way1 /weɪ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun → whey, weigh1 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 a) a road, path, direction etc that you take in order to get to a particular place 〔去某处的〕路,道路the way to/from/out etc Which is the quickest way to the sea from here? 从这里到海边走哪条路最快?
There are several ways through the woods. 有好几条路可以穿过树林。
ask/tell/show somebody the way Could you tell me the way to the station? 你能告诉我到车站怎么走吗?
Does anyone know the way from here? 有谁知道从这里怎么走吗?
I was afraid of losing my way in the dark. 我害怕在黑暗中迷路。
Can you find your way back to the car park? 你能找到回停车场的路吗?
the way out (=the door, path etc which you can use to leave a building or area) 出口,出去的路 Which is the way out? 哪条路可以出去?
the way in (=the door, path etc which you can use to enter a building or area) 入口,进去的路 She looked all around, but she couldn’t seem to find the way in. 她环顾四周,但似乎找不到入口。
on somebody’s way (=in the same direction as someone is going) 和某人同路,顺路 Want a lift? It’s on my way. 要搭车吗?我顺路。
out of somebody’s way (=not in the same direction as someone is going) 和某人不同路,不顺路 I live miles out of your way. 我家和你那儿完全是两个方向。
b) a particular direction from where you are now 〔特定的〕方向 Which way is north? 哪边是北?
A big Mercedes was coming the other way (=from the opposite direction). 一辆很大的梅赛德斯汽车正从对面开来。
He left the house, looking carefully both ways. 他离开房子,谨慎地望望两边。
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〕in a/one way In one way you’re right, I suppose. 我想从某种意义上来说你是对的。
in some/many ways Working at home makes sense, in many ways. 在家工作从很多方面来说都是合理的。
Ben is a perfectly normal child in every way. 本在各方面都是一个完全正常的孩子。
He never got mad at me. He was great in that way. 他从不对我发火,在这一点上他相当不错。
in no way (=used to emphasize that something is not true) 绝不,无论如何不 This should in no way be seen as a defeat. 这绝对不应该被看成一次失败。
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 I was still a long way from home. 我离家还很远。
some way/quite a way (=quite a long distance) 相当远的距离 She had to park some way from the restaurant. 她只得把车停在离餐馆很远的地方。
a long way off/away/ahead etc (=far away in distance or in time) 还有很远[很久] A peace settlement now seems a long way off. 签订和平协议现在看来似乎还很遥远。
I don’t want to go all that way and not see him. 我不想跑了那么远的路却见不到他。
all the way down/across/through etc (something) (=the full distance or length of something) 全程;一直 Did you really swim all the way across? 你真的是一路游过去的吗?
I was awake all through the night. 我彻夜未眠。
a (long) ways American EnglishAmE That’s quite a ways from here, isn’t it? 离这里很远,是吗?
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be in the way/be in somebody’s way (=be blocking a road, someone’s path etc so that they cannot move forward easily) 挡路/挡着某人的路 There was a big truck in the way. 有一辆大卡车挡着路。
Sorry, am I in your way? 对不起,我是不是挡你的路了?
A policeman yelled at the crowds to get out of the way. 一个警察大声呼喊要人群让开。
The way ahead was blocked. 前面的路被堵住了。
7 make way (for something/somebody) a) SPACE/ROOMto move to the side so that there is space for someone or something to pass (给某物/某人)让路 The crowd stepped aside to make way for the procession. 人群退到一边,给游行队伍让路。
b) SPACE/ROOMto make it possible for something newer or better to be built, organized etc 让位给〔更新或更好的事物〕 Several houses were demolished to make way for a new road. 有几栋房子被拆了,让出地方修一条新路。
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 a) (also out of somebody’s way) if someone or something is out of the way, they are somewhere where they are not likely to cause a problem, need attention, be annoying etc 不碍事move/put/push etc something out of the way Why don’t you tie your hair back, out of the way? 你为什么不把头发扎到后面去,省得碍事?
