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road noun
⇨ road (the main road) ⇨ direction (on the road to recovery) road noun road ♦︎ street ♦︎ alley ♦︎ lane ♦︎ avenue ♦︎ boulevard ♦︎ row ♦︎ terraceThese are all words for a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on, often with houses and other buildings on both sides. 这些词均表示路、道路、街道。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the road / street / alley / lane / avenue◆on a road / street◆a wide / broad road / street / avenue / boulevard◆a narrow road / street / alley / lane / terrace◆a main road / street / avenue / boulevard◆a back / side road / street / alley◆a straight road / street / avenue / terrace◆a tree-lined road / street / avenue / boulevard◆to cross the road / street◆to turn into a road / a street / an alley / a lane / an avenue / a boulevard◆to turn off a road / a street / an avenue / a boulevard■ road [countable] a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on 路；道路；公路◆A man's body was lying in the road.路上躺着一具男尸。◆She lives on a very busy road.她住在交通非常繁忙的公路旁边。◆My mother lives down the road.我母亲住在这条路前面不远处。◆Take the first road on the left.第一个路口左转。◆It's a quiet residential road.这是一条安静的住宅区道路。◆It would be better to go by road.开车去会好些。◆The aim is to reduce the number of road accidents.目的是减少道路交通事故。◆The children learn about road safety (= ways to avoid road accidents).孩子们学习道路安全知识。NOTE 辨析 All the words in this group are also used in street names, where they are written with a capital letter. 本组所有词亦用于街道名称，在名称中首字母要大写◆53 York Road约克路53号◆Oxford Street牛津街◆Ocean Boulevard海洋大道The abbreviations Rd., St., Ave. and Blvd. are often used in addresses. In British English these are usually written without a full point. 地址中常用Rd.、St.、Ave.和Blvd.等缩略式。在英式英语中，缩略式中的一点通常省略◆The letter was addressed to: Margaret Willis, 14 Hamilton Rd, London W3.这封信的收信人是：玛格丽•特威利斯，汉密尔顿路14号，伦敦W3。 ■ street [countable] a public road in a city or town that has houses and buildings on one or both sides 大街；街道◆I met him by chance in the street.我在街上与他偶遇。◆I walked up the street as far as the post office.我沿街一直走到了邮局。◆It's a medieval town, with narrow cobbled streets.这是一个有着狭窄鹅卵石街道的中世纪小镇。◆ (BrE) There are several banks in the high street (= the main street in a town).商业区大街上有几家银行。NOTE 辨析 Road or street?In a town or city street is the most usual word for a road with buildings on one or both sides. * street是指一侧或两侧有建筑的市镇道路最常用的词◆a street map of London伦敦街道图 Street is not used to talk about roads between towns, but streets in towns are often called Road, especially in British English. 尤其是在英式英语中，street不指城镇之间的道路，但城中道路名称常用Road表示◆a road map of Britain英国公路交通图◆Woodstock Road伍德斯托克道In American English street is more frequent than road. 在美式英语中street比road常用。 ■ alley / /ˈæli/ / [countable] a narrow passage, too small for traffic, behind or between buildings, often between rows of old houses 小街；小巷；胡同◆It is a medieval city of courtyards and twisting alleys.这是一座带有庭院和曲折小巷的中世纪城市。◆An alley ran along the side of the house.沿着房子的一侧有条小巷。◆We walked up what turned out to be a blind alley (= one that is blocked at the end).我们一直往前走，结果是条死胡同。 see also passage ⇨ corridor ■ lane [countable] a narrow road in the country （乡间）小路◆We walked down the quiet country lane towards the riverbank.我们沿着宁静的乡村小路向河岸走去。ⓘ Lane is also used for names of streets in towns and cities, especially for the names of very old streets. * lane亦可用于市镇和城市街道的名称，尤其是非常古老的街道◆The address is 53 Chancery Lane.地址是钱瑟利巷53号。 ■ avenue /ˈævənjuː; NAmE ˈævənuː/ [countable] a street in a town or city （城镇的）大街◆We stayed at a hotel on Lexington Avenue.我们住在列克星敦大道上的一家酒店。ⓘ In British English avenue is also used to talk about a wide straight road with trees on both sides. 在英式英语中，avenue亦可指宽阔笔直的林荫大道◆They drove along a broad, tree-lined avenue.他们驱车沿着绿树成荫的宽阔大道前进。 ■ boulevard /ˈbuːləvɑːd; NAmE ˈbʊləvɑːrd/ [countable] (NAmE) a wide main road 要道；大街◆A police car sped down the crowded boulevard.一辆警车沿着人群拥挤的大道疾驰过去。ⓘ In British English boulevard means a wide city street, often with trees on either side, and is usually only used when talking about foreign cities. 在英式英语中，boulevard指宽阔的城市街道，两边常有树木，通常仅指外国城市街道◆A number of little cafes lined the sunny boulevard.一些小咖啡馆开在阳光明媚的大道边上。In American English boulevard is also used in street names. 在美式英语中boulevard亦用于街道名称◆We visited the world-famous Hollywood Boulevard.我们参观了闻名世界的好莱坞大道。 ■ row [countable] (NAmE) a continuous line of similar houses that are joined together in one block （一列）排房，排屋◆They live in a row house in Washington's Mount Pleasant neighborhood.他们住在华盛顿芒特普莱森特住宅区的一栋排房。ⓘ In British English, Row is used in the names of some roads, but the usual word for a continuous line of houses built together is terrace. 在英式英语中，Row用于一些道路的名称，一列排屋一般用terrace表示◆I live at 22 Western Row.我住在西路22号。 ■ terrace [countable] (BrE) a continuous row of similar houses that are joined together in one block （一列）排房，排屋◆The houses were in long terraces, built in the nineteenth century.这些房子排成长长的一列列，建于19世纪。◆They sold their house in Brunswick Terrace.他们卖掉了位于布伦瑞克排屋大街上的房子。 