- [countable]
a method, style or manner of doing something 方法;手段;途径;方式 I prefer to do things the easy way. 我做事力求简便。 I love him and I think he feels the same way. 我爱他,我想他也有同感。 - way to do something
I'm sure we can find a way to make this work. 我相信我们能找到一种方法来解决这个问题。 Using the subway is the only way to avoid the traffic. 使用地铁是避免交通堵塞的唯一方法。 - (informal, disapproving)
That's no way to speak to your mother! 不能那样跟你妈妈说话! - way of doing something
I'm not happy with this way of working. 我不喜欢这种工作方法。 - way (that)…
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。 I hate the way she always criticizes me. 我讨厌她一贯批评我的方式。 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。 - in the… way
She dresses in the same way as her sister. 她穿得和她姐姐一样。 Infectious diseases can be acquired in several ways. 传染病的感染途径有几种。 In this way, we can track the storms as they move across the ocean. 这样,我们就可以跟踪风暴穿过海洋的过程。 - in the way (that)…
It works in the way you'd expect. 它以你期望的方式工作。 New technology has radically changed the way in which this work is done. 新技术彻底改变了这项工作的完成方式。 - in a way that…
She writes in a way that is easy to understand. 她用一种容易理解的方式写作。 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。
Extra ExamplesThat's not the right way to hold a pair of scissors. 那样拿剪刀不对。 Artists began to invent new ways of painting. 艺术家开始创造新的画法。 Most people are creative in one way or another. 大多数人都具有某方面的创造力。 You'll have to close everything down and restart your computer. It's the only way. 你将不得不关闭一切并重新启动计算机。这是唯一的办法。 to look at ways of improving language teaching 寻找改进语言教学的途径 I like the way (that) you did that. 我喜欢你处理那件事的方式。 There are several possible ways of dealing with this problem. 有几种方法可以处理这个问题。 They were asked to come up with ways of working more efficiently. 他们被要求想出更有效的工作方法。 This is the best way of keeping in touch with friends while you're away. 这是你不在时与朋友保持联系的最好方式。 What way would you use? 你会用什么方式? You won't impress the judges that way. 那样不会给裁判留下深刻印象。 a unique way of settling disputes 解决争端的独特方法 a sure-fire way to get him to do whatever I want 必定让他完全按我的意愿做事的方法 a cost-effective way to boost performance 提高性能的划算方法 Do you remember? Or, put another way, do you know? 你记得吗?或者说,你知道吗? God works in mysterious ways. 主的行事方式神秘莫测。 I chose a different way of collecting data. 我选择了一种不同的收集数据的方法。 I would think of some clever way to get myself out of this situation. 我会想出妙计以摆脱这种局面。 One way or another, I'm going to make it. 不管怎样,我将会成功的。 Students develop those skills in myriad ways. 学生们用各种方法来培养那些技能。 The best way to open it is with pliers. 这个最好用钳子来开。 The most important way to stop accidental drownings is by education. 预防溺水事故的最好办法是加强安全教育。 There are a number of ways to overcome this problem. 解决这个问题有许多途径。 There is no subtle way to tell someone that you no longer want them. 没有什么委婉含蓄的方法可以告诉别人你不再需要他们。 They believe he'll figure out a way to make it work. 他们相信他会想出办法让它发挥作用。 They've explored every possible way of dealing with the problem. 他们探索过各种可能用来处理这个问题的方法。 We are searching for innovative and creative ways to solve the many problems facing us. 我们正在寻求新颖、有创意的方法来解决我们所面临的许多问题。 They have never contributed in any meaningful way to our civilization. 他们从来没有给我们的文明作过任何有益的贡献。 We did it the old-fashioned way. 我们做这件事用的是老办法。 We expect computers to react a certain way, in certain situations. 我们预料到电脑在某些情况下会作出某种反应。 They see the project as a way of helping poor families. 他们认为这个项目是帮助贫困家庭的一种方式。 The only way to avoid GM ingredients is to buy certified organic food. 避免转基因成分的唯一方法是购买认证的有机食品。 University changed the way I viewed the world. 大学改变了我看待世界的方式。 I don't agree with his way of thinking. 我不同意他的想法。 The problem can be seen in a variety of ways. 这个问题可以从多方面来看。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- convenient
