mother!
     不能那样跟你妈妈说话！
  8. 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。
行为 behaviour
• 作风；风度；样子
  a particular manner or style of behaviour
  1. They grinned at her in a friendly way .
     他们友好地对她咧嘴笑了笑。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• （群体的）行为方式，生活方式，习俗
  the typical way of behaving and living of a particular group of people
  1. 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。
路线；道路 route/road
• 路线；路；道路
  a route or road that you take in order to reach a place
  1. 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
  2. Can you tell me the way to Leicester Square?
     你能告诉我去莱斯特广场的路吗？
  3. to ask sb the way
     向某人问路
  4. We went the long way round .
     我们绕了一个大圈子。
• 行进路线；通路
  the route along which sb/sth is moving; the route that sb/sth would take if there was nothing stopping them/it
  1. Get out of my way! I'm in a hurry.
     让开！我有急事。
  2. 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。
  3. We fought our way through the dense vegetation.
     我们在茂密的植被中开出一条通路。
  4. Unfortunately they ran into a snowstorm along the way.
     他们不幸在途中遇上了暴风雪。
• 路；小径；街道
  a road, path or street for travelling along
  1. There's a way across the fields.
     有一条路穿过田地。
• （用于街道名称）路，道
  used in the names of streets
  1. 106 Headley Way
     黑德利路106号
方向 direction
• 某方向；往某方向
  a particular direction; in a particular direction
  1. Which way did they go?
     他们往哪边去了？
  2. We just missed a car coming the other way .
     我们差点被一辆从对面开过来的汽车撞上。
  3. 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。
  4. Make sure that sign's the right way up .
     一定不要把这招牌挂颠倒了。
  5. Kids were running this way and that (= in all directions) .
     孩子们四处奔跑。
  6. They decided to split the money four ways (= between four different people) .
     他们决定把钱分成四份。
  7. Which way (= for which party) are you going to vote?
     你打算投哪边的票？
进入；离去 for entering/leaving
• 出入通道；门口
  a means of going into or leaving a place, such as a door or gate
  1. the way in/out
     入 / 出口
  2. They escaped out the back way.
     他们从后门逃走了。
距离；时间 distance/time
• （两点之间的）距离，时间段
  a distance or period of time between two points
  1. 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。
  2. September was a long way off .
     那时离九月份还有很长一段时间。
  3. The area's wine industry still has a way to go to full maturity.
     这个地区的葡萄酒业还远远没有完全成熟。
  4. You came all this way to see us?
     你大老远地跑来看我们？
  5. We still have a ways to go .
     我们还有很大的差距。
地区 area
• 地区；地带
  an area, a part of a country, etc.
  1. I think he lives somewhere over London way .
     我想他住在伦敦附近。
  2. 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。
方面 aspect
• 方面
  a particular aspect of sth
  1. I have changed in every way.
     我已经完完全全变了。
  2. 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。
情况；状态 condition/state
• 情况；状态
  a particular condition or state
  1. The economy's in a bad way .
     经济状况很糟。
  2. 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。

adv.

