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way1 /weɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun   → whey, weigh
1  method 方法 [countableC]WAY/METHOD a method that you use to do or achieve something 〔做或做成某事的〕方法
 There are several different ways we can tackle this problem.
我们可以用几种不同的方法处理这个问题。
way of doing something
 Evening classes are one way of meeting new people.
上夜校是认识新朋友的一个渠道。
 There’s no way of knowing if the treatment will work.
没有办法知道这种治疗方法是否有效。
way to do something
 What’s the best way to learn a language?
学一门语言最好的方法是什么？
in the same way/in various ways
 Make the drink with boiling water in the same way as tea.
像泡茶一样用沸水冲泡这种饮料。
 Animals communicate in various ways.
动物用各种各样的方式交流。
(in) the right/wrong way
 I think you’re going about this the wrong way.
我觉得你这么做方法不对。
ways and means (=methods of doing something, especially ones that are secret or not yet decided) 〔尤指秘密或还未确定的〕办法，手段，方式
 There are ways and means of raising the money that we need.
有一些办法可以筹到我们需要的钱。
way out/out of/around
 One way around the problem (=method of dealing with it) is recycling.
解决这个问题的一种途径就是回收利用。
 There seems to be no way out of the current economic crisis.
似乎没有办法能摆脱目前的经济危机。
way into television/publishing/finance etc (=a method of getting involved in a particular activity or type of work) 进入电视界/出版界/金融界等的途径
 companies eager for a way into business in Europe
急于在欧洲打通商路的公司
► see thesaurus at method
2  manner 方式 [countableC]WAY/MANNER the manner or style in which someone does something or in which something happens 〔某人做某事或某事发生的〕方式
 Look at the way he’s dressed!
看看他的打扮！
in a ... way
 ‘Hello, ’ he said in a friendly way.
“你好。”他友好地说。
 Maria got up and took a shower in a leisurely way.
玛丽亚起了床，从从容容地洗了个淋浴。
(in) this/that way
 I find it easier to work in this way (=like this).
对不起，我不知道你原来是这么想的。
 Sorry, I didn’t know you felt that way (=had that feeling or opinion).
我觉得这样做容易一些。
 The drugs didn’t seem to affect Anna in the same way.
这些药似乎在安娜身上没有起到相同的效果。
that’s no way to do something (=used to tell someone that they should not be doing something in a particular manner) 不能用这种方式做某事
 That’s no way to speak to your father!
不能这样跟你父亲说话！
in more ways than one (=in a number of ways) 在多方面
 The changes will benefit the company in more ways than one.
这些改变将使公司在多方面受益。
in somebody’s (own) way (=in a personal way that other people may not recognize) 以某人(自己)的方式
 I’m sure he does love you, in his own way.
我相信他是爱你的，用他自己的方式。
3  direction/how to go somewhere 方向/如何去某处 [countableC]TTRWAY/ROUTE
4  part of STH that is true 某事正确的部分 [countableC] used to say that there is a fact or a feature of something that makes a statement or description true 方面〔用于指出从某方面来看某种陈述或描述是正确的〕
5  distance/time 距离/时间 [singular]DISTANCE a distance or a length of time, especially a long one 〔尤指较长的〕距离；时间段
6  the space in front of you 前面的空间 [countableC usually singular] if someone or something is in the way, they are blocking the space in front of you, and you cannot move forward 〔前面的〕道路
7  make way (for something/somebody) 
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make way (for something/somebody)• The crowd opens up and makes way for us.• As people shuffled backward to make way for the procession, others were pushed against the platform.• The Glamorgan opener drops down to vice-captain to make way for Yorkshire's Martyn Moxon.• Is there any point in opening a book on who our Howard will drop to make way for rodders.• Two: who has to go to make way for him?• The Invisible Man will have to make way for the Insubstantial Man.
8  out of the way 
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get ... out of the way• I suspect that if the government gets out of the way, more charities will eagerly fill whatever gap is created.• But just getting out of the way of good ideas, important as it is, will not be enough.• People got out of the way of it I noticed.• As for the candidates, they can serve us best by moderating their rhetoric and simply getting out of the way.• Last week he was walking through us and we didn't get out of the way in time.• He told police it was too dark to tell whether the woman attempted to get out of the way.• And try to get out of the way fast as the trolleys thunder through.• We trudged across the main shipping lane with tankers and coasters hooting irritably at us to get out of the way.
9  on the/your/its way 
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way to/out/home etc• Nor was Woosnam accommodating on the way home.• Perhaps he got tired always getting his knees black on the way home from the pub!• They exchanged small talk in the car on the way to the restaurant.• She died on the way to the hospital.• We managed, though, losing none on the way home from the lumberyard.• Some media at any moment might be on the way in; others on the way out.• Daisy stayed low even while I cleared the last trees on the way out.• On the way out we passed Mr McCrindle's van coming in.
10  be/get under way 
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got under way• Discussions between the school district and Austin Community College about sharing education and training facilities also got under way.• As the twentieth century got under way, other cultural changes made slenderness seem desirable.• The latter effort got under way with a series of launches beginning in May 1960.• Stiles had 13 points in the first half, then quickly broke the record as the second half got under way.• A second round of talks on nuclear issues got under way this week.• At the same time the Monitor got under way, and her officers and crew took their stations for battle.• The index then rose steadily during the recession itself, but fell as soon as the recovery got under way.
11  make your way 
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make your own way (home/to something etc)• You and I can make our own ways here.• Alternatively you can make your own way between resorts - our representative will advise you.• Said he'd bailed me out once and he wouldn't do so again, I could make my own way.• Make your own peace with Wolsey's men; make your own way in the world.• Outside he stopped and realised that he would have to make his own way back.• Sometimes you have to make your own way out.• She was handed a map and told to make her own way to the nearest underground station.• He wanted to make his own way, he says.
12  push/grope/inch etc your way somewhere to get somewhere by using force or moving carefully 硬挤向/摸索着走向/小心翼翼地挪向某处
13  give way 
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way to• Anger gave way to an unhappy truth.• Those who had perfected the machines gave way to those skilled at rounding up the public.• Stone gave way to bronze, and then to iron.• Crying will probably give way to laughter.• With this awareness, children begin to accommodate to others, and egocentric thought begins to give way to social pressure.• The ability to produce in greater quantities made this system wasteful and it has given way to a more scientific process.• Integration is giving way to colonisation.• With notable exceptions, adobe slowly is giving way to cinder block and other inexpensive modern materials.
14  clear/pave/open/prepare etc the way (for something) to make it possible for something to happen or develop later (为某事物)扫清道路/铺平道路/开辟道路/创造条件等
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clear/pave/open/prepare etc the way (for something)• Such developments are paving the way to rapprochement between conventional and complementary medicine.• He gave as an example some of the early work in genetics which has paved the way for biotechnological developments.• Was he paving the way for another referendum?• Earlier legislation paved the way by limiting the use of custody as a penalty for offenders under the age of twenty-one.• He believes the Government has missed the opportunity to pave the way for badly needed investment.• When Ken wants to give his girlfriend a kiss he first calls in a construction team to clear the way.• She would pave the way for a much more slender ideal: the flapper.
