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1. N-COUNT 方法;手段
   If you refer to a way of doing something, you are referring to how you can do it, for example the action you can take or the method you can use to achieve it.
   1. Freezing isn't a bad way of preserving food...
      冷冻不失为一种保存食物的好方法。
   2. Another way of making new friends is to go to an evening class...
      另一种交友的办法就是去上夜校。
   3. I worked myself into frenzy plotting ways to make him jealous...
      我绞尽脑汁，处心积虑，就是为了让他嫉妒。
   4. I can't think of a worse way to spend my time...
      我想不出更糟的消磨时间的办法。
   5. There just might be a way...
      或许会有个什么办法。
   6. 'All right, Mrs Bates,' she said. 'We'll do it your way.'
      “好吧，贝茨夫人，”她说，“我们就按你说的办。”
2. N-COUNT 方式;作风
   If you talk about the way someone does something, you are talking about the qualities their action has.
   1. She smiled in a friendly way...
      她友好地笑了笑。
   2. He had a strange way of talking...
      他说话的方式怪怪的。
   3. I also used to love the smooth way in which the foreigner operated.
      我也曾经喜欢那个老外平稳流畅的操作方式。
3. N-COUNT 形式
   If a general statement or description is true in a particular way, this is the form of it that is true in a particular case.
   1. Computerized reservation systems help airline profits in several ways...
      电子订票系统通过多种方式帮助航空公司获利。
   2. She was afraid in a way that was quite new to her...
      她感到从未有过的害怕。
   3. To be female is not a disability; it is just a particular way of being human.
      身为女性并不意味着不便;这只是人类一种特定的存在形式。
4. N-COUNT (某个)方面;(某)点
   You use way in expressions such as in some ways ,in many ways, and in every way to indicate the degree or extent to which a statement is true.
   1. In some ways, the official opening is a formality...
      从某些方面来说，正式的开幕仪式只不过是走个形式。
   2. She described her lover as 'perfect in every way'.
      她形容她的爱人“各方面完美至极”。
5. N-PLURAL 习惯;习俗;行为方式
   The ways of a particular person or group of people are their customs or their usual behaviour.
   1. He denounces people who urge him to alter his ways...
      他指责那些督促他改变习惯的人。
   2. I think you've been too long in Cornwall. You've forgotten the ways of the city...
      我认为你们在康沃尔呆的太久了，已经忘记了城市的生活方式。
   3. He said he was against returning to old authoritarian ways.
      他说他反对回到过去的独裁做法。
6. N-SING 惯常的行为;作风
   If you refer to someone's way, you are referring to their usual or preferred type of behaviour.
   1. She is now divorced and, in her usual resourceful way, has started her own business...
      如今她离了婚。一贯足智多谋的她已开始自己创业。
   2. Direct confrontation was not his way.
      正面冲突不是他的风格。
7. N-COUNT 看法;角度
   You use way to refer to one particular opinion or interpretation of something, when others are possible.
   1. I suppose that's one way of looking at it...
      我想那是其中的一种看法。
   2. With most of Dylan's lyrics, however, there are other ways of interpreting the words...
      但是，迪伦的大多数歌词都有其他的解读方式。
   3. Sometimes, the bank manager just doesn't see it your way.
      有时银行经理和你看问题的角度就是不一样。
8. N-COUNT 可能的后果;可能作出的决定
   You use way when mentioning one of a number of possible, alternative results or decisions.
   1. There is no indication which way the vote could go...
      没有迹象表明投票结果会怎样。
   2. The judge could have decided either way.
      两种结果法官怎样判都有可能。
9. N-SING 观点;态度
   The way you feel about something is your attitude to it or your opinion about it.
   1. I'm terribly sorry — I had no idea you felt that way.
      我非常抱歉——没有想到你是那样想的。
10. N-SING 情况;状态
    If you mention the way that something happens, you are mentioning the fact that it happens.