• 很远；大量
  very far; by a large amount
  1. She finished the race way ahead of the other runners.
     她遥遥领先于其他选手跑到终点。
  2. 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。
  3. The price is way above what we can afford.
     这价格大大超过了我们的支付能力。
  4. They live way out in the suburbs.
     他们住在很偏远的郊区。
  5. This skirt is way (= a lot) too short.
     这条裙子太短了。
  6. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 方法;手段
  If you refer to away ofdoing 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.
  1. Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food...
     冷冻不失为一种保存食物的好方法。
  2. Another way of making new friends is to go to an evening class...
     另一种交友的办法就是去上夜校。
  3. I worked myself into frenzy plotting ways to make him jealous...
     我绞尽脑汁，处心积虑，就是为了让他嫉妒。
  4. I can't think of a worse way to spend my time...
     我想不出更糟的消磨时间的办法。
  5. There just might be a way...
     或许会有个什么办法。
  6. 'All right, Mrs Bates,' she said. 'We'll do it your way.'
     “好吧，贝茨夫人，”她说，“我们就按你说的办。”
• N-COUNT 方式;作风
  If you talk about thewaysomeone does something, you are talking about the qualities their action has.
  1. She smiled in a friendly way...
     她友好地笑了笑。
  2. He had a strange way of talking...
     他说话的方式怪怪的。
  3. I also used to love the smooth way in which the foreigner operated.
     我也曾经喜欢那个老外平稳流畅的操作方式。
• N-COUNT 形式
  If a general statement or description is trueina particularway, this is the form of it that is true in a particular case.
  1. Computerized reservation systems help airline profits in several ways...
     电子订票系统通过多种方式帮助航空公司获利。
  2. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her...
     她感到从未有过的害怕。
  3. To be female is not a disability; it is just a particular way of being human.
     身为女性并不意味着不便;这只是人类一种特定的存在形式。
• N-COUNT (某个)方面;(某)点
  You usewayin expressions such asin some ways,in many ways, andin every wayto indicate the degree or extent to which a statement is true.
  1. In some ways, the official opening is a formality...
     从某些方面来说，正式的开幕仪式只不过是走个形式。
  2. She described her lover as 'perfect in every way'.
     她形容她的爱人“各方面完美至极”。
• N-PLURAL 习惯;习俗;行为方式
  Thewaysof a particular person or group of people are their customs or their usual behaviour.
  1. He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways...
     他指责那些督促他改变习惯的人。
  2. I think you've been too long in Cornwall. You've forgotten the ways of the city...
     我认为你们在康沃尔呆的太久了，已经忘记了城市的生活方式。
  3. He said he was against returning to old authoritarian ways.
     他说他反对回到过去的独裁做法。
• N-SING 惯常的行为;作风
  If you refer to someone'sway, you are referring to their usual or preferred type of behaviour.
  1. She is now divorced and, in her usual resourceful way, has started her own business...
     如今她离了婚。一贯足智多谋的她已开始自己创业。
  2. Direct confrontation was not his way.
     正面冲突不是他的风格。
• N-COUNT 看法;角度
  You usewayto refer to one particular opinion or interpretation of something, when others are possible.
  1. I suppose that's one way of looking at it...
     我想那是其中的一种看法。
  2. With most of Dylan's lyrics, however, there are other ways of interpreting the words...
     但是，迪伦的大多数歌词都有其他的解读方式。
  3. Sometimes, the bank manager just doesn't see it your way.
     有时银行经理和你看问题的角度就是不一样。
• N-COUNT 可能的后果;可能作出的决定
  You usewaywhen mentioning one of a number of possible, alternative results or decisions.
  1. There is no indication which way the vote could go...
     没有迹象表明投票结果会怎样。
  2. The judge could have decided either way.
     两种结果法官怎样判都有可能。
• N-SING 观点;态度
  Thewayyou feel about something is your attitude to it or your opinion about it.
  1. I'm terribly sorry — I had no idea you felt that way.
     我非常抱歉——没有想到你是那样想的。
• N-SING 情况;状态
  If you mentionthe waythat something happens, you are mentioning the fact that it happens.
  1. I hate the way he manipulates people...
     我讨厌他摆布别人。
  2. You may remember the way each scene ended with someone looking pensive or significant.
     你或许还记得，每一场的结尾要么是某人作沉思状，要么是某人故作深沉。
• N-SING 行进;前进;进程
  You usewayin expressions such aspushyourway,workyourway, oreatyourway, followed by a prepositional phrase or adverb, in order to indicate movement, progress, or force as well as the action described by the verb.