15  a/the way forward an action, plan etc that seems a good idea because it is likely to lead to success 有望带来成功的事物
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way for• This Transatlantic co-operation was very definitely the way forward for big-scale Brit drama.• That is the way forward for snappy families.• Simplesse - the way forward for healthy eating?• It can especially help to remove unnecessary stumbling-blocks to the way forward for any given person.• This was the way forward for Britain as well, she argued.
16  state/condition 状况 [singular] a particular state or condition 〔特定的〕状况
17  fact/event 事实/事件 [singular] used to refer to something that happens 发生的事
18  behaviour 行为 [countableC] someone’s typical style of behaving, especially when it seems different or unusual 〔某人典型的〕行为方式〔尤指看起来不同或不寻常〕
19  development/progress 发展/进步 [singular] used in expressions about developing and improving 进步；变化
20  go some way towards doing something also go a long way towards doing somethingHELP to help a little or a lot to make something happen 对于做某事有点帮助[很有帮助]
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go a long way towards doing something• And Monday's game will go a long way towards determining Wright's future.• For it was he who arranged the finance which went a long way towards putting the station on the air.• Friedman's statement of the natural rate hypothesis went a long way towards reconciling such evidence with basic classical theory.• In doing so it can go a long way towards lifting the depression which has afflicted too many teachers in recent years.• Schema theory can go a long way towards explaining the sender's choice and arrangement of information in communication.• The new, improved materials available have gone a long way towards extending the lifespan of today's flat roof.• This decision goes a long way towards demonstrating the untenability of the marital-rape exemption in modern times.• This will also go a long way towards preventing your neighbour complaining about the noise you make.
21  choices/possibilities 选择/可能性 [countableC] used when talking about two choices someone could make, or two possibilities that could happen 〔两种之中的一种〕选择；可能性
22  within two feet/ten years etc either way no more than two feet etc more or less than a particular amount 〔误差〕上下不超过两英尺/十年等
23  (in) one way or another/one way or the other WAY/METHODused to say that someone does or will do something somehow, although you are not sure how 不管怎样
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(in) one way or another/one way or the other• One way or another, Roberts will pay for what he's done.• As you grow older, some of those uncertainties - such as whether or not you are lovable - are settled one way or another.• But the fact is that the way we live our lives often assumes a belief about them, one way or another.• In one way or another, all these therapies seem to have an effect on the electrical balances of the body.• In one way or another, the representatives will be compared with the total client system.• In one way or another, whatever happened, instinct told him that they would both survive.• Many others were involved in small business issues one way or another.• My gut feeling is that one way or another Congress will pull through.• Then one way or another he would have to deal with Capshaw.
24  way around/round/up ORDER/SEQUENCEPLACEa particular order or position that something should be in 〔某物应该属于某个〕次序[位置]
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the right/wrong way around/round/up• Make sure the brushes go back the right way up - match them with the side you have not yet removed.• The first step: learning how to hold the book the right way up.• No, he corrected himself: that was to put it the wrong way round.• The conclusion is patently the wrong way around.• The board he's sitting at in your picture has the pieces the wrong way round.• When the paper is fed between this second roller and an impression roller, the image is printed the right way round.• Do you feel that was the right way round for you?• Church twisted his head sideways as if the writing were the wrong way round.
25  by way of something 
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little in the way of something• He had little in the way of an offering.• It may be considered that there is little in the way of information skills worksheets or programmes at Milne's High School.• Such bodies surely need little in the way of encouragement before making full and frank disclosure.• The slickly produced pamphlet listed numerous general goals but offered little in the way of specifics and has been roundly criticized.• Unlike the Victoria Press, the Caledonian produced little in the way of books.• Sophie dear, you do manage to look so very striking with so little in the way of decoration!• Seizures are only temporary, with little in the way of problems between them.• With little in the way of grass or forests or wetlands to hold it back, runoff during the storms is extreme.
26  get in the way of something PREVENTto prevent someone from doing something, or prevent something from happening 阻止某事发生
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get in the way of something• He got himself upright again and never let his disapproval get in the way of our friendship.• George then shot Lennie because he was angry at Lennie for getting in the way of his dreams coming true.• I get in the way of his religion.• As a result, Allan says, politics gets in the way of devising economically and environmentally logical policies.• She got in the way of their passionate preoccupations.• You cut off all the old you that gets in the way of the maker you.• Thinking these thoughts gets in the way of my learning about sines and cosines.• But, hey, never let the truth get in the way of political grandstanding.
27  go out of your way to do something TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto do something with more effort than is usual or expected 特别努力地做某事
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go out of your way to do something• Jennifer knew what a difficult time I was having, and went out of her way to be friendly.• How to be compassionate to their pain and go out of their way to help them?• We are going out of our way to help him with it.• When Annie arrived, Harriman went out of his way to make life pleasant for her.• This is the second time to-night she has gone out of her way to be sensitive to Oregon.• And the recording industry is going out of its way to help.• Neither do they go out of their way to look for targets, human or otherwise.• They went out of their way to make me feel welcome.• To register his annoyance, he seemed to go out of his way to ignore us.• So empty, in fact, that the United States seemed to go out of its way to insult Ismail.
28  get/have your (own) way WANTto do what you want to, even though someone else wants something different 随心所欲，为所欲为
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get/have your (own) way• She remembered those days when they had played together as children, too, he always getting his own way.• Monica's so spoiled - she always gets her own way.• They both push you and have their own ways of motivating you.• For two and a half years, the company can have its way.• When some one or something stops them from getting their own way, their frustration can build up to explosion point.• Basilio still gets his way in the end because he marries his daughter to money.• Our genes will take care of that, anyway, and it is natural to let them have their way.• Under the genial exterior lay a considerable vanity, and a desire to have his own way.• She mostly managed to get her own way with him.
29  go your own way CHOOSEto do what you want, make your own decisions etc 按自己的意愿行事
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go your own way• After that if you want to be organised, you can be - or alternatively you can go your own way.• Or, of course, you can go your own way.• The herd ad is intended to show that the company goes its own way in investing.• The pairs of glassy eyes no longer corresponded, in death they broke ranks, each distended eye gone its own way.• Speech goes its own way, and speakers drift farther than ever from a literary standard.• If Cultural Studies goes its own way, what happens to what is left?• I want to go my own way, alone.• But enough to allow you to go your own way.
30  go somebody’s way 
31  come somebody’s way if something comes your way, you get or experience it, especially by chance 意外地落在某人头上
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come somebody’s way• We're determined to take every opportunity that comes our way.
32  in a big/small way used to talk about the degree to which something happens, or how important it is 大/小规模地
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in a big/small way• Actors are getting paid more than their worth all over Hollywood right now, and in a big way.• Way back, something went bad in a big way.• This is something he has carried in a big way into his later professional life.• But I think we blew it in a big way.• His ambulance service has taken off in a big way.• I began to prepare in a small way to enjoy the Christmas in Bedford.• But his baseball career has been resurrected in a big way this season.• Colorado has taken to the sport in a big way.
33  by a long way by a large amount 大大地，远远地
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by a long way• He plays both but his preference, and by a long way, is for gaelic football.• In the home market, it led the field by a long way, with 4,337,487 units sold.• It is by a long way his preferred title when he refers to himself.• It is, by a long way, the greatest test yet of whether he is up to the job.• The expense allowances they received often failed, sometimes by a long way, to cover the costs they had to meet.• Moreover, the pretty paper kites in the clear blue skies still outnumber the documentary versions by a long way.• And before they went there I thought they would, by a long way.