    1. I hate the way he manipulates people...
       我讨厌他摆布别人。
    2. You may remember the way each scene ended with someone looking pensive or significant.
       你或许还记得，每一场的结尾要么是某人作沉思状，要么是某人故作深沉。
11. N-SING 行进;前进;进程
    You use way in expressions such as push your way ,work your way, or eat your way, followed by a prepositional phrase or adverb, in order to indicate movement, progress, or force as well as the action described by the verb.
    1. She thrust her way into the crowd...
       她挤进了人群。
    2. He thought we were trying to buy our way into his company...
       他以为我们是想通过贿赂进入他的公司。
    3. Start at the bottom and try to work your way up.
       从底层干起，然后努力一步步升上去。
12. N-COUNT 路线;路径
    The way somewhere consists of the different places that you go through or the route that you take in order to get there.
    1. Does anybody know the way to the bathroom?...
       有谁知道洗手间在哪里吗？
    2. I'm afraid I can't remember the way...
       我恐怕不记得路了。
    3. We're not even a third of the way there...
       我们才走了不到三分之一的路。
    4. We'll go out the back way.
       我们从后门出去。
13. N-SING 方向
    If you go or look a particular way, you go or look in that direction.
    1. As he strode into the kitchen, he passed Pop coming the other way...
       他大步走进厨房，与迎面而来的爸爸擦身而过。
    2. They paused at the top of the stairs, doubtful as to which way to go next...
       他们在楼梯顶部停住了，不知道接下来该往哪边走。
    3. Could you look this way?
       请往这边看好吗？
14. N-SING 行进方向
    You can refer to the direction you are travelling in as your way .
    1. It's not very far out of his way...
       就在他走的路上不远处。
    2. She would say she was going my way and offer me a lift.
       她会说和我同路，可以载我一程。
15. N-SING (正确的)路径，道路
    If you lose your way, you take a wrong or unfamiliar route, so that you do not know how to get to the place that you want to go to. If you find your way, you manage to get to the place that you want to go to.
    1. The men lost their way in a sandstorm and crossed the border by mistake...
       那些人在沙尘暴中迷了路，不小心穿越了边境。
    2. They've changed a lot of the old street names, and people can't find their way anymore.
       许多老的街道名都被改了，人们再也找不到原来的路了。
16. N-COUNT 生活道路
    You talk about people going their different ways in order to say that their lives develop differently and they have less contact with each other.
    1. It wasn't until we each went our separate ways that I began to learn how to do things for myself...
       直到大家各奔东西，我才开始学着自力更生。
    2. You go your way and I'll go mine.
       你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥。
17. N-SING 获得;收到
    If something comes your way, you get it or receive it.
    1. Take advantage of the opportunities coming your way in a couple of months...
       把握住这几个月之内你可能获得的机会。
    2. If I run into anything that might interest you, I'll send it your way.
       如果我碰上你可能感兴趣的东西，我就给你寄过去。
18. N-SING 行进路线；通路
    If someone or something is in the way, they prevent you from moving forward or seeing clearly.
    1. 'You're standing in the way,' she said. 'Would you mind moving aside'...
       “你挡着道了，”她说，“麻烦你让一下。”
    2. Get out of my way!
       滚开！
19. N-IN-NAMES （用于道路名）…路
    Way is used in the names of some roads, and also in the names of some long paths for walkers in the countryside.
    1. Silvertown Way, was that the road?
       锡尔弗敦路，是这条路么？
    2. ...the well-trodden 250-mile Pennine Way.
       长250英里、人来人往的奔宁路
20. N-UNCOUNT （某人居住地的）周边；特定的地区
    You can use way to refer to the area near where someone lives or near a specified place.
    1. If you speak standard English anywhere round our way, people tend to view you with suspicion.
       如果你在我们这里说标准英语，大家就会对你产生怀疑。
    2. ...somebody from Newcastle way.
       从纽卡斯尔那边来的人
21. N-SING 位置;摆放
    You use way in expressions such as the right way up and the other way around to refer to one of two or more possible positions or arrangements that something can have.
    1. The flag was held the wrong way up by some spectators...
       一些观众把旗子拿倒了。
    2. It's important to fit it the right way round.
       将它安到正确位置上很重要。
22. ADV 远远地;大大地;非常
    You can use way to emphasize, for example, that something is a great distance away or is very much below or above a particular level or amount.