  1. She thrust her way into the crowd...
     她挤进了人群。
  2. He thought we were trying to buy our way into his company...
     他以为我们是想通过贿赂进入他的公司。
  3. Start at the bottom and try to work your way up.
     从底层干起，然后努力一步步升上去。
• N-COUNT 路线;路径
  The waysomewhere consists of the different places that you go through or the route that you take in order to get there.
  1. Does anybody know the way to the bathroom?...
     有谁知道洗手间在哪里吗？
  2. I'm afraid I can't remember the way...
     我恐怕不记得路了。
  3. We're not even a third of the way there...
     我们才走了不到三分之一的路。
  4. We'll go out the back way.
     我们从后门出去。
• N-SING 方向
  If you go or look a particularway, you go or look in that direction.
  1. As he strode into the kitchen, he passed Pop coming the other way...
     他大步走进厨房，与迎面而来的爸爸擦身而过。
  2. They paused at the top of the stairs, doubtful as to which way to go next...
     他们在楼梯顶部停住了，不知道接下来该往哪边走。
  3. Could you look this way?
     请往这边看好吗？
• N-SING 行进方向
  You can refer to the direction you are travelling in as yourway.
  1. It's not very far out of his way...
     就在他走的路上不远处。
  2. She would say she was going my way and offer me a lift.
     她会说和我同路，可以载我一程。
• N-SING (正确的)路径，道路
  If you lose yourway, 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 yourway, you manage to get to the place that you want to go to.
  1. The men lost their way in a sandstorm and crossed the border by mistake...
     那些人在沙尘暴中迷了路，不小心穿越了边境。
  2. They've changed a lot of the old street names, and people can't find their way anymore.
     许多老的街道名都被改了，人们再也找不到原来的路了。
• N-COUNT 生活道路
  You talk about people going their differentwaysin order to say that their lives develop differently and they have less contact with each other.
  1. It wasn't until we each went our separate ways that I began to learn how to do things for myself...
     直到大家各奔东西，我才开始学着自力更生。
  2. You go your way and I'll go mine.
     你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥。
• N-SING 获得;收到
  If something comes yourway, you get it or receive it.
  1. Take advantage of the opportunities coming your way in a couple of months...
     把握住这几个月之内你可能获得的机会。
  2. If I run into anything that might interest you, I'll send it your way.
     如果我碰上你可能感兴趣的东西，我就给你寄过去。
• N-SING 行进路线；通路
  If someone or something is in theway, they prevent you from moving forward or seeing clearly.
  1. 'You're standing in the way,' she said. 'Would you mind moving aside'...
     “你挡着道了，”她说，“麻烦你让一下。”
  2. Get out of my way!
     滚开！
• N-IN-NAMES （用于道路名）…路
  Wayis used in the names of some roads, and also in the names of some long paths for walkers in the countryside.
  1. Silvertown Way, was that the road?
     锡尔弗敦路，是这条路么？
  2. ...the well-trodden 250-mile Pennine Way.
     长250英里、人来人往的奔宁路
• N-UNCOUNT （某人居住地的）周边；特定的地区
  You can usewayto refer to the area near where someone lives or near a specified place.
  1. If you speak standard English anywhere round our way, people tend to view you with suspicion.
     如果你在我们这里说标准英语，大家就会对你产生怀疑。
  2. ...somebody from Newcastle way.
     从纽卡斯尔那边来的人
• N-SING 位置;摆放
  You usewayin expressions such asthe right way upandthe other way aroundto refer to one of two or more possible positions or arrangements that something can have.
  1. The flag was held the wrong way up by some spectators...
     一些观众把旗子拿倒了。
  2. It's important to fit it the right way round.
     将它安到正确位置上很重要。
• ADV 远远地;大大地;非常
  You can usewayto emphasize, for example, that something is a great distance away or is very much below or above a particular level or amount.
  1. Way down in the valley to the west is the town of Freiburg...
     从这里往西远远的山谷中是弗赖堡镇。
  2. These exam results are way above average...
     这些考试成绩远高于平均水平。
  3. I have to decide my plan way in advance.
     我得趁早制订计划。
• N-PLURAL (分成的)部分
  If you split something a number ofways, you divide it into a number of different parts or quantities, usually fairly equal in size.
  1. The region was split three ways, between Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria...
     这一地区被希腊、塞尔维亚和保加利亚分成了3部分。
  2. Splitting the price six ways had still cost them each a bundle.
     即使把价钱平摊成6份，每人也还是要花一大笔钱。
  3. Wayis also a combining form.
     
