way

manner, method, way, mode, fashion, means, approach

path, road, way, street, highway, avenue, motorway, route, lane, pavement, trail

名词 way:

1. how something is done or how it happens
   同义词：manner, mode, style, fashion
2. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
   同义词：means, agency
3. a journey or passage
4. the condition of things generally
5. a course of conduct
   同义词：path, way of life
6. any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
7. a line leading to a place or point
   同义词：direction
8. the property of distance in general
9. doing as one pleases or chooses
10. a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
11. space for movement
    同义词：room, elbow room
12. a portion of something divided into shares

副词 way:

1. to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)
   同义词：right smart

1. If the tree falls that way, it will destroy the house.
   这棵树向那边倒下就会把那所房子压坏。
2. Make sure that the sign's the right way up.
   一定要把符号的上下弄对。
3. She showed them the way to do it.
   她向他们示范做这件事的方法。
4. We lost the way in the dark.
   我们在黑夜中迷路了。
5. The work must be finished in one way or another.
   这件事必须设法做好。
6. The discussion wandered way off the point.
   这项讨论偏离了主题。

way

n.（名词）

A road, path, or highway affording passage from one place to another.
道路：为从一地到另一地提供通道的马路、小道或高速公路
An opening affording passage:
通道：可以穿过的通道：
例句：
This door is the only way into the attic.
这扇门是通向顶楼的唯一通道

Space to proceed:
供前进的地方：
例句：
cleared the way for the parade.
为游行开辟道路

Opportunity to advance:
发展的机会：
例句：
opened the way to peace.
开通走向和平之路

A course that is or may be used in going from one place to another:
路线：从一地到另一地可走的路：
例句：
tried to find the shortest way home.
努力找出回家的最短路线

Progress or travel along a certain route or in a specific direction:
道路：沿一定路线或特定方向的前进或旅行：
例句：
on his way north.
他在向北走

A course of conduct or action:
进程：行动之过程：
例句：
tried to take the easy way out.
试着走捷径

A manner or method of doing:
方式：做某事的方式或方法：
例句：
several ways of solving this problem; had no way to reach her.
解决这个问题的几种办法；没有办法找到她

A usual or habitual manner or mode of being, living, or acting:
方式：通常或习惯的存在、生活或行为方式：
例句：
the American way of life.
美国的生活方式

An individual or personal manner of behaving, acting, or doing:
作风：个人的表现、行为或做事方式：
例句：
Have it your own way.
照你的作风做吧

Also ways [w3z] (used with a sing. verb)Informal Distance:
也作 ways [w3z] （与单数动词连用）【非正式用语】 距离：
例句：
The travelers have come a long way. That village is a good ways off.
旅行者们已经走了很长的路。那个村子路很远

A specific direction:
方向：具体的方向：
例句：
He glanced my way.
他朝我这边瞟了一眼

A participant. Often used in combination:
参与方。常用于构成复合词：
例句：
a three-way conversation.
三方会谈

An aspect, a particular, or a feature:
某方面，某点或某特征：
例句：
resembles his father in many ways; in no way comparable.
很多方面象他的父亲；无可比较之处

Nature or category:
性质或范畴：
例句：
not much in the way of a plot.
不在预谋之列

Freedom to do as one wishes:
意愿：做某人想做之事的自由：
例句：
if I had my way.
如果我能按自己的意愿做就好了

An aptitude or a facility:
能力或技能：
例句：
She certainly does have a way with words.
她的确能言善辩

A state or condition:
状态或情况：
例句：
He is in a bad way financially.
他经济状况很糟

Vicinity:
附近：
例句：
Drop in when you`re out our way.
你来我们这一带时，一定过来玩玩

Often ways A longitudinal strip on a surface that serves to guide a moving machine part.
常作 ways 导轨：表面上的纵向槽，用于导引运动的机器部件
ways (used with a sing. or pl. verb)Nautical The timbered structure on which a ship is built and from which it slides when launched.
ways （与单数或复数动词连用）【航海】 船台，滑道：在轮船上面造的木质结构，当下水时从其上滑下
adv.Informal （副词）【非正式用语】
By a great distance or to a great degree; far:
非常：远远地或大在地；非常：
例句：
way off base; way over budget.
远离基础；大大超过预算