    1. Way down in the valley to the west is the town of Freiburg...
       从这里往西远远的山谷中是弗赖堡镇。
    2. These exam results are way above average...
       这些考试成绩远高于平均水平。
    3. I have to decide my plan way in advance.
       我得趁早制订计划。
23. N-PLURAL (分成的)部分
    If you split something a number of ways, you divide it into a number of different parts or quantities, usually fairly equal in size.
    1. The region was split three ways, between Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria...
       这一地区被希腊、塞尔维亚和保加利亚分成了3部分。
    2. Splitting the price six ways had still cost them each a bundle.
       即使把价钱平摊成6份，每人也还是要花一大笔钱。
    3. Way is also a combining form.
       
    4. ...a simple three-way division.
       简单的三分法
24. N-SING 路程;距离
    Way is used in expressions such as a long way ,a little way, and quite a way, to say how far away something is or how far you have travelled.
    1. Some of them live in places quite a long way from here...
       他们中有些人住的地方离这里很远。
    2. A little way further down the lane we passed the driveway to a house...
       顺着巷子再走过去一点，我们经过车道来到一幢房子前。
    3. We've a fair way to go yet.
       我们还有一大段路要走。

If you want to state the distance of a particular place from where you are, you can say that it is that distance away. ...Durban, which is over 300 kilometres away. If a place is very distant, you can say that it is a long way away, or that it is a long way from another place. It is a long way from London... Anna was still a long way away. Far is used in negative sentences and questions about distance, but not usually in affirmative sentences.
表示某地距某人所在地的距离可用away: Durban, which is over 300 kilometres away (距此超过300公里远的德班)。如果某地很远，可以用 a long way away 或 a long way from: It is a long way from London (它离伦敦很远)，Anna was still a long way away (安娜还在很远的地方)。far则多用于关于距离的否定句或疑问句中，通常不用于肯定句。

25. N-SING (时间的)距离
    Way is used in expressions such as a long way ,a little way, and quite a way, to say how far away in time something is.
    1. Success is still a long way off...
       离成功还远着呢。
    2. August is still an awfully long way away.
       离8月还早着呢。
26. N-SING (表示动作完成的程度)全部/多半/一半
    You use way in expressions such as all the way ,most of the way and half the way to refer to the extent to which an action has been completed.
    1. He had unscrewed the caps most of the way...
       他已经快把螺丝帽拧下来了。
    2. When was the last time you listened to an album all the way through?
       你上一次完整地听完一张专辑是什么时候？
27. PHRASE 在街对面
    If something is across the way, it is nearby on the opposite side of a road or area.
    1. ...the big gabled house across the way.
       街对面那座带三角屋顶的大房子
28. PHRASE (强调距离)一路
    You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
    1. He had to walk all the way home...
       他不得不一路步行回家。
    2. That dress came all the way from New York.
       那条裙子是大老远从纽约送来的。
29. PHRASE 自始至终;一直
    You can use all the way to emphasize that your remark applies to every part of a situation, activity, or period of time.
    1. Having started a revolution we must go all the way...
       既然已经发动了革命，我们就一定要进行到底。
    2. I'll support him all the way.
       我自始至终都会支持他。
30. PHRASE 事情就是这样
    You can use as is the way to say that a particular situation or example of behaviour is typical and you would not expect it to be different.
    1. As is the way with these gatherings, the declarations were largely drafted before the delegations arrived.
       就像通常的这种集会一样，宣言内容在代表团到达之前就差不多拟好了。
31. PHRASE 病得很重;很不健康
    If you say that someone is in a bad way, you mean that they are very ill or unhealthy.
    1. He's in a bad way, but able to talk.
       他病得很重，但还能说话。
32. PHRASE 大规模地；大肆地
    If you say that something exists, happens, or develops in a big way, you are emphasizing its great extent or importance.