  4. ...a simple three-way division.
     简单的三分法
• N-SING 路程;距离
  Wayis used in expressions such asa long way,a little way, andquite a way, to say how far away something is or how far you have travelled.
  1. Some of them live in places quite a long way from here...
     他们中有些人住的地方离这里很远。
  2. A little way further down the lane we passed the driveway to a house...
     顺着巷子再走过去一点，我们经过车道来到一幢房子前。
  3. We've a fair way to go yet.
     我们还有一大段路要走。

If you want to state the distance of a particular place from where you are, you can say that it is that distanceaway....Durban, which is over 300 kilometres away.If a place is very distant, you can say that it isa long way away, or that it isa long way fromanother place.It is a long way from London... Anna was still a long way away.Faris used in negative sentences and questions about distance, but not usually in affirmative sentences.
表示某地距某人所在地的距离可用away: Durban, which is over 300 kilometres away (距此超过300公里远的德班)。如果某地很远，可以用 a long way away 或 a long way from: It is a long way from London (它离伦敦很远)，Anna was still a long way away (安娜还在很远的地方)。far则多用于关于距离的否定句或疑问句中，通常不用于肯定句。

• N-SING (时间的)距离
  Wayis used in expressions such asa long way,a little way, andquite a way, to say how far away in time something is.
  1. Success is still a long way off...
     离成功还远着呢。
  2. August is still an awfully long way away.
     离8月还早着呢。
• N-SING (表示动作完成的程度)全部/多半/一半
  You usewayin expressions such asall the way,most of the wayandhalf the wayto refer to the extent to which an action has been completed.
  1. He had unscrewed the caps most of the way...
     他已经快把螺丝帽拧下来了。
  2. When was the last time you listened to an album all the way through?
     你上一次完整地听完一张专辑是什么时候？
• PHRASE 在街对面
  If something isacross the way, it is nearby on the opposite side of a road or area.
  1. ...the big gabled house across the way.
     街对面那座带三角屋顶的大房子
• PHRASE (强调距离)一路
  You useall the wayto emphasize how long a distance is.
  1. He had to walk all the way home...
     他不得不一路步行回家。
  2. That dress came all the way from New York.
     那条裙子是大老远从纽约送来的。
• PHRASE 自始至终;一直
  You can useall the wayto emphasize that your remark applies to every part of a situation, activity, or period of time.
  1. Having started a revolution we must go all the way...
     既然已经发动了革命，我们就一定要进行到底。
  2. I'll support him all the way.
     我自始至终都会支持他。
• PHRASE 事情就是这样
  You can useas is the wayto say that a particular situation or example of behaviour is typical and you would not expect it to be different.
  1. As is the way with these gatherings, the declarations were largely drafted before the delegations arrived.
     就像通常的这种集会一样，宣言内容在代表团到达之前就差不多拟好了。
• PHRASE 病得很重;很不健康
  If you say that someone isin a bad way, you mean that they are very ill or unhealthy.
  1. He's in a bad way, but able to talk.
     他病得很重，但还能说话。
• PHRASE 大规模地；大肆地
  If you say that something exists, happens, or developsin a big way, you are emphasizing its great extent or importance.
  1. The man who took over a few weeks later has also helped further her career in a big way...
     几周后上台的那个人也帮助她把事业推进了一大步。
  2. Soccer in the States has never taken off in a big way.
     足球在美国从来就没获得过大发展。
• PHRASE 二者不能兼得
  If someone says that youcan't have it both ways, they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both.
  1. Countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries...
     各国不可能两全其美：环境更清洁的代价有时可能就是污染企业就业岗位的减少。
  2. Make up your mind, you can't have it both ways.
     你决定吧，反正鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
• PHRASE 顺便地;附带说一句
  You sayby the waywhen you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.
  1. The name Latifah, by the way, means 'delicate'...
     顺便说一句，Latifah 这个名字意思是“娇嫩”。
  2. By the way, how did your seminar go?