34  talk/buy etc your way into/past etc something/somebody to get where you want or achieve something you want by saying or doing something 通过说[做]〔某事〕达到目的
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talk/buy etc your way into/past etc something/somebody• Each receives some kind of government stipend, and Harry talks his way into a computer job while Kate does laundry.• Forbes' rivals have accused him of buying his way into the race.• Now nationalised and backed by government money, the firm may buy its way into video technology and markets.• The adventurers could fight, but it would be safer to try and talk their way past.• The family - without plane tickets and passports - had to talk their way past airport officials on their homeward journey.• They bought their way into the landed aristocracy.• You should be able to buy your way into any Mystery you choose with that.
35  work/munch/smoke etc your way through something to deal with, eat, smoke etc a large amount of things 大量地工作/吃/吸烟等
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work/munch/smoke etc your way through something• He had even tried starting at page 1 and working his way through to the end.• Tom, like most of the others, will need lots of reinforcement as he works his way through the change.• He worked his way through a bag of sandwiches and four cans of Pepsi.• He worked his way through college, performing menial tasks in exchange for reduced tuition.• He's probably smoking his way through your deposit.• You could sense the passage of time working its way through the foundation.• We are attempting to work our way through all these questions.• Environmentalists have warned that dioxins accumulate in fat and milk and will work their way through the food chain.
36  be on the/your way out to be becoming less popular, important, powerful etc 变得不再受欢迎[不再重要，不再有权势等]
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be on the/your way out• As October 18 dawned, Joe felt confident that Stilwell was on his way out.• It also looks like Shutt is on his way out ... bit of a shame really.• The old man could be on the way out, and anyone on the way out is inevitably a centre for drama.• All I know is that I am on my way out.• But drive-ins are on the way out.• But if Mr Mugabe is on the way out, he has little incentive to drop his assault on the farms.• Revue was on its way out.• Platform shoes are on the way out.• If your expenses are even one percent higher than your revenues, you are on your way out of business.
37  across/over the way on the opposite side of the street 在街道对面
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across/over the way• Solicitors will have the same immunity as barristers from legal actions over the way they conduct cases in court.• Just across the way is the wild-looking tip of Cumberland Island, a nature refuge where wild horses trample the sands.• Carroll was puzzled over the way Protestants who had always feared priests could now demand his services.• Then I remembered my quandary over the way one looked at X-rays.• The Braves, meanwhile, sat across the way, with the air conditioning blowing in a manufactured winter.• Lots of people from the neighborhood assemble in the street, across the way, to watch.• Those across the way claimed ringside seats on wooden chairs, each sitter shielded by a thick cotton-lace curtain.• Burns will tell his board today that the Sports Council wants a non-voting member watching over the way the cash is spent.
38  have a way of doing something USUALLYused to say that something often or usually happens 经常[总是]以某种形式发生
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have a way of doing something• Don't worry too much. These problems usually have a way of working out.• And we have ways of making sure that the escapade of that silly young man at Southend gets widely reported.• But the Washington Wizards have a way of bringing out the best in their opponents.• Evenings like this have a way of going on!• So do Humpbacks have ways of expressing the same request for the repetition of a pleasurable sonic experience?• The powerful have a way of establishing contracts that suit them.• Things like this have a way of surprising you.• Yet things have a way of evening ut, and I paid a heavy price for my hypocrisy.• If history has taught us anything about imaginary customers, it is that they have a way of doing unexpected things.
39  get into the way of doing something British EnglishBrE to start to do something regularly 开始习惯于做某事
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get into the way of doing something• The women had got into the way of going up on the deck every evening.
40  not in any way, shape, or formshape, or form not in any way used to emphasize that something is not true 不以任何形式〔强调某事不是真的〕
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not in any way, shape, or form• I am not responsible for his actions in any way, shape, or form.
41  split something two/three etc ways  (also divide something two/three etc ways)SEPARATE to divide something into two, three etc equal parts 将某物平均分成两份/三份等
42  have a way with somebody/something CANto be especially good at dealing with people or things of a particular type 对付某人/做某事很有一套
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had a way with words• He had a way with words, my master.
43  the way of the world how things always happen or are done, especially when this is not easy to change 大多数人的行为方式；世道；事情发生的规律
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the way of the world• Yet you have always chosen the way of the world.• Hugh's lovable plans for the way of the world.• Such is the way of the world: one step at a time, one word and then the next.• They said this is the way of the world.• That's the way of the world.• Marty always taking Ernest under wing, telling him the ways of the world, showing him how things worked.• Talk about a crash course in the ways of the world.• The new crowd of lawyers is a bit more savvy to the ways of the world.
44  every which way informal
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every which way• Dendrov branched every which way, a forest of tangled stags' horns.• Instead the field lines would be going every which way.• Martin put a couple of slick fakes on cornerback Larry Brown, turning and twisting him every which way.• I tried blanching and not blanching, cutting them every which way and freezing whole.• I have tried every which way to get it back down on the bottom.• His hair, dyed tomato red for a new movie, sticks up every which way.• He shook his head in wonder and his hair went every which way.• They went every which way and there seemed no end to them.
n45. → Way
 SPOKEN PHRASES → halfway, one-way, right of way, two-way, → that’s the way the cookie crumbles at cookie(3), → cut both ways at cut1(36), → in the family way at family(7), → go the way of all flesh at flesh1(9), → go your separate ways at separate1(4), → know your way around (something) at know1(10), → be laughing all the way to the bank at laugh1(8), → lead the way at lead1(7), → look the other way at look1(9), → out of harm’s way at harm1(6), → parting of the ways at parting1(3), → pay your way at pay1(13), → to put it another way at put(4), → rub somebody up the wrong way at rub1(7), → see which way the wind is blowing at wind1(6), → see your way (clear) to doing something at see1(38), → any way you slice it at slice2, → stand in somebody’s way at stand1(30), → where there’s a will there’s a way at will2(5), → work your way to/through etc something at work1(12)
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a method that you use to do or achieve something
adjectives
the right way
That’s not the right way to deal with the problem.
the wrong way
There is a right way and a wrong way to do it.
a good way
Parent and toddler groups are a good way to meet other mums.
the best way
Doing the job is often regarded as the best way of learning the job.
a different way
There are many different ways of borrowing money.
a sure way
Improving your diet is the surest way to lower your risk of heart disease.
a quick way
Wouldn’t just asking him be the quickest way to find out?
an easy way
Here’s an easy way to cut up a mango.
verbs
have a way
Do you have any way of finding out if that is true?
find a way
We must find a way to help them.
think of/devise a way
I have to think of a way to make some money.
phrases
ways and means
We are discussing ways and means of bringing jobs to our area.
 THESAURUS
a way of doing something 做某事的方法
way something you can do in order to achieve what you want or deal with a problem 〔达到目的或处理问题的〕方法，方式
Visiting a country is a great way to learn a language.
去一个国家是学习语言的好办法。
a good way to lose weight
减肥妙方
method a way of doing something, especially one that a lot of people know about and use 〔尤指许多人知道并使用的〕方法，办法
They still use traditional methods of farming.
