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way /weɪ/ (ways)

1. N-COUNT 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. 方式; 方法
Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food. 冷冻不失为保存食品的一种好方法。
I worked myself into a frenzy plotting ways to make him jealous. 我绞尽脑汁，处心积虑，就是为了让他嫉妒。
There just might be a way. 可能会有个办法的。
2. N-COUNT If you talk about the way someone does something, you are talking about the qualities their action has. 态度; 样子
She smiled in a friendly way. 她友好地笑了笑。
He had a strange way of talking. 他说话的样子很奇怪。
3. N-COUNT 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. 形式; 方面
Computerized reservation systems help airline profits in several ways. 电子订票系统让航空公司在好几个方面获利。
She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her. 她感到害怕，而这种害怕是以前不曾有过的。
4. N-COUNT 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. 某方面; 某点
In some ways, the official opening is a formality. 从某些方面来说，官方开幕仪式是个形式而已。
5. N-PLURAL The ways of a particular person or group of people are their customs or their usual behaviour. 习俗; 习惯
He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways. 他指责那些敦促他改变习惯的人们。
She began to study the ways of the Native Americans. 她开始研究土著印第安人的习俗。
6. N-SING If you refer to someone's way, you are referring to their usual or preferred type of behaviour. 习惯; 作风
She is now divorced and, in her usual resourceful way, has started her own business. 她现在离婚了，并以她一贯机敏能干的作风开始自己创业。
7. N-COUNT You use way to refer to one particular opinion or interpretation of something, when others are possible. 看法
I suppose that's one way of looking at it. 我想那是其中的一种看法。
With most of Dylan's lyrics, however, there are other ways of interpreting the words. 然而，迪伦的大多数歌词都有其他的解读方法。
8. N-COUNT You use way when mentioning one of a number of possible, alternative results or decisions. 结果; 决定
There is no indication which way the vote could go. 没有迹象表明投票的结果会怎么样。
9. N-SING The way you feel about something is your attitude to it or your opinion about it. 态度; 观点
I'm so sorry – I had no idea you felt that way. 我很抱歉–我不知道你是那样想的。
10. N-SING If you mention the way that something happens, you are mentioning the fact that it happens. 情形
I hate the way he manipulates people. 我讨厌他摆布人。
11. N-SING 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. 用于(push your way), (work your way)或者(eat your way)等词组中，表示运动、进程、力量以及所用动词所表示的动作
She thrust her way into the crowd. 她挤进了人群。
12. N-COUNT Theway somewhere consists of the different places that you go through or the route that you take in order to get there. 路径
Does anybody know the way to the bathroom?
有没有人知道到卫生间的路怎么走？
I'm afraid I can't remember the way. 恐怕我不记得路了。
13. N-SING If you go or look a particular way, you go or look in that direction. 方向
As he strode into the kitchen, he passed Pop coming the other way. 他大步走进厨房，同迎面过来的爸爸擦肩而过。
They paused at the top of the stairs, doubtful as to which way to go next. 他们在楼梯的顶头停了下来，不知道下一步朝哪个方向走。
14. N-SING You can refer to the direction you are travelling in as your way. 行进方向[口语]
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。
15. N-SING 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. 路途
The men lost their way in a sandstorm and crossed the border by mistake. 这些男人在沙尘暴中迷了路，误越了边境。
16. N-COUNT 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. 生活道路
It wasn't until we each went our separate ways that I began to learn how to do things for myself. 直到我们各奔东西后，我才开始学会如何自己做事情。
17. N-SING If something comes your way, you get it or receive it. 获得
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。
18. N-SING 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. 可能的位置
Books have a right and a wrong way up. 书可以正着放，也可以反着放。
19. ADV 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. 大大地; 远远地[ADV adv/prep] [强调]
Way down in the valley to the west is the town of Freiburg. 远远的西边山谷中坐落着弗赖堡镇。
You've waited way too long. 你们已经等了太久了。
20. N-PLURAL If you split something a number of ways, you divide it into a number of different parts or quantities, usually fairly equal in size. (分成的通常大小相同的) 部分
The region was split three ways, between Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria. 该地区被希腊、塞尔维亚和保加利亚一分为三。
21. COMB in ADJ Way is also a combining form. 部分 (用于构成合成词)[ADJ n]
...a simple three-way division. …一种简单的3分法。
22. N-SING 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 traveled. 距离
Some of them live in places quite a long way from here. 他们当中一些人住在离这儿相当远的地方。
A little way further down the lane we passed the driveway to a house. 我们沿着小巷又走了一小段距离，穿过车道来到一幢房子前。
23. N-SING 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. (时间的) 距离
Success is still a long way off. 离成功还远着呢。
24. N-SING 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. (行为完成的) 程度
He had unscrewed the caps most of the way. 他已经快要把瓶盖拧开了。