- easy
- effective
- …
- number
- have
- explore
- look at
- …
- in a/the way
- in a certain way
- in a big way
- in every way
- …
- [countable]
a particular manner or style of behaviour 作风;风度;样子 - in a… way
They grinned at her in a friendly way. 他们友好地对她咧嘴笑了笑。 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。 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。 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。
Extra ExamplesHe has a way of staring at you that is very unnerving. 他盯着人看的样子让人心慌。 She worked hard to act in an honest way. 她努力以诚实的方式行事。 ‘Hi there,’ said Tom in a friendly way. “你好,”汤姆友好地说。 She's behaving in a very mysterious way. 她表现得很神秘。 She spoke in a way that put everyone at their ease. 她说话的方式让每个人都很放松。 He was a handsome man in a sinister sort of way. 他是个英俊男子,透着点儿邪气。 Try to approach this in a sensible way. 尽量理性地处理这一问题。 I could tell he liked her from the way he looked at her. 从他看她的样子,我可以看出他喜欢她。
- in a… way
- ways[plural]
the typical way of behaving and living of a particular group of people (群体的)行为方式,生活方式,习俗 - [countable, usually singular]
a route or road that you take in order to reach a place 路线;路;道路 to ask somebody the way 向某人问路 Do you know the way? 你认识路吗? - way to…
Can you tell me the way to Leicester Square? 你能告诉我去莱斯特广场的路吗? - way from… to…
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 We went the long way round. 我们绕了一个大圈子。
Extra ExamplesCan you tell me the way out of here? 你能告诉我出去的路吗? He showed us the way. 他给我们指了路。 She asked him the way to the station. 她向他询问去车站的路。 The way across the fields is longer but pleasanter. 穿过田间的路远一些,但走起来更惬意。 The way through the woods is quicker. 穿过树林走更快些。 We walked along the covered way to the science building. 我们沿着有遮顶的路走到了科学楼。 the easiest way from my house to yours 从我家到你家最好走的路线 I didn't know the way and I had no map. 我不认识路,也没有地图。 I stopped to ask the way. 我停下来问路。 I think they must have gone the long way round. 我想他们一定走了很长一段路。 Is this the right way to the station? 这是到车站的正确路线吗? The quickest way to the house is through the woods. 去那所房子最快的方法是穿过树林。 We parted ways once we went off to college. 上大学后我们就分开了。 They've led the way in achieving political and social reforms. 他们在实现政治和社会改革方面走在了前列。 I'll be with you every step of the way. 我会一直陪着你。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- best
- quickest
- right
- …
- go
- part
- go out of
- …
- along the way
- in the/your way
- out of the/your way
- …
- take the easy way out
- the way back
- the way forward
- …
- [countable, usually singular]
the route along which somebody/something is moving; the route that somebody/something would take if there was nothing stopping them/it 行进路线;通路 Get out of my way! I'm in a hurry. 让开!我有急事。 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。 - along the way
Unfortunately they ran into a snowstorm along the way. 他们不幸在途中遇上了暴风雪。 - + adv./prep.