If Uncle Tom had been drinking, I kept out of his way. 要是汤姆叔叔喝过酒,我就不去惹他。
When Mac was safely out of the way, Peter came round. 马克总算不再碍事了,又来了个彼得。
b) if a particular matter, job etc is out of the way, it has been done or dealt with 结束了,处理完了 I’d rather get the interview out of the way in the morning. 我宁愿上午就完成面试。
As soon as the contract’s out of the way, we can start. 合同一签完,我们就可以开始了。
c) a place that is out of the way is far from any towns 远离城镇的,偏远的 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 a) arriving or happening soon 即将到达[发生] There’s a letter on its way to you. 你很快就会收到一封信。
More changes are on the way. 还会有更多变化。
b) travelling towards a particular place 在〔前往某地的〕路上 She should be on the way here by now. 现在她应该在来的路上。
on the/your/its way to The ships were already on their way to the gulf 那些船已经在开往海湾的路上。
c) while going from one place to another 在…的路上on the/your/its way to/out/home etc I ran out of gas on my way to the airport. 在去机场的路上我的车没油了。
Guess who I bumped into on the way home. 猜猜我在回家的路上碰到谁了?
d) (also along the way) while moving from one situation or part of your life to another 一路过来〔指经历不同境况或人生阶段〕 Don’s had to change jobs several times along the way. 唐一路走来已经被迫换了好几次工作。
e) if someone has a baby on the way, they are pregnant 〔婴儿〕即将出生 10 be/get under way a) to have started to happen or be done 已经开始 Plans are well under way for a new shopping centre. 一座新的购物中心正在规划中。
The tournament got under way on Friday. 锦标赛是星期五开始的。
b) to have started to move or travel somewhere 开始上路,出发 Our train was already under way. 我们的列车已经出发了。
11 make your way a) GOto go towards something, especially when this is difficult or takes a long time 行进〔尤指路途艰难或需要很长时间〕make your way to/through/towards etc The team slowly made their way back to base. 球队慢慢地返回基地。
make your own way (home/to something etc) (=go somewhere without the help or company of other people) 自己去(家里/某处等) Don’t worry. I can make my own way to the beach. 别担心,我可以自己去海滩。
b) SUCCESSFULto gradually become successful in a particular job, activity, profession etc 〔在工作、活动、职业等中〕逐步取得成功 young people who are making their way in industry 在行业里逐渐立足的年轻人
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 She elbowed her way to the front of the queue. 她挤到了队伍的前面。
He drank some water, then groped his way back to the bedroom. 他喝了些水,又摸回卧室。
13 give way a) to be replaced by something else 被…取代give way to Stone has given way to glass and concrete. 石料已经被玻璃和混凝土取代。
My anger gave way to depression. 我由愤怒变成了沮丧。
b) to agree to do what someone else wants, instead of what you want, especially after a lot of discussion or argument 〔尤指经过反复讨论或争论〕让步,退让 Despite growing pressure, the Minister of State refused to give way. 尽管压力越来越大,国务大臣仍然拒绝让步。
give way to Maria seemed to despise him for giving way to her. 玛丽亚似乎看不起他让着自己。
c) to break because of too much weight or pressure 坍塌,垮掉 The floor’s rotten and likely to give way. 地板烂了,可能会塌。
d) British EnglishBrE to stop or slow down when you are driving, in order to allow other vehicles to go first 〔驾驶时〕让行 SYN American English yield In Britain, give way to cars coming from the right. 在英国,要让右方来车先行。
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 a study that paved the way for further research 为进一步研究创造了条件的一项调查
The Queen’s death opened the way for him to return. 女王的去世为他的回归铺平了道路。
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 A way forward lies in developing more economic links. 希望在于建立更多的经济纽带。
a/the way forward for This treatment may be the way forward for many inherited disorders. 这种治疗方法可能会为治愈众多遗传疾病带来希望。
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 My family was in a bad way financially. 我家当时经济窘迫。
The chicken’s nice and crispy – just the way I like it. 这鸡肉很脆,正是我喜欢的口味。
It’s worth thinking how you can improve the way things are. 你应该想想如何让现状变得更好。
somebody was born/made that way (=used to say that someone’s character is not likely to change) 某人生来如此 He’ll always be mean – he was born that way. 他永远都很吝啬——天生就这样。
17 fact/event 事实/事件 [singular] used to refer to something that happens 发生的事 I hate the way you always give in to him. 我讨厌你总是向他让步。
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〕be (just) somebody’s way Don’t worry if she’s quiet – that’s just her way. 如果她不说话你也别担心,她就是那样。
Esther quickly changed the subject, as was her way. 埃丝特很快转换了话题,她一向如此。
