新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

way

英  [weɪ]
    

[ADV, NOUN]

    ADV. 副词
  • 1大大地 , 远远地

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Way down in the valley to the west is the town of Freiburg.

    远处的西边山谷中坐落着弗赖堡镇。

    例:

    You've waited way too long.

    你们已经等得太久了。

    COMB. 复合词
  • 1部分(用于构成合成词)

    You use way with a number to indicate how many parts or quantities something is divided into.

    双语例句

    例:

    a simple three-way division.

    一种简单的3分法。

    NOUN. 名词
  • ways

    1[C 可数名词] 方式 , 方法

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food.

    冷冻不失为保存食品的一种好方法。

    例:

    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。

    例:

    There just might be a way.

    可能会有个办法的。

    2[C 可数名词] 态度 , 样子

    If you talk about the way someone does something, you are talking about the qualities their action has.

    双语例句

    例:

    She smiled in a friendly way.

    她友好地笑了笑。

    例:

    He had a strange way of talking.

    他说话的样子很奇怪。

    3[C 可数名词] 形式 , 方面

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her.

    她感到从未有过的害怕。

    4[C 可数名词] 某方面 , 某点

    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.

    近义词

    respect

    双语例句

    例:

    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而已。

    5[PL 复数] 习俗 , 习惯

    The ways of a particular person or group of people are their customs or their usual behaviour.

    双语例句

    例:

    He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways.

    他指责那些敦促他改变习惯的人。

    例:

    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[SING 单数型名词] 习惯 , 作风

    If you refer to someone's way, you are referring to their usual or preferred type of behaviour.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    7[C 可数名词] 看法

    You use way to refer to one particular opinion or interpretation of something, when others are possible.

    双语例句

    例:

    I suppose that's one way of looking at it.

    我想那是其中的一种看法。

    例:

    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[C 可数名词] 结果 , 决定

    You use way when mentioning one of a number of possible, alternative results or decisions.

    双语例句

    例:

    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[SING 单数型名词] 态度 , 观点

    The way you feel about something is your attitude to it or your opinion about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    I'm so sorry – I had no idea you felt that way.

    我很抱歉–我没有想到你是那样想的。

    10[SING 单数型名词] 情形

    If you mention the way that something happens, you are mentioning the fact that it happens.

    双语例句

    例:

    I hate the way he manipulates people.

    我讨厌他摆布别人。

    11[SING 单数型名词] 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

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    She thrust her way into the crowd.

    她挤进了人群。

    12[C 可数名词] 路径

    The way somewhere consists of the different places that you go through or the route that you take in order to get there.

    双语例句

    例:

    Does anybody know the way to the bathroom?

    有谁知道洗手间在哪里吗?

    例:

    I'm afraid I can't remember the way.

    恐怕我不记得路了。

    13[SING 单数型名词] 方向

    If you go or look a particular way, you go or look in that direction.

    双语例句

    例:

    As he strode into the kitchen, he passed Pop coming the other way.

    他大步走进厨房,同迎面走来的爸爸擦肩而过。

    例:

    They paused at the top of the stairs, doubtful as to which way to go next.

    他们在楼梯的顶部停了下来,不知道接下来该往哪边走。

    14[SING 单数型名词] 行进方向

    You can refer to the direction you are travelling in as your way.

    双语例句

    例:

    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[SING 单数型名词] 路途

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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[C 可数名词] 生活道路

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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,我才开始学着自力更生。

    17[SING 单数型名词] 获得

    If something comes your way, you get it or receive it.

    双语例句

    例:

    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[SING 单数型名词] 可能的位置

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Books have a right and a wrong way up.

    书可以正着放,也可以反着放。

    19[PL 复数] (分成的通常大小相同的)部分

    If you split something a number of ways, you divide it into a number of different parts or quantities, usually fairly equal in size.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    20[SING 单数型名词] 距离

    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 travelled.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

    例:

    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。

    21[SING 单数型名词] (时间的)距离

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Success is still a long way off.

    离成功还远着呢。

    22[SING 单数型名词] (行为完成的)程度

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    He had unscrewed the caps most of the way.

    他已经快要把瓶盖拧开了。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • all the way

    1一路

    You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.

    双语例句

    例:

    He had to walk all the way home.

    他不得不一路步行回家。

    2一直

    You can use all the way to emphasize that your remark applies to every part of a situation, activity, or period of time.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • you can't have it both ways

    1二者不能兼得

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries.

    各国不能两全其美:环境更为洁净的代价有可能就是污染企业就业岗位的减少。

  • by the way

    1顺便提一下

    You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.

    近义词

    incidentally

    双语例句

    例:

    The name Latifah, by the way, means 'delicate'.