We fought our way through the dense vegetation. 我们在茂密的植被中开出一条通路。 - (figurative)
We will eventually find a way out of the crisis. 我们最终会找到摆脱危机的方法。
Extra ExamplesA fallen tree blocked the way. 一棵倒下的树堵塞了道路。 He couldn't find a way through the bracken. 他在蕨丛中找不到出路。 He had to navigate his way through the city's one-way streets. 他不得不开着车在该市的单行道上穿行。 He edged his way along the wall. 他贴着墙侧身前行。 She fought her way up to the top of the company. 她一路奋斗到了公司的最高层。 We saw a dreadful accident along the way. 途中我们看到了一起可怕的事故。 A fallen tree was blocking their way. 一棵倒下的树挡住了他们的路。 They had to fight their way through the crowd. 他们得奋力在人群中挤过去。 They inched their way along the tunnel. 他们沿着隧道慢慢前进。 Could you please get those boxes out of my way? 劳驾您把这些箱子搬开,不要拦住我的路好吗? The procession snaked its way through the town. 游行队伍蜿蜒穿过小镇。 - (figurative)
The withdrawal of troops should clear the way for a peace settlement. 撤军将为和平解决争端开辟道路。 The river wound its way through the valley. 河水蜿蜒流过山谷。 The climber inched his way up the sheer cliff face. 登山者小心翼翼地爬上陡峭的悬崖。 She bluffed her way through the exam. 她考试蒙混过关了。 The street wove its way through the hills. 这条街蜿蜒穿过群山。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- best
- quickest
- right
- …
- go
- part
- go out of
- …
- along the way
- in the/your way
- out of the/your way
- …
- take the easy way out
- the way back
- the way forward
- …
- [countable]
a road, path or street for travelling along see also freeway, highway, motorway, railway, waterway路;小径;街道 - Way
used in the names of streets (用于街道名称)路,道 106 Headley Way 黑德利路 106 号
- [countable, usually singular] which, this, that, etc. way
a particular direction; in a particular direction 某方向;往某方向 Which way did they go? 他们往哪边去了? We just missed a car coming the other way. 我们差点被一辆对面开过来的汽车撞上。 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。 Make sure that sign's the right way up. 一定不要把这招牌挂颠倒了。 The pipe could be moved a few inches either way. 管道可以向任何方向移动几英寸。 Kids were running this way and that (= in all directions). 孩子们四处奔跑。 They decided to split the money four ways (= between four different people). 他们决定把钱分成四份。 - (figurative)
Which way (= for which party) are you going to vote? 你打算投哪边的票?
Extra ExamplesHe looked my way, but didn't seem to recognize me. 他朝我这边看,但好像没认出我来。 Walk this way, please. 请这边走。 I went the opposite way. 我朝反方向走。 There's a huge storm heading this way. 有一场强风暴正朝这边袭来。 They've gone the wrong way. 他们走错路了。 He narrowly avoided a car coming the other way. 他差一点没躲过对面开来的车。 Try it the other way around. 倒过来试试。 Which way up does this box go? 这个箱子哪边朝上?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- both
- opposite
- right
- …
- go
- lead
- point
- …
- the… way around
- the… way round
- the… way up
- …
- [countable, usually singular]
a means of going into or leaving a place, such as a door or gate see also companionway出入通道;门口 - [singular] (also North American English, informal ways)
a distance or period of time between two points (两点之间的)距离,时间段 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。 We had to go a long way before we found a place to eat. 我们不得不走很长一段路才找到吃饭的地方。 September was a long way off. 那时离九月份还有很长一段时间。 You came all this way to see us? 你大老远地跑来看我们? - (figurative)
The area's wine industry still has a way to go to full maturity. 这个地区的酿酒业还远远没有完全成熟。 - (North American English, informal)
We still have a ways to go. 我们还有很大的差距。
Extra ExamplesIt's quite a way from my house to the shops. 从我家到商店颇有一段距离。 Your birthday is still some way off. 你的生日还有一段路要走。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- little
- short
- …
- come
- go
- way from
- way to
- all the way
- the whole way
- the whole way through
- …
- [singular] (informal)
an area, a part of a country, etc. 地区;地带 - [countable]
a particular aspect of something synonym respect方面 I have changed in every way. 我已经完完全全变了。 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。
Extra ExamplesThey're alike in more ways than one. 他们在很多方面很相像。 They're different in every way. 无论从哪方面看,他们都不一样。 Can I help you in any way? 我能帮你什么忙吗?
- [singular]
a particular condition or state 情况;状态 - in a… way
The economy's in a bad way. 经济状况很糟。 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。
Extra ExamplesThe way things are going, I think that's achievable. 根据目前的情况,我觉得那个目标能够实现。 She is content with the way things are. 她对现状感到满意。
- in a… way
method/style方法;方式
behaviour行为
route/road路线;道路
direction方向
for entering/leaving进入;离去
distance/time距离;时间
area地区
aspect方面
condition/state情况;状态
Word OriginOld English weg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch weg and German Weg, from a base meaning ‘move, carry’.