strange/funny/odd etc ways We all have our funny little ways. 我们每个人都有些小怪癖。
change/mend your ways (=stop behaving badly) 改过自新
→ see the error of your ways at error(6), → be set in your ways at set3(6) 19 development/progress 发展/进步 [singular] used in expressions about developing and improving 进步;变化 The team has a long way to go (=needs to develop or improve a lot) before it can match that performance. 这支球队要想有那样的表现,还有很长一段路要走。
Microwave ovens have come a long way (=have developed or improved a lot) since they first appeared in our kitchens. 与刚进入我们的厨房时相比,微波炉现在已经大有改进。
Jen is now well on the way to recovery (=she has improved and will be well soon). 珍现在恢复得很好。
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] ideas that go some way towards reducing environmental problems 对减少环境问题有些许帮助的想法
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 I’m not sure which way he’ll decide. 我不太确定他会如何决定。
The election could go either way (=both results are equally possible). 这次选举两种结果都有可能。
Make your mind up one way or the other. 无论如何你都要作出决定。
either way (=used to say that something will be the same, whichever of two things happens) 不管怎样 Either way, it’s going to be expensive. 不管怎样都会很贵。
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 Your answer must be within a centimetre either way. 答案的误差必须在上下一厘米之内。
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 One way or the other he always seems to win. 不管怎样他看上去都是胜券在握的样子。
We’ll find the money, one way or another. 我们会找到这笔钱的,不管怎样。
(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] Which way around does this skirt go? 这条裙子该放在哪儿?
the other way around/round/up (=in the opposite order or position) 相反;颠倒 The picture should be the other way up. 这幅画应该上下倒过来。
Art reflects life, or is it the other way around (=is it ‘life reflects art’)? 是艺术反映生活,还是生活反映艺术?
the right/wrong way around/round/up 相反;颠倒 Are the batteries in the wrong way round? 电池是不是放反了?
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 a) INSTEADBE (also in the way of something) as a form or means of something 当成,用作,作为 I’d like to say something by way of introduction. 我想说几句介绍一下。
little in the way of something (also not much/enough in the way of something) (=not much of something) 某物不多 The town has little in the way of leisure facilities. 这个镇子几乎没有休闲设施。
b) WAY/ROUTEif you travel by way of a place, you go through it 经由,经过〔某地〕 SYN via We went by way of London. 我们途经伦敦。
26 get in the way of something PREVENTto prevent someone from doing something, or prevent something from happening 阻止某事发生 Your social life must not get in the way of your studies. 你不能让社交生活影响学业。
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 She went out of her way to make me feel welcome. 她费尽心思要让我觉得我是受欢迎的。
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 Don’t let the children always get their own way. 不要让孩子总是随心所欲。
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 At 18, most young people are ready to go their own way. 到了18岁,大多数年轻人都准备好自己做主了。
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 a) if an event goes your way, it happens in the way you want 〔某事〕按某人意愿发展 The government are hopeful that the vote will go their way. 政府很乐观,相信选举将会对他们有利。
everything/nothing goes somebody’s way (=used to talk about events in general) 事事/没有一件事遂某人心愿
b) literary to continue a journey, or to leave and do what you want to do next 继续〔旅程〕;离开〔去做要做的事〕 She said goodbye and went her way. 她道别以后就离开了。
c) to travel in the same direction as someone 和某人同路 I can take you – I’m going your way. 我可以带上你,我和你同路。
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 Luck had come her way at the very last moment. 好运在最后时刻降临到她头上。
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 The business was a success, in a small way. 公司成功了,是小规模的成功。
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 He was the best in the group by a long way. 他在这些人当中鹤立鸡群。
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 Caroline managed to talk her way past the guard. 卡罗琳设法说服了卫兵让她过去。
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 He worked his way through the pile of documents. 他从头到尾处理了那一堆文件。
She had munched her way through a packet of biscuits. 她吃掉了一整包饼干。
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] Is the royal family on the way out? 王室是否已过时?