他们仍采用传统的农耕方式。
modern teaching methods
现代教学法
nDifferent research methods are used to gather data.
approach a general way of dealing with a particular problem or situation, especially a way that has been carefully thought about 〔尤指经过仔细考虑的〕方法，途径
We need a whole new approach to environmental issues.
应对环境问题我们需要全新的方法。
There will be considerable advantages to adopting this approach.
采用这一方法好处很多。
technique a way of doing something for which you need a skill that must be learned and practised 〔需通过学习和实践才能获取的〕技巧，手法
I went to a class to learn relaxation techniques.
我上了一个学习班学习放松技巧。
new surgical techniques
新的外科技术
techniques for improving staff performance
提升员工工作表现的技巧
strategy a carefully planned way to achieve something difficult or complicated that may take a long time 〔长期的〕行动计划；计谋，策略
They met to discuss the company’s business strategy.
他们开会讨论公司的经营策略。
the government’s long-term strategy for reducing crime
政府减少犯罪的长期策略
how to go to a place
way the road, path, direction etc that you must take in order to get to a place 〔去某处的〕路，道路
nAre you sure this is the right way to the sea?
nWill you come with me? I don’t know the way.
nroute a way from one place to another that people use regularly or that is shown on a map
There are two routes we could take but this is the quickest one.
the overland trade route between Europe and China
ndirections instructions on how to get to a place
Let’s stop and ask someone for directions.
If you follow these directions you’ll have no problem finding the house.
nshort cut a way of getting somewhere that is shorter than the usual way
Let’s take a short cut across the field.
Taxi-drivers know all the short cuts.
nhow to get to ... especially spoken used especially when you ask someone to tell you which is the right way
Can you tell me how to get to Grand Central Station?
It was getting dark and I wasn’t sure how to get home.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3:
adjectives
the quickest way
She knew the quickest way to the hospital.
the right way
Are you sure this is the right way?
the wrong way
He had ended up going the wrong way down a one-way street.
verbs
ask somebody the way
He asked me the way to the police station.
tell somebody the way
Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office, please?
show somebody the way
If you can show me the way, I’ll take you by car.
know the way
Do you know the way to Birkleigh?
lose your way
He lost his way in the fog.
find your way
I managed to find my way home.
Examples from the Corpus
way• Ottumwa? That's quite a ways from here, isn't it?• Is there any way of controlling the heating in here?• Council officers in Darlington have looked at ways of supporting the campaign.• Losing a job affects different people in different ways.• By phrasing questions in different ways, inconsistencies are exposed without the need for having a detailed knowledge of a particular technique.• I tried every way I could to make the child go to bed, but she refused.• You will find a tiny amount will go a long way.• Now that his marriage has broken down there is no way round this problem.• Women there have abortions again and again because it is the only way they can limit their family size.• The only way to lose weight is to eat less.• I think this is the quickest way into town.• Are you sure we're going the right way? I don't remember seeing that church before.• The government does not believe that this approach is the right way to deal with the problem.• The argument was a terrible way to end a wonderful week.• Jill's office is that way.• The bear went that way - you can see its tracks in the snow.• He walked all the way to Upper Street, near the bus-stops, before he found a free phonebox.• I could tell by the way he looked at me that he was annoyed.• Do you think you can find the way home by yourself?• Are you sure this is the way?• I just love the way she laughs.• On the way home I was thinking about the week.• Is this the way to Grand Central Station?• I'll show you the way we calculate the figures.• It is important to consider which way the house faces, as that determines how much sun it gets.• I don't recognize this part of town - we must have come the wrong way.• I think you're going about this in completely the wrong way.
way out/out of/around• She explains why these girls need love, direction, education, a way out of the lures of gang life.• Fortunately, a way out of this apparent paradox exists.• This healthy, realistic fear helps the organization resist the temptation to take the easy way out of a problematic situation.• I could talk my way out of trouble.• M fell all the way out of the first round.• Borrowing money is not the way out of debt.• My point was that they could power their way out of their problems with the latent potential among the workers.• They pushed and squeezed their way out of the jute field.
in somebody’s (own) way• Victorine be-came a companion in a way.• However, the vastly differing agendas of the majors and the indies affected questions of artistic control in differing ways.• Of course, everything was done in a way that cost a fortune.• Instead of a gentle immersion in the ways of the Kremlin, Lebed has found himself baptized by fire.• He'd put it in such a way that she couldn't argue.• Emphasize the difficulty of saying anything at all with regard to religion which may not be received by some one in a misleading way.• Even the payment of players was regulated in such a way as to prevent clubs competing in a free market for talent.• A videodisc player can be connected up to a monitor or television set in the same way as a videocassette player.
the other way• Or would it be better the other way round?• When you're overtaking, make sure there's nothing coming the other way.• Turn around and face the other way.• But if the means of communication have moved in a more public direction, the images have gone the other way.• This does not happen the other way about.• He was looking the other way, sorting mail.• I waved to her but she didn't see -- she was looking the other way.• They are succeeding by turning big piles into little piles, not the other way around.• Richard, of course, never deferential, never awed, totally fearless, just played the other way flat out!• For decades, that kind of estrange ment worked the other way around.• But sometimes it works the other way round.
in no way• The damage is very slight and in no way reduces the value of the painting.• It's too long, too slow and in no way original.• Note that the reviewing activities associated with Personal Interviews are in no way comparable with the procedures of job interviews.• But in no way has Weezer turned into a precision rock machine.• With the values used, the frequency is several kilohertz but is in no way critical for this present purpose.• Jennifer is in no way like the traditional father who just plays with the children.• Gray's comments should in no way be considered official policy.• As interesting as such examples are, of course, they in no way prove that caffeine actually improves mental functioning.• I never suspected them of having spied for long, a feeling which in no way eased my shame.• The electoral framework makes the operation particularly cynical: a pounding of people who in no way deserved it.• This will in no way influence our original decision.
a (long) ways• The black boy stepped back a ways.• He was sitting his roan horse on this side of the street but down a ways.• Not close, out a ways, as if giving themselves room to move around in.• We are quite a ways away, probably 500 yards.• The date may seem a ways off, but Chan needs sponsors and participants to sign on now.• We just popped out to get a beer and a burger, down-state a ways.• I even took them from both directions and walked up-stream a ways to see if it looked like this anywhere else.• My husband, John, is out yonder a ways.
way ahead• In fact, when it comes to some emotions, men are way ahead of us.• Then again, some major thinkers are way ahead of the curve.• Both men know the only way ahead to avoid a national racial bloodbath is to get together and start talking again.• We invariably ask the custodians of the business to exemplify what they would see as their preferred way ahead.• Here was a historic consensus and a historic clue both of which charted the directions for the way ahead.• We have reached a point where the way ahead seems to have petered out.• The idea was way ahead of its time.
somebody was born/made that way• She had been thirty-one years old when he was born, and they had never known why he was born that way.• I suppose I was born that way.