    1. The man who took over a few weeks later has also helped further her career in a big way...
       几周后上台的那个人也帮助她把事业推进了一大步。
    2. Soccer in the States has never taken off in a big way.
       足球在美国从来就没获得过大发展。
33. PHRASE 二者不能兼得
    If someone says that you can't have it both ways, they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both.
    1. Countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries...
       各国不可能两全其美：环境更清洁的代价有时可能就是污染企业就业岗位的减少。
    2. Make up your mind, you can't have it both ways.
       你决定吧，反正鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
34. PHRASE 顺便地;附带说一句
    You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.
    1. The name Latifah, by the way, means 'delicate'...
       顺便说一句，Latifah 这个名字意思是“娇嫩”。
    2. By the way, how did your seminar go?
       对了，你的研讨会进行得怎样？
35. PREP-PHRASE 作为…；以求…
    You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
    1. By way of contrast, Manchester United will travel slightly more than 1,200 miles...
       相比而言，曼联队的行程将略多于1,200英里。
    2. 'I get very superstitious about things like that,' she said by way of explanation.
       “在那种事儿上我会很迷信，”她解释道。
36. PREP-PHRASE 采用…方法；通过
    If you do something by way of a particular method, you use that method to do it.
    1. I teach psychology by way of a range of traditional lectures, practicals and tutorials.
       我采用传统授课与实践和指导相结合的方式教授心理学。
37. PREP-PHRASE 经由；取道
    If you go somewhere by way of a particular place, you go through that place in order to get to where you want.
    1. The path goes under the river by way of the tunnel.
       这条通道经隧道从河下经过。
38. PHRASE (彻底地)改变
    If someone changes their ways or mends their ways, they permanently improve their behaviour or their way of doing something.
    1. What can be done to encourage convicted offenders to change their ways?
       怎样才能激励这些罪犯洗心革面呢？
39. PHRASE 排除障碍;扫清道路
    If you clear the way ,open the way, or prepare the way for something, you create an opportunity for it to happen.
    1. The talks are meant to clear the way for formal negotiations on a new constitution...
       会谈旨在为新宪法的正式商讨扫清道路。
    2. The decision could open the way for other children to sue their parents.
       这项判决可能会为其他孩子起诉他们的父母开辟一条通道。
40. PHRASE (采取)最容易的办法，最省事的做法(以回避困难或尴尬处境)
    If you say that someone takes the easy way out, you disapprove of them because they do what is easiest for them in a difficult situation, rather than dealing with it properly.
    1. As soon as things got difficult he took the easy way out...
       事情刚变得有点棘手他就急忙脱身。
    2. It is the easy way out to blame others for our failure.
       把我们的失败归罪到别人头上倒是省事。
41. PHRASE (两种情况中)不论发生哪一种情况
    You use either way in order to introduce a statement which is true in each of the two possible or alternative cases that you have just mentioned.
    1. The sea may rise or the land may fall; either way the sand dunes will be gone in a short time.
       可能会出现海平面上升或陆地下沉:不论发生哪种情况，沙丘都会在短时间内消失。
42. PHRASE 出路;未来发展之路
    If you say that a particular type of action or development is the way forward, you approve of it because it is likely to lead to success.
    1. ...people who genuinely believe that anarchy is the way forward...
       真的相信无政府主义才是未来出路的人
    2. Young players have got to be the way forward for every club.
       培养年轻球员应该是所有俱乐部谋求发展之道。
43. PHRASE 想怎样就怎样;随心所欲
    If someone gets their way or has their way, nobody stops them doing what they want to do. You can also say that someone gets their own way or has their own way .
    1. She is very good at using her charm to get her way.
       她非常善于利用自己的魅力随心所欲。
44. PHRASE 被…替代
    If one thing gives way to another, the first thing is replaced by the second.
    1. First he had been numb. Then the numbness gave way to anger...
       起初他只是麻木，接着转为了愤怒。
    2. The last houses give way to soybean fields.
       最后一批房子也被拆掉用作了大豆地。
45. PHRASE 断裂; 倒塌
    If an object that is supporting something gives way, it breaks or collapses, so that it can no longer support that thing.