From this place; away:
从此地；离开：
例句：
Go way.
走开

<习惯用语>by way of
Through; via:
通过；经由：
例句：
flew to the Far East by way of the polar route.
经由极地航线飞往远东

As a means of:
以…的形式：
例句：
made no comment by way of apology.
以道歉形式末做任何评论

go out of one`s way 或
go out of the way
To inconvenience oneself in doing something beyond what is required.
不怕麻烦地：超出要求之外做某事而使自己麻烦
in a way
To a certain extent; with reservations:
在某种程度上；有保留地：
例句：
I like the new styles, in a way.
某种程度上我喜欢这些新款式

From one point of view:
从某一点上看：
例句：
In a way, you`re right.
从某一点上看你是对的

in the way
In a position to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
挡道地：处在阻碍、阻挡或干涉的位置上
on one`s way 或
on the way
In the process of coming, going, or traveling:
在来、去或旅行的过程中：
例句：
She is on her way out the door. Winter is on the way.
她往户外走。冬天就要来到了

on the way
On the route of a journey:
在路上：在旅程的路途中：
例句：
met him on the way to town; ran into them on the way.
去镇子的路上遇到他；在路上跑入他们当中

out of the way
In such a position as not to obstruct, hinder, or interfere.
不挡道：处在不挡道、不碍事或不干涉的位置之上
Taken care of; disposed of:
处理好的：被照顾好的；处理好的：
例句：
some details to get out of the way first.
一些首先要处理好的细节

In a remote location.
在偏远的位置上
Of an unusual character; remarkable.
不寻常特征的；奇特的
Improper; amiss:
不正确的；错误的：
例句：
said nothing out of the way.
不说任何不妥之辞

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English weg * see wegh-
源自 古英语 weg *参见 wegh-

<参考词汇><同义词>way,route,course,passage,pass,arteryThese nouns refer to paths leading from one place or point to another.
这些名词都指从一地引向另一地的路。
Way is the least specific:
Way 是最不具体的：
例句：
.Many ways meet in one town. (Shakespeare).
.一镇中有多条路交结.（殊途同归） （莎士比亚）。

例句：
We made our way on foot.
我们徒步走。

例句：
Show me the way home.
指给我回家的路。

Route refers to a planned, well-established, or regularly traveled way:
Route 指有计划、固定下来的或有规律的旅行路线：
例句：
.They know the routes . . . of the trappers;where to waylay them. (Washington Irving).
.他们知道捕猎手走的路线；知道在哪里伏击他们. （华盛顿·欧文）。

例句：
.Their one purpose of speed over the great ocean routes was achieved by perfect balance of spars and sails to the curving lines of the smooth black hull. (Samuel Eliot Morison).
.他们靠把桅和帆完美地平衡到黑色平滑船壳的曲线上实现了快速驶过大洋的目的. （塞缪尔·艾略特·莫里森）。

Course suggests the path or channel taken by something, such as a river or a satellite, that moves:
Course 指运动物体，如河流或卫星所占据的路或通道 ：
例句：
.the stars in their courses. (Judges 5:20);
.运行中的恒星. （《士师记》5：20)：

例句：
.earth`s diurnal course. (William Wordsworth).
.地球的每日运行. （威廉·华兹华斯）。

Passage denotes a traversal over, across, or through something:
Passage 表示越过或穿过某物的通道：
例句：
The yacht continued its passage with favorable winds.
小艇顺风继续航行。

例句：
The passage between the buildings is dark and cramped.
建筑物之间的通道黑暗而拥挤。

Pass usually refers to a way affording passage around, over, or through a barrier:
Pass 通常指提供绕过、越过或穿过障碍物之通道的路：
例句：
.They had reached one of those very narrow passes between two tall stones. (George Eliot).Anartery is a main route for the circulation of traffic into which local routes flow:
.他们已经到了两座高墙间的那些非常狭窄通道中的一个. （乔治·艾略特）。artery 是各地路线汇入其中的交通循环主干线：

例句：
The city council voted to close the central artery for extensive repairs. See also Synonyms at method
市议会投票决定关闭中心主干线以便全面修理 参见同义词 method

In American Englishways is often used as an equivalent of way in phrases such as a long ways to go. The usage is not incorrectbut is widely regarded as informal.
在美国英语中，ways 的用法通常等同于诸如短语 a long way to go 中的 way。 这种用法并非不正确，但被广泛认为是不正式的