change/mend your ways• Are they going to go back and change their ways?• But we think you should give her another chance and see if she can change her ways.• Eventually, of course, the girl changes her ways and they fall in love.• As a result of this report the caretaker was informed that if he did not mend his ways he would be discharged.• Certainly we need to fear a refusal to change our ways.• This simple observation surprised us and made us change our ways of communicating with social workers.• She wrote back in an unusually cheery vein in-tended to demonstrate, I suppose, that she was mending her ways.• I was hoping that perhaps human beings would change their ways after reading the stories of my life with the Houys.
well on the way to• The Charity Commission says the new trustees are well on the way to restructuring their management and cutting administrative costs.• He won an Allstar last year and is well on the way to repeating this achievement.• Or if not actually in it, well on the way to it.• She's well on the way to recovery and her brain isn't affected.• The Hodges doctrine, with its limited interpretation of federal power, seemed well on the way to extinction.• Each is, if not yet a separate species, well on the way to an identity of its own.• Mitchell waited until they were well on the way to the processing plant before digging his way out and tumbling clear.• You can also receive an introduction to Web publishing that starts you well on the way to creating your own home page.
either way• It is possible to make the argument either way.• His jeering remarks had hidden barbs, and just went to prove how little he cared either way.• The worker should be comfortable either way.• A decision either way on Roe can therefore be perceived as favoring one group or the other...• But this is virtually impossible to establish either way so long as the argument has to depend on reported behaviour.• It seems you can't actually lose either way, doesn't it?• We could simply alternate between the two algorithms and catch the suspect either way.• They were: offences triable only on indictment; offences triable only summarily; and offences triable either way.
Way
TTRused in the names of roads 道，路〔用于道路名称〕
 Church Way
教堂道
way2 ●●○ S3 adverbadv  
1  FARvery far 很远
2  LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTby a large amount 大大地
3  American EnglishAmE informalVERY very 非常，很
Examples from the Corpus
way• You're way too smart to be driving a truck.
way ahead/behind/out etc• But drive-ins are on the way out.• One man found twenty dollars on the sidewalk on his way out.• The old man could be on the way out, and anyone on the way out is inevitably a centre for drama.• For a long time, the way ahead barred, Pétain found no opening for preaching his gospel.• At night there were no longer any bonfires to be seen, either on the hill or way out on the surrounding plain.• He worked his way out slowly, without disturbing her.• There has to be some way out, some way to get things back the way they were!
way heavier/smarter/bigger etc• Oh, way bigger, said the older man with pride.
Origin way1
Old English weg
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 1method/style方法；方式ADJECTIVE | ... OF WAYS | VERB + WAY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤convenient, easy, effective, efficient, good, ideal, practical, quick, simple, useful便利的方式；容易的方法；有效方式；高效方式；好辦法；理想方法；實用的方法；快捷的方式；簡單的方法；有用的方法◇The best way to open it is with pliers.這個最好用鉗子來開。➤appropriate, proper, right合適的方法；妥善的方法；正確辦法▸➤wrong錯誤方法▸➤normal正常辦法▸➤traditional傳統方式▸➤obvious明顯的方式➤sure-fire必定成功的方法◇a sure-fire way to get him to do whatever I want必定讓他完全按我的意願做事的方法➤important重要方法◇The most important way to stop accidental drownings is by education.預防溺水事故的最好辦法是加強安全教育。➤subtle含蓄的方法◇There is no subtle way to tell someone that you no longer want them.沒有什麼委婉含蓄的方法可以告訴別人你不再需要他們。➤clever, ingenious巧妙的方法◇I would think of some clever way to get myself out of this situation.我會想出妙計以擺脫這種局面。➤possible可能的方法◇They've explored every possible way of dealing with the problem.他們探索過各種可能用來處理這個問題的方法。➤alternative, different備選的辦法；不同的方法➤myriad, several, various無數／幾種／各種方法◇Students develop those skills in myriad ways.學生們用各種方法來培養那些技能。➤same, similar相同的方法；類似的辦法➤unique獨特的方法◇a unique way of settling disputes解決爭端的獨特方法➤new新方法▸➤old舊方法➤old-fashioned過時的方法◇We did it the old-fashioned way.我們做這件事用的是老辦法。➤funny, mysterious, odd, strange有趣的方式；神秘方法；怪辦法；奇怪的方法◇God works in mysterious ways.主的行事方式神秘莫測。➤meaningful有意義的方式◇They have never contributed in any meaningful way to our civilization.他們從來沒有給我們的文明作過任何有益的貢獻。➤hard痛苦的方式◇He learned about the dangers of drugs the hard way.他吃了一番苦頭後才懂得了毒品的危險。➤friendly友善的方式▸➤winning (often figurative) 取勝之道◇The team got back to their winning ways with a 2-1 victory.球隊以 2 比 1 贏得比賽，重新踏上了勝利征程。◇She isn't known for her winning ways (= for being likeable).她的出名並不是因為可愛。➤creative, innovative創造性的／創新性的方法◇We are searching for innovative and creative ways to solve the many problems facing us.我們正在尋求新穎、有創意的方法來解決我們所面臨的許多問題。➤cost-effective有成本效益的方法◇a cost-effective way to boost performance提高性能的划算方法... OF WAYS➤number幾種方法◇There are a number of ways to overcome this problem.解決這個問題有許多途徑。VERB + WAY➤have有辦法◇Fate has a way of changing the best of plans.命運可以改變最完美的計劃。➤explore, look at, seek探尋方法；尋找方法◇to look at ways of improving language teaching尋找改進語言教學的途徑➤develop, devise, discover, figure out, find, identify形成方法；設計方案；找到辦法；發現方法◇They believe he'll figure out a way to make it work.他們相信他會想出辦法讓它發揮作用。➤create, invent創造方法◇Artists began to invent new ways of painting.藝術家開始創造新的畫法。➤change, mend改變方式；糾正方法◇Your father is unlikely to change his ways now.你父親現在不大可能改變他的作風。➤choose選擇方式◇I chose a different way of collecting data.我選擇了一種不同的收集數據的方法。➤react以⋯方式作出反應◇We expect computers to react a certain way, in certain situations.我們預料到電腦在某些情況下會作出某種反應。➤be set in方法一成不變◇Grandma is so set in her ways.奶奶的行事方式就是這樣一成不變。PREPOSITION➤in a/the way在某方面◇Can I help you in any way?我能幫你什麼忙嗎？PHRASES➤in a certain way在某種程度上◇In a certain way, all of that is true.那一切在某種程度上都是對的。➤in a big way大量地◇He then started spending money in a big way.他那時開始大把地花錢。➤in every way在各方面◇They're different in every way.無論從哪方面看，他們都不一樣。➤in more ways than one不止一個方面◇They're alike in more ways than one.他們在很多方面很相像。➤in its/your own way以⋯特有的方式◇He was attractive in his own way.他有他的迷人之處。➤in some ways在某種程度上◇It's more interesting, in some ways, to watch what's going on behind the scenes here.在某種程度上，在這裏看後台發生的一切更有趣。➤a... kind of way, a... sort of way有些⋯◇He was a handsome man in a sinister sort of way.他是個英俊男子，透着點兒邪氣。➤one way or another無論如何；不管怎樣◇One way or another, I'm going to make it.不管怎樣，我將會成功的。➤in one way or another在某方面◇Most people are creative in one way or another.大多數人都具有某方面的創造力。➤that's one way of putting it那只是一種說法◇'She has a slightly abrasive manner.' 'Well, that's one way of putting it!'“她的態度有點兒粗魯。”“噢，那只是你的說法！”➤put another way換個說法◇Do you remember? Or, put another way, do you know?你記得嗎？或者說，你知道嗎？➤the way things are, the way things are going現狀；從事態發展來看◇She is content with the way things are.她對現狀感到滿意。◇The way things are going, I think that's achievable.根據目前的情況，我覺得那個目標能夠實現。➤a way of life生活方式◇the beliefs and practices of the Hindu way of life印度教生活方式的信仰與實踐➤ways and means方法；手段◇Newspapers have ways and means of getting hold of secret information.報紙總有辦法搞到秘密消息。