Idioms
across the way
(British English also over the way)
all the way
- (also the whole way)
during the whole journey/period of time 一路上;自始至终 completely; as much as it takes to achieve what you want 完全地;无保留地
along the way
as you make progress with something 在…过程中 You'll learn something along the way. 一路上你会学到一些东西。
(that’s/it’s) always the way
- (informal)
used to say that things often happen in a particular way, especially when it is not convenient (表示经常如此,尤用于贬义)总是这样,老是
any way you slice it
- (North American English, informal)
however you choose to look at a situation 无论你如何看待
be/be born/be made that way
be (all) downhill | be downhill all the way (informal)
to be easy compared with what came before (与前面的相比较)容易 to become worse or less successful 每况愈下;走下坡路;不断恶化 It's been all downhill for his career since then, with four defeats in five games. 从那时起他的战绩便江河日下,五场比赛输掉了四场。 I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way for my health. 我开始当记者后,身体每况愈下。
be downhill all the way | be (all) downhill (informal)
to be easy compared with what came before (与前面的相比较)容易 It's downhill all the way from here. We'll soon be finished. 从这里一直走下坡路。我们很快就要结束了。
to become worse or less successful 每况愈下;走下坡路;不断恶化 I started work as a journalist and it was downhill all the way for my health. 我开始当记者后,身体每况愈下。 It's been all downhill for his career since then, with four defeats in five games. 从那时起他的战绩便江河日下,五场比赛输掉了四场。
be set in your ways
to have habits or opinions that you have had for a long time and that you do not want to change 积习难改;禀性难移;执拗 Grandma is so set in her ways. 奶奶的行事方式就是这样一成不变。
be well on the way to something/doing something
to have nearly achieved something and be going to achieve it soon 即将达到;将要成就 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。
by a long way
by a great amount 大量地;大大地 He was the best by a long way. 他是最棒的。
by the way
(also by the by/bye)
- (abbreviation BTW)(informal)
used to introduce a comment or question that is not directly related to what you have been talking about 顺便提一下;捎带说一声;附带问一句
by way of something
by a route that includes the place mentioned synonym via路经;经过;经由
by way of/in the way of something
change your ways
to start to live or behave in a different way from before 开始过另一种生活;换个活法 He was in trouble with the police as a teenager but now he’s completely changed his ways. 他十几岁时曾与警方有过纠纷,但现在他完全改变了自己的方式。 Your father is unlikely to change his ways now. 你父亲现在不大可能改变他的作风。
claw your way back, into something, out of something, to something, etc.
to gradually achieve something or move somewhere by being determined and using a lot of effort 努力逐步获得;艰难地移动 She clawed her way to the top of her profession. 她努力不懈,终于爬到了职业的顶峰。 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 something/for something to happen)
come your way
to happen to you by chance, or when you were not expecting it 意外落在…头上;偶尔发生在…身上 He took the first job that came his way. 他接受了自己的第一份工作。 Have any interesting articles come your way recently? 你最近读到什么有意思的文章了吗?
cut both/two ways
(of an action, argument, etc. )行动、论点等 to have two opposite effects or results 两面都行得通(或说得通);有利也有弊
either way | one way or the other
every which way
feel your way
find your way (to…)
find your/its way (to/into…)
get into/out of the way of (doing) something
get in the way of
get/have your own way
give way
give way (to somebody/something)
to stop resisting somebody/something; to agree to do something that you do not want to do Topics Discussion and agreementc2屈服;退让;让步 - (British English)
to allow somebody/something to be or go first Topics Transport by car or lorryc2让…在先;让…先行
give way to something
to allow yourself to be very strongly affected by something, especially an emotion 让自己陷于(某种情绪等) to be replaced by something 被…代替
go all the way (with somebody)
- (informal)
to have full sexual intercourse with somebody (与某人)尽情地性交
go back a long way
go a long way
(of money, food, etc. )钱、食物等 to last a long time 经用;够维持很长时间
go a long/some way towards doing something
go out of your way (to do something)
go your own way
go your separate ways
to end a relationship with somebody 断绝往来;分道扬镳 When the business was sold they went their separate ways. 生意出售后,他们分道扬镳。 They decided to go their separate ways after being together for five years. 在一起 5 年之后,他们决定分手。 When we finished school, we all went our separate ways. 毕业之后,我们就都各奔东西。
to go in a different direction from somebody you have been travelling with 分路而行;分手
go somebody’s way
to travel in the same direction as somebody 与…同路 Extra ExamplesI'm going your way, so we can walk together. 我走你那条路,这样咱们可以一起走。 She was going my way, so we talked as we walked. 她和我同路,所以我们边走边聊。
(of events )事情 to go well for you; to be in your favour 进行顺利;对…有利
go the way of all flesh
to die 长逝;走向人生终点
the hard way
by having an unpleasant experience or by making mistakes 已经开始;在进行中 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。 He learned about the dangers of drugs the hard way. 他吃了一番苦头后才懂得了毒品的危险。
have come a long way
have your head screwed on (the right way)
- (informal)
to be a sensible person 头脑清醒;理智
have/want it both ways
have it your own way!