     对了，你的研讨会进行得怎样？
• PREP-PHRASE 作为…；以求…
  You useby way ofwhen you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say somethingby way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
  1. By way of contrast, Manchester United will travel slightly more than 1,200 miles...
     相比而言，曼联队的行程将略多于1,200英里。
  2. 'I get very superstitious about things like that,' she said by way of explanation.
     “在那种事儿上我会很迷信，”她解释道。
• PREP-PHRASE 采用…方法；通过
  If you do somethingby way ofa particular method, you use that method to do it.
  1. I teach psychology by way of a range of traditional lectures, practicals and tutorials.
     我采用传统授课与实践和指导相结合的方式教授心理学。
• PREP-PHRASE 经由；取道
  If you go somewhereby way ofa particular place, you go through that place in order to get to where you want.
  1. The path goes under the river by way of the tunnel.
     这条通道经隧道从河下经过。
• PHRASE (彻底地)改变
  If someonechangestheirwaysormendstheirways, they permanently improve their behaviour or their way of doing something.
  1. What can be done to encourage convicted offenders to change their ways?
     怎样才能激励这些罪犯洗心革面呢？
• PHRASE 排除障碍;扫清道路
  If youclear the way,open the way, orprepare the wayfor something, you create an opportunity for it to happen.
  1. The talks are meant to clear the way for formal negotiations on a new constitution...
     会谈旨在为新宪法的正式商讨扫清道路。
  2. The decision could open the way for other children to sue their parents.
     这项判决可能会为其他孩子起诉他们的父母开辟一条通道。
• PHRASE (采取)最容易的办法，最省事的做法(以回避困难或尴尬处境)
  If you say that someone takesthe 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.
  1. As soon as things got difficult he took the easy way out...
     事情刚变得有点棘手他就急忙脱身。
  2. It is the easy way out to blame others for our failure.
     把我们的失败归罪到别人头上倒是省事。
• PHRASE (两种情况中)不论发生哪一种情况
  You useeither wayin order to introduce a statement which is true in each of the two possible or alternative cases that you have just mentioned.
  1. The sea may rise or the land may fall; either way the sand dunes will be gone in a short time.
     可能会出现海平面上升或陆地下沉:不论发生哪种情况，沙丘都会在短时间内消失。
• PHRASE 出路;未来发展之路
  If you say that a particular type of action or development isthe way forward, you approve of it because it is likely to lead to success.
  1. ...people who genuinely believe that anarchy is the way forward...
     真的相信无政府主义才是未来出路的人
  2. Young players have got to be the way forward for every club.
     培养年轻球员应该是所有俱乐部谋求发展之道。
• PHRASE 想怎样就怎样;随心所欲
  If someonegetstheirwayorhastheirway, nobody stops them doing what they want to do. You can also say that someonegetstheirownway orhastheirown way.
  1. She is very good at using her charm to get her way.
     她非常善于利用自己的魅力随心所欲。
• PHRASE 被…替代
  If one thinggives way toanother, the first thing is replaced by the second.
  1. First he had been numb. Then the numbness gave way to anger...
     起初他只是麻木，接着转为了愤怒。
  2. The last houses give way to soybean fields.
     最后一批房子也被拆掉用作了大豆地。
• PHRASE 断裂; 倒塌
  If an object that is supporting somethinggives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
  1. The hook in the ceiling had given way and the lamp had fallen blazing on to the table.
     天花板上的钩子断了，灯落下来砸到桌子上燃起了火。
• PHRASE 向…让步;向…妥协
  If yougive way tosomeone or something that you have been resisting, you stop resisting and allow yourself to be persuaded or controlled by them.
  1. It seems the President has given way to pressure from the hardliners...
     总统似乎已迫于强硬派的压力而妥协了。
  2. He finally gave way to an impulse and pulled her toward him.
     他最终还是没能抑制住冲动，把她拉向了自己。
• PHRASE 让路;让其他人(或车辆)先行
  If a moving person, a vehicle, or its drivergives way, they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them.
  1. Give way to traffic coming from the left.
     让从左边来的车先行。