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 2route/road路線ADJECTIVE | VERB + WAY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤best, quickest, right, shortest最佳途徑；最快捷的途徑；正確道路；最短路線▸➤wrong錯誤的道路▸➤own, separate (figurative) 自己的路；不同的路◇He's always gone his own way when it comes to design.在設計方面，他總是走他自己的路。➤roundabout迂迴的方式◇This is a roundabout way of saying that nothing has been accomplished.這是委婉之詞，事情其實一無所成。VERB + WAY➤go走⋯路◇I'm going your way, so we can walk together.我走你那條路，這樣咱們可以一起走。◇When we finished school, we all went our separate ways. (figurative) 畢業之後，我們就都各奔東西。➤part分開◇We parted ways once we went off to college.上大學後我們就分開了。➤go out of (figurative) 特地◇She went out of her way to help them.她不辭勞苦地幫助他們。➤keep out of, stay out of (both figurative) 躲開◇Let's keep out of her way while she's in such a bad mood.她心情不好，我們不要打擾她。➤bar, block, get in, stand in擋路；堵塞道路；礙事◇A fallen tree blocked the way.一棵倒下的樹堵塞了道路。◇He wanted to go to college and would let nothing stand in his way. (figurative) 他想上大學，不會讓任何事情阻礙他的。➤clear, pave, prepare, smooth (all figurative) 開闢道路；鋪平道路；排除障礙◇The withdrawal of troops should clear the way for a peace settlement.撤軍將為和平解決爭端開闢道路。➤give, make (= allow sb/sth to go first or take your place) 讓路；讓位◇Give way to traffic already on the roundabout. (BrE) 給已經駛上環島的車輛讓路。◇The storm gave way to bright sunshine. (figurative) 暴風雨過後陽光燦爛。◇Make way for the guests!給客人讓路！◇Tropical forest is felled to make way for grassland.為了開闢草場，熱帶雨林給砍伐掉了。➤edge, feel, grope, inch, make, push, thread, weave, wend, wind, work擠身過去；摸索着前進；緩慢地移動；前進；推搡着擠開一條路；穿行；迂迴前行；蜿蜒前行；艱難地前進◇He edged his way along the wall.他貼着牆側身前行。◇The river wound its way through the valley.河水蜿蜒流過山谷。➤claw, cut, elbow, fight, force, hack, pick, shoulder, shove抓住東西費力前行；披荊斬棘前進；用肘推搡着前進；奮力前進；擠過去；小心翼翼地走；側身擠過去；擠出一條路◇She fought her way up to the top of the company. (figurative) 她一路奮鬥到了公司的最高層。◇We picked our way carefully over the jagged rocks.我們在犬牙交錯的岩石中小心翼翼地前行。➤bluff, talk, trick (figurative) 蒙混過關；憑說話擺脫困境；靠耍手腕過關◇She bluffed her way through the exam.她考試蒙混過關了。➤weasel, worm耍滑頭過關；慢慢行進◇He had somehow wormed his way into her affections.他還是設法慢慢地博得了她的歡心。➤snake蜿蜒行進◇The procession snaked its way through the town.遊行隊伍蜿蜒穿過小鎮。➤lose迷路；忘記意圖◇She lost her way in the fog.她在大霧中迷了路。◇This project seems to have lost its way. (figurative) 這個項目似乎背離了原來的意圖。➤find找尋出路◇He couldn't find a way through the bracken.他在蕨叢中找不到出路。◇We will eventually find a way out of the crisis. (figurative) 我們最終會找到擺脫危機的方法。➤manoeuvre/maneuver, navigate巧妙前行；確定行車路線◇He had to navigate his way through the city's one-way streets.他不得不開着車在該市的單行道上穿行。➤ask (sb)（向某人）問路◇She asked him the way to the station.她向他詢問去車站的路。➤tell sb給某人指路▸➤know認識路◇Do you know the way?你認識路嗎？➤come (figurative) 被⋯遇到◇Have any interesting articles come your way recently?你最近讀到什麼有意思的文章了嗎？PREPOSITION➤along the way沿路◇We saw a dreadful accident along the way.途中我們看到了一起可怕的事故。➤in the/your way擋路◇There were several rocks in the way.有幾塊岩石擋住了路。➤out of the/your way不擋路◇Could you please get those boxes out of my way?勞駕您把這些箱子搬開，不要攔住我的路好嗎？➤on the/your way在途中◇We stopped for a snack on the way here.我們來這兒的途中停下來吃了點兒東西。➤out of the/your way不擋路；不在⋯要走的路上◇The library is slightly out of my way.我去圖書館不太順路。➤way across穿過⋯的路◇The way across the fields is longer but pleasanter.穿過田間的路遠一些，但走起來更愜意。➤way from從⋯開始的路◇the quickest way from my Edinburgh to Glasgow從我所在的愛丁堡到格拉斯哥最快的路➤way out of離開⋯的路◇Can you tell me the way out of here?你能告訴我出去的路嗎？➤way through通過⋯的路◇The way through the woods is quicker.穿過樹林走更快些。➤way to到⋯的路◇the easiest way from my house to yours從我家到你家最好走的路線PHRASES➤take the easy way out以最簡單的方法解決難題◇He took the easy way out and paid someone to write the article for him.他只求方便，乾脆雇人代筆寫文章。➤the way back, the way forward回去的路；向前的路◇On the way back, he invited me to his home for drinks.回去的路上，他邀請我去他家喝一杯。➤the way down, the way up下去的路；上去的路➤the way here, the way over, the way there來這兒的路；過去的路；到那兒的路➤the way home回家的路◇We stopped for a drink on the way home.在回家途中我們停下來喝了點兒東西。➤the way in, the way out進來的路；出去的路➤the way north, south, etc.向北、向南等的路◇We didn't stop on the way north.在向北走的路上我們沒有停下來。➤on your merry way一意孤行◇Then he went off on his merry way.然後他執意離開了。
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 3direction/position方向；位置ADJECTIVE | VERB + WAY | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤both兩個方向◇Look both ways before crossing the road.過馬路前要左右看看。➤opposite反方向◇I went the opposite way.我朝反方向走。➤right正確的方向▸➤wrong錯誤的方向◇They've gone the wrong way.他們走錯路了。VERB + WAY➤go走⋯方向◇Which way did she go?她朝哪個方向走了？➤lead, point, show帶路；指路◇He showed us the way.他給我們指了路。➤head朝⋯走◇There's a huge storm heading this way.有一場強風暴正朝這邊襲來。➤walk走⋯方向◇Walk this way, please.請這邊走。➤look朝⋯方向看◇He looked my way, but didn't seem to recognize me.他朝我這邊看，但好像沒認出我來。PHRASES➤the... way around, the... way round (especially BrE) 把⋯面轉過來◇Try it the other way around.倒過來試試。➤the... way up把⋯面朝上◇Which way up does this box go?這個箱子哪邊朝上？➤way to go! (used to express approval表示稱讚) (informal, especially NAmE) 做得好！◇Way to go! I wish I could do that!太棒了！真希望我也能做到！
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 4distance in space/time空間或時間的距離ADJECTIVE | VERB + WAY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤long遠距離▸➤little, short短距離；近距離VERB + WAY➤come, go走⋯的距離；取得⋯進展◇We had to go a long way before we found a place to eat.我們不得不走很長一段路才找到吃飯的地方。◇The study of genes has come a long way in recent years. (figurative) 最近幾年的基因研究取得了很大進展。PREPOSITION➤way from, way to離⋯的／到⋯的距離◇It's quite a way from my house to the station.從我家到車站頗有一段距離。PHRASES➤all the way全程◇This bus doesn't go all the way so you'll have to change.這趟公交車是區間車，所以你必須換乘。➤the whole way (NAmE) 一路上◇the whole way to Arizona去亞利桑那州的一路上➤the whole way through從頭至尾◇I watched the movie the whole way through.我從頭至尾看了這部電影。➤quite a way, some way頗有一段距離◇It's quite a way to walk to the station.走到車站頗有一段距離。➤a... way ahead, a... way away, a... way off有⋯時間◇Your birthday is still a long way off.距離你的生日還有很長時間。