- (informal)
used to say in an angry way that although you are not happy about something that somebody has said, you are not going to argue Topics Opinion and argumentc2随你的便好了
have it/things/everything your own way
to have something arranged in the way that you want, even though other people want it to be arranged differently 为所欲为;一意孤行 The German team weren't going to let the English have everything their own way. 德国队不会让英国人随心所欲。
have a long way to go
to need to make a lot of progress before you can achieve something Topics Successc1还有很长的路要走;还有很大差距
have a way of doing something
have a way with somebody/something
have your (wicked) way with somebody
- (old-fashioned, humorous)
to persuade somebody to have sex with you 把…勾到手
if I had my way
used to explain what you would do if you had total control over something 肯定无疑;别无他途 If I had my way, smoking would be banned completely. 如果我有办法,吸烟将被完全禁止。
in any (way,) shape or form
in a big/small way
(be/get) in the family way
- (old-fashioned, informal)
(to be/become) pregnant 怀孕;有喜
in more ways than one
in the ordinary way
in your own sweet time/way
in a way | in one way | in some ways
in her, his, its, etc. (own) way
in the/somebody’s way
in the way of something
keep/stay out of somebody’s way
to avoid somebody 规避;避开;躲开 Let's keep out of her way while she's in such a bad mood. 她心情不好,我们不要打扰她。
know your way around
to be familiar with a place, subject, etc. 熟悉周围情况(或话题等)
laugh all the way to the bank
- (informal)
to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it 发大财而喜笑颜开
lie your way into/out of something
to get yourself into or out of a situation by lying 由于撒谎而处于某种境地(或摆脱某种处境)
look the other way
lose your way
make way (for somebody/something)
make your way (to/towards something)
mend your ways
to stop behaving badly 改过自新;改邪归正
(steer, take, etc.) a middle course | (find, etc.) a/the middle way
(to take/find) an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions (走)中间道路;(取)中庸之道;(采取)折中办法
(there are) no two ways about it
- (saying)
used to show that you are certain about something Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2肯定无疑;别无他途
(there is) no way
on the/its/your way
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during the journey 在路上;在行进中 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。
Extra ExamplesWe didn't stop on the way north. 在向北走的路上我们没有停下来。 They bought some supplies on the way. 他们在路上买了些补给品。 We stopped for a drink on the way home. 在回家途中我们停下来喝了点儿东西。 On the way back, he invited me to his home for drinks. 回去的路上,他邀请我去他家喝一杯。
going or coming 即将去(或来);就要去(或来) (of a baby )婴儿 not yet born 尚未出生的
open the way for somebody/something (to do something)
to make it possible for somebody to do something or for something to happen 开方便之门 The agreement could open the way for the country to pay off its debts. 这一协定使得该国有望还清债务。
the other way round
out of harm’s way
in a safe place where somebody/something cannot be hurt or injured or do any damage to somebody/something 在安全的地方;被隔离 She put the knife in a drawer, out of harm’s way. 为安全起见,她把刀放在抽屉里。 I prefer the children to play in the garden where they’re out of harm’s way. 我比较喜欢让孩子在花园里玩耍,因为那里安全。
out of the way
no longer stopping somebody from moving or doing something 不再挡路;不再碍事 finished; dealt with 结束;处理完 used in negative sentences to mean ‘unusual’ (用于否定句)奇特的,不寻常的,罕见的 see also out-of-the-way
out of your way
a/the parting of the ways
a point at which two people or groups of people decide to separate 岔路口;分道扬镳处;分手处 These events led to a final parting of the ways. 这些事件导致了最后的分道扬镳。
pave the way (for somebody/something)
pay its way
pay your way
to pay for everything yourself without having to rely on anyone else’s money 独立偿付一切;自食其力
pick your way (across, along, among, over, through something)
rub somebody up the wrong way (British English)
(North American English rub somebody the wrong way)
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to make somebody annoyed or angry, often without intending to, by doing or saying something that offends them (无意中)惹人生气,触怒别人 She tends to rub people up the wrong way. 她倾向于以错误的方式激怒别人。
see, realize, etc. the error of your ways
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to realize or admit that you have done something wrong and decide to change your behaviour 知过即改;承认自己的做法不对并决心改正 Will they realize the error of their ways before it is too late? 他们能及时意识到自己在方式方法上的错误吗?
