way/weɪ/

n.

➊ the road, path, etc. that you take in order to reach a place

➋ a method or style of doing sth

n. [C]

➊ 路，路线：[way (from sth¹) to sth²] Could you tell me the way to the cinema? 你可以告诉我去电影院的路吗？

◇This is the quickest way from our school to the station. 这是从我们学校到车站最近的路。

➋ 方法，方式，手段：[way to do sth = way of doing sth] What's the best way to learn a foreign language? 学外语的最佳方法是什么？

◇He mentioned a good way of making new friends. 他提到了一个交新朋友的好方法。

◇He talked to me in a friendly way. 他友好地与我交谈。

◇It's right to work (in) this/that way. 这样/那样做是对的。

◇The flowers were arranged (in) the way she liked. 花是按她喜欢的样子摆放的。

◇He knows the way （that 或in which） the machine works. 他知道这台机器的运行方式。

by the way 顺便问问；附带说说：When did you leave college, by the way? 顺便问一下，你什么时候大学毕业的？

by way of sth

➊ 经过，经由：He went to Britain by way of Hong Kong. 他取道香港去英国。

➋ 为了；作为…的方式：She said a few words by way of explanation (=as explanation). 她说了几句以作解释。

in the/sb's way 妨碍；挡住…的路：A big tree was in the way, so we had to cut it down. 一棵大树挡了道，我们不得不把它砍倒。

◇I left because I felt that I was just in their way. 我离开了，因为我觉得碍了他们的事。

on the/one's way (to sth) 在（去…的）路上：I met Mike on my way home. 我在回家的路上碰到了迈克。

◇He must have been on his way to office. 他一定已经在去上班的路上了。

no way 不可能；决不；没门儿：“Do you want to try smoking?” “No way!” “想试支烟吗？”“决不！”

way

always

anyway

away

freeway

highway

railway

sideways

wayside

音组-ay/-eɪ/

bay; clay; day; gay; gray; hay; lay; may; pay; play; pray; ray; say; stay; way

同音 away; a way

同音 way; weigh

常犯错误

✗ You can achieve it through several ways.

✓ You can achieve it in several ways. 你可以通过多种方法实现。

常犯错误

✗ I dislike the way which he talks.

✓ I dislike the way （that或in which） he talks. 我不喜欢他说话的方式。

[✌way后的关系词在从句中作状语时，可用that或in which，也可省略]

常犯错误

✗ Don't stand on my way.

✓ Don't stand in my way. 不要挡着我的路。

辨析by the way; in a ... way; in the way; on the way

辨析manner; method; way