TOEFL BNC: 86 COCA: 84
way noun
⇨ way 1 (in a friendly way) ⇨ way 2 (the easiest way to do it) ⇨ way 3 (the quickest way home) ⇨ door (the way in/out) ⇨ habit (change your ways) ⇨ be/get in sb's/the way ⇨ block 3 ⇨ give way ⇨ collapse verb 1 ⇨ make your way ⇨ go verb 1 ⇨ be/go on your way ⇨ go away phrasal verb ⇨ clear the way, open the way ⇨ help verb 2 ⇨ a/the/sb's way of life ⇨ life 3 ⇨ out of harm's way ⇨ safe adj. 1way1

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 in a friendly way 以友好的方式the easiest way to do it 做这事最简便的方法the quickest way home 最快的回家之路way ♦︎ approach ♦︎ style ♦︎ mannerThese are all words for the particular way in which sb does sth. 这些词均表示作风、处事方式。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a way / style / manner of (doing) sth◆in a (...) way / style / manner◆a traditional / conventional / different way / approach / style / manner◆a / an casual / informal / formal way / approach / style / manner◆the usual way / approach / style / manner◆a new way / approach / style◆an effective way / approach / manner◆the right / wrong way / approach / manner◆to have / adopt a way / an approach / a style / a manner◆to change a way / your approach / a style◆to develop a way / an approach / a style◆to try a way / an approach■ way [countable] how sb does sth; how sth happens （做事的）作风，方式；（事情发生的）方式◆Try to approach this in a sensible way.尽量理性地处理这一问题。◆He has a way of staring at you that is very unnerving.他盯着人看的样子让人心慌。◆You won't impress the judges that way.那样不会给裁判留下深刻印象。◆I like the way (that) you did that.我喜欢你处理那件事的方式。◆Infectious diseases can be passed on in several different ways.传染病能以几种不同的方式传播。■ approach [countable] a way of thinking about or dealing with a problem or subject （思考或处理问题的）方式，态度，方法◆The school has adopted a firmer approach to discipline.学校采取了较强硬的态度解决纪律问题。◆She favoured the direct approach.她较喜欢那直接的方法。  see also approach ⇨ tackle verb ■ style [countable] the particular way in which a person does sth or deals with other people （做事或待人接物的）方式，作风◆His aggressive style of play sometimes got him into trouble.他那种盛气凌人的比赛风格有时让他陷入困境。◆What's her teaching style like?她的教学方法如何？◆I like your style!我喜欢你的风格！◆Caution was not her style (= not the way she usually behaved).她不是那种谨小慎微的人。NOTE 辨析 Way or style? Way usually tells you how sb does sth on a particular occasion; style tells you how sb usually does sth: sb's style is part of their personality. * way通常指特定场合的处理方式。style指一贯的做事风格，是个性的一部分。■ manner [singular] (formal) a particular way in which sb does sth or sth happens, especially the way that sb behaves towards people （尤指对待他人的）举止，态度，方式◆She answered in a business-like manner.她回答时显得公事公办的样子。◆The manner in which the decision was taken is extremely regrettable.作出决定的方式非常令人遗憾。way2

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 in a friendly way 以友好的方式the easiest way to do it 做这事最简便的方法the quickest way home 最快的回家之路way ♦︎ method ♦︎ technique ♦︎ means ♦︎ process ♦︎ mechanism ♦︎ system ♦︎ methodologyThese are all words for a particular thing that you do in order to do or achieve sth. 这些词均表示方法、手段。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a method / technique / means / process / mechanism / system / methodology for (doing) sth◆a way / method / technique / means / system / methodology of (doing) sth◆an effective way / method / technique / means / mechanism / system◆a good / practical way / method / technique / means / system◆a simple way / method / technique / means / process / system◆a / the traditional way / method / technique / means / system / methodology◆a new way / method / technique / means / system / methodology◆an alternative way / method / technique / means / methodology◆to use a method / technique / means / process / system / methodology◆to adopt a method / technique / system / methodology◆to devise / develop a way / method / technique / means / process / system / methodology◆to find a way / method / means / system◆to change a way / method / system / methodology◆a method / technique / mechanism / system works■ way [countable] the things that you do in order to do or achieve sth 方式；方法；手段◆There are several possible ways of dealing with this problem.有几种方法可以处理这个问题。◆That's not the way to hold a pair of scissors!那样拿剪子不对！◆I prefer to do things the easy way.我做事力求简便。◆We should have done it my way!我们本应该用我的方法来做这件事！◆I generally get what I want one way or another.我一般总能想方设法得到我想要的东西。■ method [countable] one of the ways in which sth can be done, especially a way that is made up of several stages 方法；办法；措施◆He's quite critical of modern teaching methods.他对现代教学法颇有微词。◆This is a simpler method for making bread.这是制作面包更为简便的方法。◆There are various methods of dealing with this problem.解决这个问题的方法很多。■ technique tekˈniːk [countable] a particular way of doing sth, especially one that involves a special skill or that you need to learn and practise 技巧；技艺；工艺◆The artist combines different techniques in the same painting.这位艺术家在同一幅画中把不同的画法结合在一起。◆You will learn various techniques for dealing with difficult customers.你将学会应对难缠的顾客的不同技巧。◆He needs to improve his throwing technique.他需要改进掷球技巧。■ means [countable] something that you use or do as a way of achieving sth 方式；方法；途径◆TV is a highly effective means of communication.电视是一种高效的传播手段。◆What means of transport did they use?他们用了哪种交通工具？◆We will use whatever means are necessary.我们将采用任何必要的手段。◆The load was lifted by means of (= using) a crane.货物是用起重机吊起来的。■ process [countable] a method of doing or making sth, especially one used in industry 做事方法；工艺流程；工序◆They are made using the most advanced manufacturing processes.它们是用最先进的制造工艺生产出来的。  see also process ⇨ treat verb 2 ■ mechanism ˈmekənɪzəm [countable] (rather formal) a way of achieving sth 方法；机制◆Various mechanisms are in place for dealing with emergencies.处理紧急情况的不同机制已经建立起来。◆Simple repetition was regarded as an effective learning mechanism.简单的重复曾被认为是有效的学习方法。■ system [countable] a particular way of doing sth, especially one that involves a planned and fixed series of actions that you follow each time 方法；系统；体制◆This is a highly effective system for storing data.这一系统能高效地存储数据。◆Once your systems are in place you can concentrate on the main focus of your business.一旦体制建立起来，你就可以把精力集中在主要业务上。  see also systematic ⇨ efficient ■ methodology ˌmeθəˈdɒlədʒi; NAmE ˌmeθəˈdɑːlədʒi [uncountable, countable] (formal) a set of methods and principles used to perform a particular activity （从事某一活动的一系列）方法，原则◆Please give a brief outline of your research methodology.请简要概括你的研究方法。◆Different people adopt different methodologies.不同的人采用不同的方法。way3

