avenue

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av·e·nue /ˈævənjuː $ -nuː/ noun [countableC]

n1. → Avenue

2 WAY/METHODa possible way of achieving something 方法，途径

The president wants to explore every avenue towards peace in the region.

总统想探索一切途径实现该地区的和平。

There are many avenues open to researchers.

研究人员有许多途径可供选择。

3 British EnglishBrETTRROAD/PATH a road or broad path between two rows of trees, especially one leading to a big house 〔尤指通向大房子的〕林荫道

a tree-lined avenue

林荫道

Examples from the Corpus

avenue• It's either an avenue or a road, right?• On the dark avenue, not a car, not a lit window.• The great avenues of live oaks meant to grace their approaches now just cast a damp shade.• Whatever the reason, once the journey on that path is commenced, the martial artist can travel down many avenues.• Instead, punk gave metal merchants a new avenue to enter the music world.• In advancing the tenets of racism, Western theorists left no avenue of human potentiality and human activity untouched.• We explored every possible avenue, but still couldn't come up with a solution.• Sherman Avenue• They drove through the gates and up the avenue of ancient lime trees.

Avenue

TTRused in the names of streets in a town or city 街，大街

Fifth Avenue

第五大街

Shaftesbury Avenue

沙夫茨伯里街

Origin avenue

(1600-1700) French avenir “to come up to”, from Latin advenire; → ADVENTURE

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