path,lane,drive,avenue,road,highway,waypath一般指小道,小徑,特別是林間或田間小徑,而且通常是由人走出來(lái)的,而不是修筑的.
The path cuts across the forest.
這條小路穿過(guò)樹(shù)林.
He made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
他修筑了幾條整齊的小路,并且在池子上架起了一座木橋.
lane一般指兩邊有樹(shù)籬或者墻的小道或巷子,也指寬闊街道上的車道
its wide roads,which can take fourteen lanes of traffic,have been kept away from the living areas.
它那寬闊的馬路有十四條車道,都遠(yuǎn)離生活區(qū).
He walked along the country lane.
他走在鄉(xiāng)間的小徑上.
drive一般表示私人住宅前專為私人的車子而鋪設(shè)的車道,也指游覽車在游覽區(qū)行駛的小路.
The car entered the gate and stopped at the end of the drive.
車子進(jìn)了大門,在車道的盡頭停了下來(lái).
avenue指的是城市中寬闊的大街或者林蔭道.
He is staying at Seaview Hotel,Princes'Avenue,Briton.
他住在不列頓市王子街的海景旅館里.
road指市區(qū)外車輛或馬匹行走的道路.
Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year.
今年年底,工人們將要修筑好新的馬路.
highway指來(lái)往車輛多的公路.
A highway bridge is being built over the river.
那條河上正在修筑一座公路橋.
way一度和road的含義相同,但現(xiàn)在作為road這一含義僅出現(xiàn)在某些習(xí)慣語(yǔ)中.
He lives across the way.
他住在馬路的對(duì)面.
Let's meet at the parting of the ways.(=at the crossroads)
咱們?cè)谀莻€(gè)十字路口會(huì)面吧.
I lost my way in the heavy fog.
我在大霧中迷路了.
On the way,a young man waved to me.
在途中有個(gè)年輕人向我招手.
注：way這個(gè)詞現(xiàn)在用法很廣,其含義一般由上下文決定.
This is the way to the station.
這是通向火車站的路.
to pave the way for
為…鋪平道路.
He went that way.
他向那個(gè)方向走去了.
He is always in my way.
他總是礙我的事.
A man came in my way.
一個(gè)人向我走來(lái).
In this way,he was able to solve the mystery.
就這樣,他終于解開(kāi)了這個(gè)秘密.
The only way to do this was to operate.
要做到這一點(diǎn),唯一的辦法是進(jìn)行外科手術(shù).
The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.
接待她的那個(gè)店員不喜歡她穿戴的樣子.
I am not used to their way of living.
我不習(xí)慣他們的生活方式.