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 in a friendly way 以友好的方式the easiest way to do it 做这事最简便的方法the quickest way home 最快的回家之路way ♦︎ route ♦︎ direction ♦︎ line ♦︎ path ♦︎ orbit ♦︎ course ♦︎ bearingThese are all words for the road, or piece of land, water or air that you travel on, across or through in order to get somewhere. 这些词均表示道路、路线。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a way / route / path / course to sth◆a / the way / route / line / path / course from...to...◆a / the way / route / line / path / course through / along / across sth◆on the way / route / path◆in sb / sth's way / line / path◆in the direction / line / path of sth◆the right / wrong way / route / direction / path / course◆the shortest way / route / line / path / course◆the quickest way / route◆a straight line / path / course◆the opposite / other way / direction◆a direct way / route / line / path / course◆to follow a way / a route / a line / a path / an orbit / a course◆to take a way / route / direction / path / course◆to block the / sb / sth's way / route / line / path◆to know the way / route◆to change direction / course■ way [countable, usually singular] the route or road that you must take in order to reach a place; the route that sb/sth is moving along; the general position that sb/sth is moving towards 路线；道路；方向◆I stopped to ask the way.我停下来问路。◆They had to fight their way through the crowd.他们得奋力在人群中挤过去。◆Get out of my way! I'm in a hurry!让开！我有急事！◆She was going my way, so we talked as we walked.她和我同路，所以我们边走边聊。◆They bought some supplies on the way.他们在路上买了些补给品。◆Which way did they go?他们往哪儿边去了？◆He narrowly avoided a car coming the other way (= towards him).他差一点没躲过对面开来的车。■ route [countable] a way that you follow to get from one place to another, especially one that you plan in advance; a fixed way along which a bus, train, etc. regularly travels or goods are regularly sent （尤指事先规划好的）路线，路途；（公共汽车、火车等的）常规路线◆It's the best route into the city from the south.这是从南面进城的最佳路线。◆Motorists are being advised to take an alternative route.建议驾驶者另选道路。◆We'll have to plan our route carefully.我们得仔细计划路线。◆We took the scenic route through the hills.我们选择了山中风景优美的那条路。◆Is the hotel on a bus route?那个旅馆在公交线上吗？◆These were the ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia.这些曾经是欧亚之间的古代贸易之路。▸ route

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 [transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) ◆Satellites route data all over the globe.卫星向全球各地传递信息。■ direction [countable, uncountable] the general position that sb/sth moves or points towards; the general position that sb/sth comes or develops from 方向；方位；方面◆He ran off in the direction of the river.他朝着河的方向跑走了。◆The plane was flying in a northerly direction.飞机正向北飞去。◆The road was blocked in both directions.这条路双向堵塞。◆When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions.警察赶到后，人群四处散开。◆I had lost all sense of direction (= I did not know which way to go).我已经完全迷失了方向。◆Support came from an unexpected direction.没想到在那个方面获得了支持。  see also direct ⇨ aim verb , direct ⇨ take 2 ■ line [countable, usually singular] the direction that sb/sth is moving or situated in; a route from one place to another, especially when it is used for a particular purpose （行进的）方向；（所处的）方位；（尤指有特定目的的）路线◆They followed the line of the river for three miles.他们沿着那条河走了3英里。◆Try to keep the boat sailing in a straight line.尽量使船保持直线航行。◆They were directly in the line of fire (= the direction that sb is shooting in).他们恰好就在射程之内。◆Their aim was to block the enemy's supply lines (= the route that supplies come along).他们的目的是要封锁敌人的供给线。■ path [countable] a line along which sb/sth moves; the space in front of sb/sth as they move 路线；道路◆The diagram shows the path of the satellite between 10.20 and 10.34.图表显示这颗卫星在10:20和10:34之间的轨迹。◆The avalanche destroyed everything in its path.雪崩所到之处一切尽毁。■ orbit ˈɔːbɪt; NAmE ˈɔːrbɪt [countable, uncountable] a curved path followed by a planet or object as it moves around a star or planet （天体等运行的）轨道◆There are slight changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun.地球环绕太阳的轨道有微小的变化。◆The satellite went into orbit last month.上个月这颗卫星进入轨道。◆He spent eleven months in orbit (= in space).他在太空待了十一个月。  see also orbit ⇨ spin verb ■ course [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the direction or route followed by a ship or aircraft （船或飞机的）航向，航线◆The plane was off course (= was not following the correct route).飞机偏离了航线。◆The ship set a course for (= started to sail towards) the Christmas Islands.该船开始进入去圣诞岛的航线。■ bearing ˈbeərɪŋ; NAmE ˈberɪŋ [countable, usually plural] (technical 术语) a direction measured from a fixed point using a compass （用罗盘确定的）方位◆The log records the ship's bearings, wind direction and speed.航海日志记录了该船的方位、风向和航速。◆You'll learn how to take your bearings with a compass.你将学会用罗盘定位。◆They took compass bearings on the tower.他们在高塔上用罗盘确定了方位。
TOEFL BNC: 86 COCA: 84
way
Systems and methods for doing things: modality, method, system...
General words for behaviour and attitudes: default setting, behaviour, instinct...
Purposes and intentions: purpose, role, goal...
Features and qualities: feature, quality, factor...
A share of something: moiety, share, proportion...
Booking on and travelling by transport: aboard, afloat, aisle seat...
Direction and ways of getting to a place: direction, detour, path...
General words for the position or direction of an object: geo-, position, direction...
Specific types of distance: climb, depth, the depths of something...
General periods of time: a clear run, a page in something's history, block...
Streets where people live: Ave, Avenue, backstreet...
Entrances, exits and gateways: access, arch, archway...
General words for location and place: place, location, setting...
Space and amounts of space: accommodation, air pocket, break...
General words for situations and circumstances: situation, circumstance, conditions...
Words used to describe large amounts and quantities: substantial, considerable, extensive...
Very and very much: very, particularly, deeply...

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