see your way (clear) to doing something/to do something
see which way the wind is blowing
to get an idea of what is likely to happen before deciding what to do 看看风向;观察势头;摸清可能发生的情况
show the way
to do something first so that other people can follow 示范
smooth the path/way
(not) stand in somebody’s way
swing both ways
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to be bisexual (= sexually attracted to both men and women) 双性恋;既喜欢异性也喜欢同性
take the easy way out
to end a difficult situation by choosing the simplest solution even if it is not the best one 以最简单的方法解决难题;快刀斩乱麻 He took the easy way out and didn’t go to the meeting. 他采取了简单的办法,没有去开会。 She took the easy way out and paid someone to write the article for her. 她采取了简单的方法,花钱请人给她写文章。
take something the wrong way
to be offended by a remark that was not intended to be offensive 误会本意良好的话 She always takes things the wrong way. 她总是以错误的方式对待事情。
talk your way out of something/of doing something
that’s the way the cookie crumbles
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that is the situation and we cannot change it, so we must accept it 情况就是这样;没有别的办法
there’s more than one way to skin a cat
- (saying, humorous)
there are many different ways to achieve something Topics Successc2(要做成某事)方法不只一个,有的是办法
to my way of thinking
in my opinion Topics Opinion and argumentc2我认为;依我看;依我之见
under way
(also underway)
the way forward
a plan of action that is likely to be successful 每况愈下;走下坡路;不断恶化 Personal electronic health records are the way forward for effective healthcare in the future. 个人电子健康记录是未来有效医疗保健的前进方向。
a way into something
(also a way in to something)
something that allows you to join a group of people, an industry, etc. that it is difficult to join, or to understand something that it is difficult to understand (加入难以进入的群体、行业等的)敲门砖;(弄懂难以理解的事物的)窍门,诀窍
a/the/somebody’s way of life
the typical pattern of behaviour of a person or group (个人或群体的)特有的行为模式,典型生活方式 the American way of life 美国人的生活方式 She loved the Spanish way of life and immediately felt at home there. 她喜欢西班牙的生活,一到那里就觉得舒适自在。 the beliefs and practices of the Hindu way of life 印度教生活方式的信仰与实践
the way of the world
my way or the highway
- (North American English, informal)
used to say that somebody else has either to agree with your opinion or to leave Topics Opinion and argumentc2要么听我的,要么走人
ways and means
the methods and materials available for doing something (做某事现有的)方法和资源,手段和财力 ways and means of raising money 筹资办法 Newspapers have ways and means of getting hold of secret information. 报纸总有办法搞到秘密消息。
way to go!
the way to somebody’s heart
where there’s a will there’s a way
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if you really want to do something then you will find a way of doing it 有志者事竟成
winning ways
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a series of victories or successes 非常;极其 He'll look to continue his winning ways with a victory in Mexico on 16 February. 2月16日,他将在墨西哥获胜,继续他的胜利之路。
work your way through something
work your way through college, round the world, etc.
to have a job or series of jobs while studying, travelling, etc. in order to pay for your education, etc. 勤工俭学;半工半读;边挣钱边周游世界
work your way up