    1. The hook in the ceiling had given way and the lamp had fallen blazing on to the table.
       天花板上的钩子断了，灯落下来砸到桌子上燃起了火。
46. PHRASE 向…让步;向…妥协
    If you give way to someone or something that you have been resisting, you stop resisting and allow yourself to be persuaded or controlled by them.
    1. It seems the President has given way to pressure from the hardliners...
       总统似乎已迫于强硬派的压力而妥协了。
    2. He finally gave way to an impulse and pulled her toward him.
       他最终还是没能抑制住冲动，把她拉向了自己。
47. PHRASE 让路;让其他人(或车辆)先行
    If a moving person, a vehicle, or its driver gives way, they slow down or stop in order to allow other people or vehicles to pass in front of them.
    1. Give way to traffic coming from the left.
       让从左边来的车先行。

in AM, use 美国英语用 yield


48. PHRASE 有…习惯
    If you say that someone or something has a way of doing a particular thing, you mean that they often do it.
    1. Bosses have a way of always finding out about such things.
       老板总喜欢把这类事情搞清楚。
49. PHRASE 善于与(某人或某事物)打交道
    If you say hat a person has a way with something or someone, you mean that that person seems to have a natural skill or instinct for dealing with them.
    1. Constance doesn't have a way with words like you do...
       康斯坦丝没有你这么健谈。
    2. He seems to have had a way with foreigners.
       他似乎天生就善于和外国人交往。
50. PHRASE 随你的便
    If you say have it your way or have it your own way, you are telling someone in an annoyed way that you will agree with or accept their suggestion even though you do not think they are right.
    1. All right then, have it your way. Be like that.
       那好吧，随你的便。就那样吧。
51. PHRASE 决不;一点也不
    You use in no way or not in any way to emphasize that a statement is not at all true.
    1. In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods...
       我绝对不会采纳他的任何方法。
    2. A spokesman insisted the two events were 'in no way related'...
       一位发言人坚称这两起事件“绝无关联”。
    3. 'He hasn't become more boring has he?' she laughs. 'No. Not in any way.'
       “他不会变得更烦人了吧？”她笑着问。“不，一点也没有。”
52. PHRASE (用于缓和语气)在某种程度上，在某些方面
    If you say that something is true in a way, you mean that although it is not completely true, it is true to a limited extent or in certain respects. You use in a way to reduce the force of a statement.
    1. In a way, I suppose I'm frightened of failing...
       我想我有点惧怕失败。
    2. It made things very unpleasant in a way.
       这把事情弄得有点不大愉快。
53. PHRASE 小规模地
    If you say that someone does something in a small way, you mean that although they do not do very much, their actions are useful or important.
    1. ...demonstrations against corruption, which began in a small way last week...
       上周开始的小规模的反腐示威游行
    2. By doing this you will, in a small way, help win the victory.
       这样做你就会为获胜贡献一份小小的力量。
54. PHRASE 妨碍;碍事
    If you say that someone gets in the way or is in the way, you are annoyed because their presence or their actions stop you doing something properly.
    1. 'We wouldn't get in the way,' Suzanne promised. 'We'd just stand quietly in a corner.'
       “我们不会妨碍你的，”苏珊娜保证道，“我们就在角落里安安静静地站着。”
55. PHRASE 阻碍;妨碍
    To get in the way of something means to make it difficult for it to happen, continue, or be appreciated properly.
    1. She had a job which never got in the way of her leisure interests.
       她有一份从来不会影响她的业余爱好的工作。
56. PHRASE 对…完全熟悉;通晓
    If you know your way around a particular subject, system, or job, or if you know your way about it, you know all the procedures and facts about it.
    1. He knows his way around the intricate maze of European law...
       他通晓错综复杂的欧洲律法。
    2. He knows his way about the system better than do most ministers.
       他比大多数部长都更熟悉这套体系。
57. PHRASE 赚钱容易；轻轻松松赚大钱
    If you say that someone is laughing all the way to the bank, you mean that they are making a lot of money very easily.