    顺便提一下,Latifah这个名字有“精致”之意。

  • clear the way , open the way , prepare the way

    1(为某事)创造机会 , 扫清道路

    If you clear the way, open the way, or prepare the way for something, you create an opportunity for it to happen.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • the easy way out

    1(采取)最容易的方法 , 最省事的做法(以回避困难或尴尬处境)

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    As soon as things got difficult he took the easy way out.

    事情刚变得有些棘手他就急着脱身。

  • either way

    1(两种情况中)不论发生哪种情况

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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,沙丘都将很快消失。

  • the way forward

    1进步

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    people who genuinely believe that anarchy is the way forward.

    真正相信无政府状态才是未来出路的人。

  • get one's way , have one's way , get one's own way , have one's own way

    1随心所欲

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    She is very good at using her charm to get her way.

    她非常擅于利用自己的魅力来达到目的。

  • give way to

    1被…取代

    If one thing gives way to another, the first thing is replaced by the second.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • give way

    1断裂 , 倒塌

    If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    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,灯落下来砸到桌子上燃起了火。

  • in no way , not in any way

    1决不

    You use in no way or not in any way to emphasize that a statement is not at all true.

    双语例句

    例:

    In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods.

    我决不会采用他的任何方法。

  • in a way

    1在某种程度上

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing.

    我想我有点惧怕失败。

  • in the way

    1妨碍

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    '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。”

  • get in the way

    1阻碍

    To get in the way of something means to make it difficult for it to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly.

    双语例句

    例:

    She had a job which never got in the way of her leisure interests.

    她有一份工作,但这丝毫不妨碍她的业余爱好。

  • know one's way around something , know one's way about something

    1通晓

    If you know your way around a particular subject, system, or job, you know all the procedures and facts about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He knows his way around the intricate maze of patent law.

    他通晓错综复杂的专利法。

  • lead the way

    1领路

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    She grabbed his suitcase and led the way.

    她抓过他的手提箱,在前面带路。

    2领先

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • have come a long way

    1取得了长足进步

    If you say that someone or something has come a long way, you mean that they have developed, progressed, or become very successful.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • a long way from , some way from

    1还差很远

    If you say that something is a long way from being true, you are emphasizing that it is definitely not true.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • go a long way

    1是…的重要因素

    If you say that something goes a long way towards doing a particular thing, you mean that it is an important factor in achieving that thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    Being respectful and courteous goes a long way towards building a relationship.

    对人恭谨、彬彬有礼是建立关系的重要因素。

  • lose one's way

    1不知所措

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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束手无策呢?

  • make one's way

    1前往

    When you make your way somewhere, you walk or travel there.

    双语例句

    例:

    He made his way to the marketplace.

    他去了市场。

  • make way

    1让位

    If one person or thing makes way for another, the first is replaced by the second.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • there's no way

    1没有可能

    If you say there's no way that something will happen, you are emphasizing that you think it will definitely not happen.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • no way

    1绝不

    You can say no way as an emphatic way of saying no.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • be on one's way

    1在路途中

    If you are on your way, you have started your trip somewhere.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • on the way , along the way

    1在过程中

    If something happens on the way or along the way, it happens during the course of a particular event or process.

    双语例句

    例:

    You may have to learn a few new skills along the way.

    在这个过程中你可能还得新学几招。

  • on one's way , well on one's way

    1大有进展

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • on the way , on its way

    1即将到来

    If something is on the way or on its way, it will arrive soon.

    双语例句

    例:

    The forecasters say more snow is on the way.

    天气预报员说不久还将有降雪。

  • one way or another , one way or the other

    1无论怎样

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    You know pretty well everyone here, one way or the other.

    无论如何,这里的每个人你肯定都很了解。

    2(两种可能的决定或结论中)无论哪个

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    We've got to make our decision one way or the other.

    我们无论如何都得作出决定。

  • the other way around

    1相反地

    You use the other way around to refer to the opposite of what you have just said.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • on the way out

    1行将消失 , 即将被取代

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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即将消失。

  • go out of one's way

    1特地

    If you go out of your way to do something, for example, to help someone, you make a special effort to do it.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • keep out of someone's way , stay out of someone's way

    1躲避某人

    If you keep out of someone's way or stay out of their way, you avoid them or do not get involved with them.

    双语例句

    例:

    I'd kept out of his way as much as I could.

    我一直尽量躲避着他。

  • be out of the way

    1结束 , 得到解决

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。

  • go one's own way

    1自行其是

    If you go your own way, you do what you want rather than what everyone else does or expects.

    双语例句

    例:

    In school I was a loner. I went my own way.

    在学校里我独来独往,我行我素。

  • in the same way

    1同样地

    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.

    近义词

    likewise

    双语例句

    例:

    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.

    我们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。

  • that way , this way

    1那样 , 这样

    You can use that way and this way to refer to a statement or comment that you have just made.

    双语例句

    例:

    We have a beautiful city and we pray it stays that way.

    我们的城市很美丽,但愿它能保持下去。

    2那样 , 这样(用于引出结果)

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    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。