PHRASES: GROUP 1

way /weɪ/ (ways)

N-SING
1. PHRASE You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is. 一路[强调]
He had to walk all the way home. 他不得不一路步行回家。
2. PHRASE You can use all the way to emphasize that your remark applies to every part of a situation, activity, or period of time. 一直[强调]
Having started a revolution we must go all the way. 既然我们已经开始革命了，就必须一直坚持下去。
3. PHRASE 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. 二者不能兼得
Countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries. 各国不能二者兼得：环境更为洁净的代价有可能是污染工业的减少。
4. PHRASE You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of. 顺便提一下[口语]
The name Latifah, by the way, means "delicate."
顺便提一下，Latifah这个名字有“精致”之意。
5. PHRASE If you clear the way, open the way, or prepare the way for something, you create an opportunity for it to happen. (为某事) 创造机会; 扫清道路
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协商扫清道路。
6. PHRASE 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. 走捷径[表不满]
As soon as things got difficult he took the easy way out. 事情刚变得有些棘手他就走捷径脱身。
7. PHRASE You use either way in order to introduce a statement that is true in each of the two possible or alternative cases that you have just mentioned. (两种情况中) 不论发生哪种情况
The sea may rise or the land may fall; either way the sand dunes will be gone in a short time. 海平面可能会升高，或者陆地可能会下降；不论发生哪种情况，沙丘都将很快消失。
8. PHRASE 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. 进步[表赞许]
...people who genuinely believe that anarchy is the way forward. …真正相信无政府状态是一种进步的人。
9. PHRASE If someone gets their way or has their way, nobody stops them from doing what they want to do. You can also say that someone gets their own way or has their own way. 随心所欲
She is very good at using her charm to get her way. 她非常擅长利用自己的魅力来为所欲为。
10. PHRASE If one thing gives way to another, the first thing is replaced by the second. 被…取代
First he had been numb. Then the numbness gave way to anger. 一开始他只是麻木。后来麻木被愤怒代替。
11. PHRASE If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing. 断裂; 倒塌
The hook in the ceiling had given way and the lamp had fallen blazing on to the table. 天花板上的钩子脱落，结果挂灯大亮着掉到了桌子上。

PHRASES: GROUP 2

way /weɪ/ (ways)

PHRASE
1. PHRASE You use in no way or not in any way to emphasize that a statement is not at all true. 决不[强调]
In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods. 我决不会采用他的任何一个方法。
2. PHRASE 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. 在某种程度上[含糊]
In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing. 我想，从某种程度上来说我害怕失败。
3. PHRASE 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 from doing something properly. 妨碍
"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，”苏珊保证说，“我们就在角落里安安静静地站着。”
4. PHRASE To get in the way of something means to make it difficult for it to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly. 阻碍
She had a job which never got in the way of her leisure interests. 她有一份工作，但丝毫不妨碍她的个人爱好。
5. PHRASE If you know your way around a particular subject, system, or job, you know all the procedures and facts about it. 通晓
He knows his way around the intricate maze of patent law. 他通晓错综复杂的专利法。
6. PHRASE 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. 领路
She grabbed his suitcase and led the way. 她抓过他的手提箱，在前面带路。
7. PHRASE 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. 领先
Sony has also led the way in shrinking the size of compact-disc players. 索尼公司在缩小CD播放机尺寸方面也处于领先地位。
8. PHRASE If you say that someone or something has come a long way, you mean that they have developed, progressed, or become very successful. 取得了长足进步
He has come a long way since the days he could only afford one meal a day. 和以前那种一天只吃得起一顿饭的日子相比他取得了很大的成就。
9. PHRASE If you say that something is a long way from being true, you are emphasizing that it is definitely not true. 还差很远[强调]
She is a long way from being the richest person in Florida. 她远远算不上是佛罗里达最富有的人。
10. PHRASE If you say that something goes a long way toward doing a particular thing, you mean that it is an important factor in achieving that thing. 是…的重要因素
Being respectful and courteous goes a long way toward building a relationship. 对人恭谨、彬彬有礼是建立关系的重要因素。

PHRASES: GROUP 3

way /weɪ/ (ways)