in AM, use 美国英语用 yield


• PHRASE 有…习惯
  If you say that someone or somethinghas a way ofdoing a particular thing, you mean that they often do it.
  1. Bosses have a way of always finding out about such things.
     老板总喜欢把这类事情搞清楚。
• PHRASE 善于与(某人或某事物)打交道
  If you say hat a personhas a way withsomething or someone, you mean that that person seems to have a natural skill or instinct for dealing with them.
  1. Constance doesn't have a way with words like you do...
     康斯坦丝没有你这么健谈。
  2. He seems to have had a way with foreigners.
     他似乎天生就善于和外国人交往。
• PHRASE 随你的便
  If you sayhave it your wayorhave 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.
  1. All right then, have it your way. Be like that.
     那好吧，随你的便。就那样吧。
• PHRASE 决不;一点也不
  You usein no wayornot in any wayto emphasize that a statement is not at all true.
  1. In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods...
     我绝对不会采纳他的任何方法。
  2. A spokesman insisted the two events were 'in no way related'...
     一位发言人坚称这两起事件“绝无关联”。
  3. 'He hasn't become more boring has he?' she laughs. 'No. Not in any way.'
     “他不会变得更烦人了吧？”她笑着问。“不，一点也没有。”
• PHRASE (用于缓和语气)在某种程度上，在某些方面
  If you say that something is truein a way, you mean that although it is not completely true, it is true to a limited extent or in certain respects. You usein a wayto reduce the force of a statement.
  1. In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing...
     我想我有点惧怕失败。
  2. It made things very unpleasant in a way.
     这把事情弄得有点不大愉快。
• PHRASE 小规模地
  If you say that someone does somethingin a small way, you mean that although they do not do very much, their actions are useful or important.
  1. ...demonstrations against corruption, which began in a small way last week...
     上周开始的小规模的反腐示威游行
  2. By doing this you will, in a small way, help win the victory.
     这样做你就会为获胜贡献一份小小的力量。
• PHRASE 妨碍;碍事
  If you say that someonegets in the wayoris in the way, you are annoyed because their presence or their actions stop you doing something properly.
  1. 'We wouldn't get in the way,' Suzanne promised. 'We'd just stand quietly in a corner.'
     “我们不会妨碍你的，”苏珊娜保证道，“我们就在角落里安安静静地站着。”
• PHRASE 阻碍;妨碍
  Toget in the way ofsomething means to make it difficult for it to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly.
  1. She had a job which never got in the way of her leisure interests.
     她有一份从来不会影响她的业余爱好的工作。
• PHRASE 对…完全熟悉;通晓
  If youknowyourway arounda particular subject, system, or job, or if youknowyourway aboutit, you know all the procedures and facts about it.
  1. He knows his way around the intricate maze of European law...
     他通晓错综复杂的欧洲律法。
  2. He knows his way about the system better than do most ministers.
     他比大多数部长都更熟悉这套体系。

英英释义

noun

• how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
  1. a means of control
  2. an example is the best agency of instruction
  3. the true way to success
  Synonym:meansagency
• a journey or passage
  1. they are on the way
• a course of conduct
  1. the path of virtue
  2. we went our separate ways
  3. our paths in life led us apart
  4. genius usually follows a revolutionary path
  Synonym:pathway of life
• any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
  1. he said he was looking for the way out
• how something is done or how it happens
  1. her dignified manner
  2. his rapid manner of talking
  3. their nomadic mode of existence
  4. in the characteristic New York style
  5. a lonely way of life
  6. in an abrasive fashion
  Synonym:mannermodestylefashion
• the property of distance in general
  1. it's a long way to Moscow
  2. he went a long ways
• doing as one pleases or chooses
  1. if I had my way
• a general category of things
  1. they didn't have much in the way of clothing
• a line leading to a place or point
  1. he looked the other direction
  2. didn't know the way home
  Synonym:direction
• a portion of something divided into shares
  1. they split the loot three ways
• space for movement
  1. room to pass
  2. make way for
  3. hardly enough elbow room to turn around
  Synonym:roomelbow room
• the condition of things generally
  1. that's the way it is
  2. I felt the same way

adv

• to a great degree or by a great distance
  1. way over budget
  2. way off base
  3. the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on
  Synonym:right smart

双语例句

• Computerized reservation systems help airline profits in several ways
  电子订票系统通过多种方式帮助航空公司获利。
• Some of them live in places quite a long way from here
  他们中有些人住的地方离这里很远。
• I'm terribly sorry — I had no idea you felt that way.
  我非常抱歉——没有想到你是那样想的。
• Silvertown Way, was that the road?
  锡尔弗敦路，是这条路么？
• As is the way with these gatherings, the declarations were largely drafted before the delegations arrived.
  就像通常的这种集会一样，宣言内容在代表团到达之前就差不多拟好了。
• The men lost their way in a sandstorm and crossed the border by mistake
  那些人在沙尘暴中迷了路，不小心穿越了边境。
• I suppose that's one way of looking at it
  我想那是其中的一种看法。
• If you speak standard English anywhere round our way, people tend to view you with suspicion.
  如果你在我们这里说标准英语，大家就会对你产生怀疑。
• Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food
  冷冻不失为一种保存食物的好方法。
• It wasn't until we each went our separate ways that I began to learn how to do things for myself
  直到大家各奔东西，我才开始学着自力更生。