direction noun direction ♦︎ path ♦︎ course ♦︎ road ♦︎ routeThese are all words for the general way in which sb/sth develops or sb achieves sth, over a period of time. 这些词均表示趋势、途径。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / the path / road / route to sth◆on a / the path / course / road / route◆the right / wrong direction / path / course / road / route◆a new direction / path / course / road / route◆a different direction / path / course / road / route◆the future direction / path / course (of sth)◆a clear direction / path / course / road / route◆to take a / the ... direction / path / course / road / route◆to follow / pursue a / the ... direction / path / course / route◆to go down a / the ... path / road / route◆to change (a / the) direction / courseNOTE 辨析 Path, course, road and routeThese words all have literal meanings relating to the way you travel to get somewhere. Many of the collocations used with the literal meanings are shared by the meanings in this group, for example follow this path, change course, go down that road and take that route. * path、course、road和route的字面意义都与旅行的路线相关，很多与字面意义搭配的词也可与这里的意思搭配，如follow this path、change course、go down that road和take that route。■ direction [countable, uncountable] the general way in which a person, thing, organization or sb's ideas or actions is/are developing or changing 发展趋势；动向◆The exhibition provides evidence of several new directions in her work.这个展览表明她的创作有几个新动向。◆They are debating the future direction of the party.他们在辩论该党未来的发展趋势。◆I am very unhappy with the direction the club is taking.我对该俱乐部的发展趋势很不满意。◆It's only a small improvement but at least it's a step in the right direction.虽然这只是个小小的改进，但至少是朝正确方向迈出的一步。◆It seems that things are at last moving in the right direction.看来事情最终还是朝着正确的方向发展了。■ path [countable] a plan of action or the series of actions sb takes to achieve sth 行动计划；达成目标的途径◆There is no clear career path in this field.这个领域里没有清晰的职业规划。◆The party seemed to be on the path to assured victory.该党似乎走上了必胜的道路。◆Power sharing is a difficult path to tread.实行分权是一条难走的道路。◆Everyone has to find their own path in life.每个人都必须找到自己的人生道路。■ course [countable, usually singular] the general direction in which sb's ideas or actions, or a series of events, develop 方针；行动方向◆Her career followed a similar course to her sister's.她的职业道路跟姐姐的相似。◆This was an event that changed the whole course of his thinking.这个事件改变了他整个的思维取向。◆We'll just have to let things take their natural course.我们只好让事情顺其自然发展。◆They were obliged to steer a course between the interests of the two groups.他们被迫在两个群体的利益之间游走。NOTE 辨析 Direction or course?The direction of a person or thing is usually the way they are developing now or the way they are likely to develop in the future; direction is not usually used if you are looking back at the way things developed in the past. * direction通常指人或事物目前或未来的发展趋势，一般不用于回顾过去的发展情况◆Her career followed a similar direction to her sister's. The course of a person or thing is usually the way they developed over a period of time or have been developing until now; course is not usually used if you are looking forward to the way things are likely to develop in the future. * course通常指人或事物在一段时间内或迄今为止的发展情况，一般不用于展望未来的发展趋势◆They are debating the future course of the party. Course also has the closely related meaning of 'a way of acting in or dealing with a particular situation'. * course还可表示“行动方式”或“处理方法”等密切相关的意义。 ■ road [countable] a series of events or course of action that will lead to a particular result 途径；方法；路子◆The economy is well on the road to recovery.经济正稳步复苏。◆We would prefer not to go down that particular road.我们不想采用那种方法。◆She set out on the road to stardom too early in life.她过早地踏上了星途。◆They seem to be on the road to ruin.他们好像走上了一条毁灭之路。■ route [countable] the way in which sb achieves sth or tries to achieve sth 途径；渠道◆The biography charts her route to fame from humble beginnings.那本传记写到她如何从卑微一路走向成名。◆Education was the traditional route out of poverty.教育是摆脱贫穷的传统途径。◆Some young people see marriage as a kind of escape route (= a way of getting out of a situation they do not like).有些年轻人把婚姻看成是一种逃避的途径。NOTE 辨析 Path, road or route? Path is often more personal than road. People talk about your/his/her career path/path in life (= the one that sb in particular follows) but the road to stardom/ruin (= the one that everyone follows if they become a star/are ruined). Route may be used to talk about a particular person or people in general. * path常比road更加个人化，一般说your/his/her career path/path in life（你／他／她的职业／人生道路），但说the road to stardom/ruin（成为明星／走向毁灭之路）。route可用于特定或泛指的人◆her route to fame她的成名之路◆the traditional route out of poverty摆脱贫穷的传统途径However, it is usually used when reporting things in a more factual, less emotional way. You can talk about sth being a difficult path to tread or a difficult road to travel (note the different verbs, according to the different literal meanings of path and road) but such terms are not usually used to describe route in this meaning. 但是，route通常用于对事情的如实而非感性的叙述。说某件事很难做可以用a difficult path to tread或a difficult road to travel（注意：由于path和road的字面意义不同，搭配的动词也不同），但route通常不这样用。 |