PHRASE
1. PHRASE If you say that someone has lost their way, you are criticizing them because they do not have any good ideas anymore, or seem to have become unsure about what to do. 不知所措[表不满]
Why has the White House lost its way on tax and budget policy?
为什么白宫在税收和预算政策方面会不知所措呢？
2. PHRASE When you make your way somewhere, you walk or travel there. 前往
He made his way to the marketplace. 他去了市场。
3. PHRASE If one person or thing makes way for another, the first is replaced by the second. 让位
He said he was prepared to make way for younger people in the party. 他说他准备让位于党内的年轻人。
4. PHRASE If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen. 没有可能[强调]
There was absolutely no way that we were going to be able to retrieve it. 我们绝对不可能把它找回来。
5. PHRASE You can say no way as an emphatic way of saying no. 绝不[非正式]
Mike, no way am I playing cards with you for money. 迈克，我是决不会和你玩牌赌钱的。
6. PHRASE If you are on your way, you have started your trip somewhere. 在路途中
He has been allowed to leave the country and is on his way to Hawaii. 他已获准离开该国，现正在前往夏威夷的途中。
7. PHRASE If something happens on the way or along the way, it happens during the course of a particular event or process. 在过程中
You may have to learn a few new skills along the way. 你也许还得在这个过程中学习一些新的技能。
8. PHRASE 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. 大有进展
I am now out of the hospital and well on the way to recovery. 我现已出院，很快就会康复。
9. PHRASE If something is on the way, it will arrive soon. 即将到来
The forecasters say more snow is on the way. 天气预报员说不久还将有更多降雪。
10. PHRASE 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. 无论怎样[含糊]
You know pretty well everyone here, one way or the other. 你不管怎么说肯定非常了解这里的每个人。
11. PHRASE 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. (两种可能的决定或结论中) 无论哪个
We've got to make our decision one way or the other. 我们无论如何都得作出决定。

PHRASES: GROUP 4

way /weɪ/ (ways)

PHRASE
1. PHRASE You use the other way around to refer to the opposite of what you have just said. 相反地
You'd think you were the one who did me the favour, and not the other way around. 你会认为是你帮助了我，而不是我帮助了你。
2. PHRASE 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. 行将消失; 即将被取代
There are encouraging signs that cold war attitudes are on the way out. 令人欣慰的是有迹象表明冷战思维行将消失。
3. PHRASE If you go out of your way to do something, for example, to help someone, you make a special effort to do it. 特地
He was very kind to me and seemed to go out of his way to help me. 他对我非常友善，好像是在特意帮我的忙。
4. PHRASE If you keep out of someone's way or stay out of their way, you avoid them or do not get involved with them. 躲避某人
I'd kept out of his way as much as I could. 我一直尽量躲避着他。
5. PHRASE 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. 结束; 得到解决
The plan has to remain confidential at least until the local elections are out of the way. 此项计划至少得保密到地方选举结束为止。
6. PHRASE If you go your own way, you do what you want rather than what everyone else does or expects. 自行其是
In school I was a loner. I went my own way. 在学校里我是个不合群的人，自行其是。
7. PHRASE 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. 同样地
There is no reason why an aircraft designer should also be a good pilot. In the same way, a good pilot can be a bad driver. 没有理由期待一个飞机设计师同时也是一个优秀的飞行员。同样的道理，优秀的飞行员可能是个糟糕的汽车驾驶员。
8. PHRASE You can use that way and this way to refer to a statement or comment that you have just made. 那样; 这样
We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way. 我们拥有一个漂亮的城市，并祈祷永远如此。
9. PHRASE 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. 那样; 这样(用于引出结果)
Keep the soil moist. That way, the seedling will flourish. 保持土壤湿润,那样小苗就会茁壮成长。
10. →see also underway

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way noun (ROUTE)

I popped into the grocer's on the way home from work to get some cheese .
The children will be here soon - you'd better put that plate out of harm's way.
Which way are you headed ?
It is arguable which way is quicker .
He put the wheel on the right /wrong way around.

way noun (DISTANCE)

We have an idea to develop a talking book , but a marketable product is a long way down the road .
Are we anywhere near finishing yet or is there still some way to go?
It's a heck of a long way to the nearest shop from here.
We're still a long way from the station .
Scientists say that a cure for the disease is still a long way off.

way noun (POSSIBILITY)

I like the way he just assumes we'll listen to him when he doesn't take in a word anyone else says!
One way to get rich is to marry money .
Racism is in some ways just a fear of the unknown .
In what way did this influence your decision ?
There's no way she's going to agree to that.

way noun (MANNER)

He tends to copy his brother in the way he dresses .
The way we waste this planet's resources is criminal .
He wandered around, clearing up in a desultory way.
"That'll be five pounds , dear ", he said in an irritatingly familiar way.
I admire her forthright way of dealing with people .

way noun (METHOD)

There are many ways of tackling this problem .
He found calorie-counting the best way of losing weight .
One way to get rich is to marry money .
We must find ways of keeping our expenditure in check .
Drug smugglers constantly use their ingenuity to find new ways of getting drugs into a country .

way noun (FREE SPACE)

As she left the court , she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.
Your head is in the way of the TV. Please can you move ?
I had to grope my way up the dark stairs .
The children will be here soon - you'd better put that plate out of harm's way.
They gave a great heave and rolled the boulder out of the way.