path

noun

1. 小路；小径
   a way or track that is built or is made by the action of people walking
   1. a concrete path
      混凝土小路
   2. the garden path
      花园小径
   3. Follow the path through the woods.
      沿着这条小路穿过树林。
   4. to walk along a path
      沿小径前行
   5. The path led up a steep hill.
      小路通向一座陡峭的山丘。
   6. a coastal path
      海边的小路
2. 路线；道路
   a line along which sb/sth moves; the space in front of sb/sth as they move
   1. He threw himself into the path of an oncoming vehicle.
      他冲入迎面有汽车驶来的路中。
   2. The avalanche forced its way down the mountain, crushing everything in its path .
      雪崩冲下山来，摧毁了沿途的一切。
   3. Three men blocked her path.
      三个男人挡住了她的去路。
3. 行动计划；成功的途径
   a plan of action or a way of achieving sth
   1. a career path
      职业道路
   2. the path to success
      成功之道

1. N-COUNT 小路；小径
   A path is a long strip of ground which people walk along to get from one place to another.
   1. We followed the path along the clifftops...
      我们沿着悬崖顶上的小路走。
   2. Feet had worn a path in the rock...
      经年的踩踏在岩石上形成了一条小径。
   3. He went up the garden path to knock on the door.
      他穿过花园小径去敲门。
2. N-COUNT （前面的）道路，通道
   Your path is the space ahead of you as you move along.
   1. A group of reporters blocked his path...
      一群记者堵住了他的去路。
   2. She did not notice the man until he moved into her path.
      直到那个男人拦住她的去路，她才注意到他。
3. N-COUNT 路线；轨迹
   The path of something is the line which it moves along in a particular direction.
   1. He stepped without looking into the path of a reversing car.
      一辆汽车正在倒车，他看都没看它倒向哪里就一脚迈了出去。
   2. ...people who live near airports or under the flight path of airplanes...
      住在机场附近或者航线下方的人们
   3. The storm wrecked homes in its path.
      暴风雨摧毁了所经之处的房屋。
4. N-COUNT 行动路线；途径
   A path that you take is a particular course of action or way of achieving something.
   1. The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation...
      反对派似乎已经选择了合作而不是对抗的路线。
   2. He promised that within 100 days he would put the country on the path to economic recovery.
      他许诺在100天内让国家走上经济复兴之路。
5. N-COUNT 前进道路
   You can say that something is in your path or blocking your path to mean that it is preventing you from doing or achieving what you want.
   1. The Church of England put a serious obstacle in the path of women who want to become priests.
      英国国教在妇女成为牧师的道路上设置了重大障碍。
6. PHRASE 偶遇
   If you cross someone's path or if your paths cross, you meet them by chance.
   1. It was highly unlikely that their paths would cross again...
      他们再次偶遇的可能性非常小。
   2. Over the years, Yul and Kirk had crossed paths many times.
      几年来，尤尔和柯克偶遇了很多次。

1. One armoured column attempted to blast a path through a barricade of buses and trucks.
   一个武装纵队试图从公交车和卡车组成的路障中间炸出一条通道来。
2. Mr Calder tried to leave the shop but the police officer blocked his path.
   考尔德先生想离开商店，但是那位警员拦住了他。
3. Here the path is less defined
   小路在这里就不那么清楚好认了。
4. The path dipped down to a sort of cove, and then it forked in two directions.
   这条路向下延伸到了一个山坳，然后在那里分了岔。
5. Take the metalled path running between the church and the fort.
   走教堂和城堡之间的碎石小道。
6. We followed the path along the clifftops
   我们沿着悬崖顶上的小路走。
7. Feet had worn a path in the rock
   经年的踩踏在岩石上形成了一条小径。
8. He went up the garden path to knock on the door.
   他穿过花园小径去敲门。
9. A group of reporters blocked his path
   一群记者堵住了他的去路。
10. She did not notice the man until he moved into her path.
    直到那个男人拦住她的去路，她才注意到他。
11. He stepped without looking into the path of a reversing car.
    一辆汽车正在倒车，他看都没看它倒向哪里就一脚迈了出去。
12. The storm wrecked homes in its path.
    暴风雨摧毁了所经之处的房屋。
13. The opposition appear to have chosen the path of cooperation rather than confrontation
    反对派似乎已经选择了合作而不是对抗的路线。
14. He promised that within 100 days he would put the country on the path to economic recovery.
    他许诺在100天内让国家走上经济复兴之路。
15. The Church of England put a serious obstacle in the path of women who want to become priests.
    英国国教在妇女成为牧师的道路上设置了重大障碍。
16. It was highly unlikely that their paths would cross again
    他们再次偶遇的可能性非常小。
17. Over the years, Yul and Kirk had crossed paths many times.
    几年来，尤尔和柯克偶遇了很多次。
18. The wheel is designed with obstacles in the ball's path to randomise its movement
    设计轮盘时在小球的行进路线上设置了障碍，以使其运动随机化。
19. The plane had plowed a path through a patch of forest before coming to rest in a field.
    飞机猛冲过一片森林，在一片田野中停了下来。
20. A seven-ton lorry slewed across their path
    一辆7吨的货车侧滑到了一侧。
21. Their talks were aimed at smoothing the path towards a treaty to limit long-range weapons.
    他们的会谈旨在为缔结限制远程武器条约铺平道路。
22. The path goes under the river by way of the tunnel.
    这条通道经隧道从河下经过。
23. Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.
    我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
24. The path winds along mountain ridges.
    峰回路转。
25. The path was blockaded by snow.
    道路被雪封阻了。
26. They used axes to clear a path through the forest.
    他们用斧子开辟出一条穿过森林的小道。
27. Company Six blocked the enemy's path of approach.
    六连挡住了敌人的来路。
28. The cattle had trodden a path to the pond.
    牛群踏出了一条通往池塘的小径。
29. Woodmen trod a path on the mountainside.
    伐木工人在山腰上踩出了一条小路。
30. We must break a new path.
    我们必须闯出一条新路子。

n.

beat a path to sb's door

• 使门庭若市；蜂拥而至；使成注意焦点
  if a lot of people beat a path to sb's door , they are all interested in sth that person has to sell, or can do or tell them
  1. Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door.
     顶尖级戏剧演员代理人正纷纷把目光投向那个十多岁的孩子。

cross sb's path

people's paths cross

• 偶然相遇；不期而遇；邂逅
  if sb crosses sb's path or their paths cross , they meet by chance
  1. I hope I never cross her path again.
     但愿我永远不再碰见她。
  2. Our paths were to cross again many years later.
     许多年以后我们又不期而遇了。

lead sb up/down the garden path

• 给某人误导的信息（或提示）；误导某人
  to make sb believe sth which is not true

the primrose path

• 追求享乐（招致恶果）
  an easy life that is full of pleasure but that causes you harm in the end

smooth the path/way

• 铺平道路
  to make it easier for sb/sth to develop or make progress
  1. These negotiations are intended to smooth the path to a peace treaty.
     这些谈判目的在于为签订和平条约铺平道路。

noun

1. a course of conduct
   1. the path of virtue
   2. we went our separate ways
   3. our paths in life led us apart
   4. genius usually follows a revolutionary path

   Synonym:    wayway of life

2. a way especially designed for a particular use

3. an established line of travel or access

   Synonym:    routeitinerary

4. a line or route along which something travels or moves
   1. the hurricane demolished houses in its path
   2. the track of an animal
   3. the course of the river

   Synonym:    trackcourse