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 They live across the way from us at number 23. 他们住在我们对面的23号。
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 Cheer up – these problems have a way of working out. 振作起来,这些问题总会解决的。
39 get into the way of doing something British EnglishBrE to start to do something regularly 开始习惯于做某事 He’d got into the way of smoking first thing in the morning. 他养成了一起床就抽烟的习惯。
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〕 I am not responsible for his actions in any way, shape, or form. 我对他的行为不负一丝一毫的责任。
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 We’ll split the cost between us five ways. 我们五个人将平摊费用。
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 David seems to have a way with children. 看来戴维对付孩子很有一手。
She’s always had a way with words (=been good at using words effectively). 她一向善于辞令。
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 In those days these policies favoured men. That was the way of the world. 那时候这些政策倾向于男性,当时的世道就是这样。
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 a) EVERYWHEREin all directions 四面八方 Bullets were flying every which way. 子弹四处横飞。
b) British EnglishBrEALL/EVERYTHING every possible method 各种可能的办法 I tried every which way to avoid it. 我想方设法避免那种情况。
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.
46 by the way AND/ALSOused when saying something that is not related to the main subject you were talking about before 附带[顺便]说〔用于转入与之前主题无关的事〕 By the way, have you seen my keys anywhere? 顺便问问,你有没有在哪儿见过我的钥匙?
by the way• By the way, we are ruling out places like South Bend, Ind.• Ni-cads, by the way, should not be left in a discharged state for very long periods.• Fast, by the way, is the operative word.• And it's Jonathan, by the way.• Davis is a man, by the way, not a monster.• Oh, by the way, Vicky called while you were out.• His narrating hero and anchorman, Nicholas Jenkins, is constantly being mildly surprised by the way things and people turn out.• You can tell that by the way they muck schedules about. 47 no way! a) NOREFUSEused to say that you will definitely not do or allow something 不!不行!〔表示断然拒绝做某事〕 ‘Can I borrow your car?’ ‘No way!’ “我能借用你的汽车吗?”“不行!”
There’s no way I’ll ever get married again. 我决不再婚。
No way José! (=used to emphasize that you will not do something) 绝对不做!〔用于强调〕
b) especially American EnglishAmESURPRISED used to say that you do not believe something or are very surprised by it 不会吧!不可能!〔表示不相信或惊讶〕 She’s 45? No way! 她45岁?不会吧!
There’s no way• But first I have to get the Christmas season over. There's no way of avoiding it.• Female speaker There's no way you can come to terms with it.• No, it's twaddle. There's no way that shaving can stimulate the hair roots to work harder.
48 the way I see it (also to my way of thinking)THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT used before telling someone your opinion 依我看,在我看来 The way I see it, it was a fair trade. 依我看,这是公平交易。
the way I see it• The way I see it, it was a fair trade.• Best thing that could happen, the way I see it.• Now the way I see it, you want more upmarket time than the plebs. 49 that’s the way used to tell someone that they are doing something correctly or well, especially when you are showing them how 就是这样;就这么做〔尤用于告诉某人其做法正确〕 Now bring your foot gently off the clutch – that’s the way. 现在把你的脚慢慢地松开离合器——对了,就是这样。
that’s the way• I was lumbered with one hairstyle and that's the way it would stay.• And that's the way it is again this year - everybody is happy with what I am doing.• And that's the way Lynne likes it.• Even the best generals sometimes lose with this army just because that's the way it is.• Now bring your foot gently off the clutch - that's the way.• But then, that's the way the politicians in this town love to operate.• Well, that's the way it looked from the back.• Well, that's the way it should be, but it isn't always the case. 50 that’s (just) the way something/somebody is/that’s (just) the way something goes used to say that a particular situation or person cannot be changed 某事物/某人就是那样〔指无法改变〕 Don’t try to fight it. That’s just the way it is. 不要试图抗争,只能这样了。
Sometimes Tim needs to be alone. That’s the way he is. 蒂姆有时需要独处,他就是那样。
that’s (just) the way something/somebody is/that’s (just) the way something goes• And that's the way he is.• And that's the way it is again this year - everybody is happy with what I am doing.• But they think they can run everything from Detroit and that's the way the organisation is going to be restructured.• Even the best generals sometimes lose with this army just because that's the way it is.• For that's the way it is for the talented twosome.• He's always been a bit on his dignity, I suppose, but that's the way he is.• In the end Capirossi had to do the winning himself and that's the way 1991 is going to be.• The money we got to spend - well, that's the way it is. 51 be with somebody all the way AGREEto agree with someone completely 完全同意某人(的意见) I’m with you all the way on this salary issue, Joe. 在这个工资问题上,我完全同意你,乔。
