n.
- 路，通路，道路[C]Can you show me the way to the Post Office?
你能否告訴我去郵局的路？
- 方向[C]
- 路程，距離[the S]It's a long way to the railroad station.
到火車站路程很遠。
- 方法，方式[C][（+to-v）]Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent disease.
科學家們正試圖找到預防疾病的方法。
- 風俗，習慣；風度；作風[C]I did not like the way he talked to me.
我不喜歡他跟我講話的方式。
- 方面，點[C]Their plan is recommendable in many ways.
他們的計畫在許多方面都是可取的。
- 路途，路線[S]Do you know the way to the post office?
你知道去郵局怎麼走嗎？
- 供通過的地方；活動範圍；餘地[the S]
- 願望，意願[U]If I had my way, I'd go to the movies tonight.
假如我做得到的話，我今晚會去看電影。
- 前進，進行[U]
- 狀況；健康狀況[S]I'm afraid she's in a bad way.
我想她是生病了。
- 規模，程度[S]
- 【律】通行權
- 生意，職業[C]
片語
ways and means
- 辦法He hasn't got a job, but he seems to have ways and means of getting money.
他沒有職業，可是好像有辦法弄到錢。
by way of
- 經由He came by way of New York.
他經由紐約來此。
by the way
- 順便說說By the way, do you have any idea where the post office is?
順便問一下，你知道郵局在哪兒嗎？
get one's own way
- 為所欲為I tried to warn him of the danger, but he was determined to get his own way.
我試圖警告他有危險，可是他一意孤行。
give way
- 讓步Our employer will not give way to our demands for higher wages.
我們的僱主不會對我們增加薪資的要求讓步。
go all the way
- 完全同意I can't go all the way with some of the details of your argument.
我不能完全同意你論據中的某些觀點。
go out of one's way
- 特地They went out of their way to help us.
他們特地來幫助我們。
have it both ways
- 腳踏兩條船You'll have to decide whether you want to stay with your sister or you want to go on holiday; you can't have it both ways.
你必須決定是跟姐姐在家還是去度假，不能腳踏兩條船。
in a bad way
- 病情嚴重Amy's in a bad way.
艾咪病情嚴重。
in a big way
- 大規模地He always likes to do things in a big way.
他總愛把事情搞得轟轟烈烈的。
in a way
- 在某種程度上The work is well done in a way.
從某種程度上說，這工作做得不錯。
in the way
- 妨礙的Her social life got in the way of her studies.
她的社交生活妨礙了學業。
learn the hard way
- 透過艱難困苦而學到She learned the hard way that life can be cruel for a woman alone in a big city.
她辛酸地體認到，在大城市裡一個孤身女人的生活是很艱難的。
look the other way
- 故意朝另一邊看The teacher just looks the other way whenever the children cause trouble.
每次孩子們搗亂，老師都裝作沒看見。
make way
- 讓路All traffic has to make way for a fire-engine.
所有車輛都得給消防車讓路。
make one's way
- 成功If you want to make your way you must learn to work hard while you are still young.
你要想成功，就得學會趁著年輕多多努力。
mend one's ways
- 改正自身He will have to mend his ways if he wants to be invited to my house again.
他要再想讓我請他來我家作客，那就得好好改一改才行。
one way or another
- 以某種方法One way or another I'm going to finish this work before the end of the week.
我得設法在這星期結束前完成這工作。
on the way out
- 即將過時That type of dress is on the way out.
那種式樣的洋裝就要過時了。
out of the way
- 不同尋常的He has done nothing out of the way yet.
他尚未做出不同尋常的事來。
pave the way for
- 為……鋪路Such opinions pave the way for social change.
這種主張為社會變革鋪路。
The one-year internship shall pave the way for your career as a medical doctor.這一年的實習將為你的醫生生涯舖路。
pay one's way
- 不負債We are not paying our way.
我們欠債了。
put sb. in the way of
- 給某人以……的機會He put me in the way of a job.
他幫我謀得一份工作。
rub the wrong way
- 惹怒He's a friendly sort of person so long as you don't rub him the wrong way.
只要你不惹他，他是很友善的。
see one's way (clear) to do sth.
- 有可能（做某事）I hope you can see your way clear to settle the matter.
我希望你能設法解決這件事。
set in one's ways
- 習慣根深蒂固The older politicians are too set in their ways to understand the importance of these new ideas.
那些老邁的政客們積習難改，無法了解這些新觀念的重要性。
under way
- 在進行中Formal negotiations are under way.
正式談判正在進行。
wend one's way
- 離開I must be wending my way.
我得走了。
no two ways about it
- （諺）對於某事物只有一種正確的或合適的方法來做、說或思考；別無他途
辨析
同義:
n.風俗；習慣；作風
manner style custom mode fashion usage practicen.方法；方式
means method procedure processn.方面，點；特點
point feature detail respectn.方向；路線
direction line coursen.路程，距離；範圍
distance reach remoteness length extentn.特性；性情
will nature character constitution temperament disposition mood humor同義參見:
avenue path door program order mien form demeanor bearing technique track vein