be with somebody all the way• I applaud their efforts, and I'm with them all the way. 52 if I had my way used when telling someone what you think it would be best to do 要我说〔用于告诉某人什么办法最好〕 If I had my way, we’d leave this place tomorrow. 要我说,我们明天就应该离开这地方。
if I had my way• If I had my way, there'd be a baseball game every day of the year.• Well, I would ban them too if I had my way. 53. have it your (own) way used to tell someone in an annoyed way that you will agree to what they want 你想怎样就怎样吧 54. (there are) no two ways about it CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYused to say that something is definitely true, especially something unpleasant 〔尤指不愉快的事〕千真万确,绝对错不了(there are) no two ways about it• No two ways about it, Blue says to himself: he knows everything.• No two ways about it, Clint Schneider was dynamite.• There are no two ways about it.• That was the job description, no two ways about it. 55 you can’t have it both ways CHOOSEused to say that you cannot have the advantages from both of two different possible decisions or actions 〔两种决定或行动的好处〕不能兼得 It’s a choice between the time and the money – you can’t have it both ways! 这是时间和金钱之间的选择——你不能两者兼得!
you can’t have it both ways• It's either me or her. You can't have it both ways!
56. way to go! American EnglishAmEPRAISE used to tell someone that they have done something very well or achieved something special 干得好!way to go!• Way to go, Kim! Now we'll have to start all over again.
57 (that’s/it’s) always the way! British EnglishBrECONVENIENT used to say that things always happen in the way that is least convenient 总是这样!〔用于表示事情总是以让人感到最不方便的方式发生〕 The train was late – always the way when you’re in a hurry! 火车误点了——在你赶时间的时候总是这样!
58. down your/London etc way NEARin your area, the area of London etc 在你住的地区/在伦敦(附近)等 59. go all the way (with somebody) to have sex with someone (与某人)性交go all the way (with somebody)• But it was touch and go all the way.• A lower court forgave the debt, but the case went all the way to the Supreme Court.• The chair went all the way back, folded out, so his feet were out.• Imagine going all the way to Inverness for a pint of milk ... Maybe that was for the cat, too.• She is very tough mentally and determined and should go all the way to a medal.• The sun went all the way down and I was standing in the purple darkness.• If you went all the way across the Lake of Dreams you'd end up in the Lake of Death. → 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 somethingadjectivesthe right wayThat’s not the right way to deal with the problem.
the wrong wayThere is a right way and a wrong way to do it.
a good wayParent and toddler groups are a good way to meet other mums.
the best wayDoing the job is often regarded as the best way of learning the job.
a different wayThere are many different ways of borrowing money.
a sure wayImproving your diet is the surest way to lower your risk of heart disease.
a quick wayWouldn’t just asking him be the quickest way to find out?
an easy wayHere’s an easy way to cut up a mango.
verbshave a wayDo you have any way of finding out if that is true?
find a wayWe must find a way to help them.
think of/devise a wayI have to think of a way to make some money.
phrasesways and meansWe are discussing ways and means of bringing jobs to our area.
THESAURUSa 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 placeway 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 mapThere 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 placeLet’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 wayLet’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 wayCan 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: adjectivesthe quickest wayShe knew the quickest way to the hospital.
the right wayAre you sure this is the right way?
the wrong wayHe had ended up going the wrong way down a one-way street.
verbsask somebody the wayHe asked me the way to the police station.
tell somebody the wayCan you tell me the way to the nearest post office, please?
show somebody the wayIf you can show me the way, I’ll take you by car.
know the wayDo you know the way to Birkleigh?
lose your wayHe lost his way in the fog.
find your wayI managed to find my way home.