    1. The lucrative contract with television means that England's wealthy football clubs will now be laughing all the way to the bank.
       与电视台签订的这项大合同会让富有的英格兰足球俱乐部财源滚滚。
58. PHRASE 带路;领路
    If you lead the way along a particular route, you go along it in front of someone in order to show them where to go.
    1. She grabbed his suitcase and led the way.
       她拿过他的箱子在前面带路。
59. PHRASE 领先;走在前沿
    If a person or group leads the way in a particular activity, they are the first person or group to do it or they make the most new developments in it.
    1. Sony has also led the way in shrinking the size of compact-disc players.
       索尼公司在缩小CD播放机的体积方面也处于领先地位。
60. PHRASE 取得巨大进展;取得很多成就
    If you say that someone or something has come a long way, you mean that they have developed, progressed, or become very successful.
    1. He has come a long way since the days he could only afford one meal a day.
       那种一天只吃得起一顿饭的日子已经离他很遥远了。
61. PHRASE (表示强调)远远地，大大地
    You can use by a long way to emphasize that something is, for example, much better, worse, or bigger than any other thing of that kind.
    1. It was, by a long way, the worst meeting I have ever attended...
       这绝对是我参加过的最差劲的会议。
    2. Our favourite by a long way was the supermarkets' own brand.
       我们的最爱绝对是超市的自产品牌。
62. PHRASE 离…还差得远
    If you say that something is a long way from being true, you are emphasizing that it is definitely not true.
    1. She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain...
       比起英国首富，她还差得远呢。
    2. That's a long way from the truth.
       这与事实相差甚远。

1. Some politicians have realised that there are more artful ways of subduing people than shooting or jailing them.
   一些政客已经意识到有比枪和监狱更高明的使民众屈服的方法。
2. Ways must be found to assure our children a decent start in life.
   必须想办法保证我们的孩子有一个不错的人生开端。
3. We all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
   我们都需要寻求降低碳排放量的方法。
4. If you want to change your doctor there are two ways of doing it.
   你要是想换个医生，办法有两个。
5. This publicity cuts both ways. It focuses on us as well as on them.
   这种宣传有利也有弊。它使得人们关注我们，同样也关注了他们。
6. There are many ways to increase agricultural efficiency in the poorer areas of the world.
   有很多方法能够提高世界贫困地区的农业效率。
7. He grew suicidal, thinking up ways to end it all.
   他萌生了自杀的念头，想出各种自我了断的办法。
8. He framed this question three different ways in search of an answer.
   为了寻求答案，他以3种不同方式提出了这个问题。
9. I had been looking for ways to combine harmonic and rhythmic structures.
   我过去一直在寻找将和声和节奏结合起来的方法。
10. Millions of people want new, simplified ways of interacting with a computer
    数以百万计的人们想要新的简化方式实现人机交互。
11. They are looking at ways of reducing the waste of natural resources.
    他们正在寻找减少自然资源浪费的方法。
12. She offered him emotional and practical support in countless ways
    她以数不清的方式给予了他情感上和实质上的支持。
13. It is important for us to meet personally although we have been in touch in various ways.
    尽管我们以多种方式保持联系，见面对我们来说还是非常重要的。
14. In many ways, Brett and Bernard are polar opposites.
    在许多方面，布雷特和伯纳德截然不同。
15. In many ways, our society actively promotes alcoholism.
    我们的社会从多个方面助长了酗酒的风气。
16. Other countries retained their traditional and habitual ways of doing things
    其他国家仍然保持着他们做事的传统和习惯。
17. Crime Prevention Officers can visit your home and suggest ways to make it safer.
    预防犯罪的官员可以登门拜访并就如何使居所更安全向你提出建议。
18. Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences
    双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。
19. There are various ways of shuffling and dealing the cards.
    有各种不同的洗牌和发牌方式。
20. You have sinned and must repent your ways.
    你犯了罪，必须为你的所作所为作出忏悔。
21. The committee have tried dozens of different ways to smoke him out.
    为了揭发他，委员会尝试过几十种不同的方法。
22. I even began to exploit him in subtle ways
    我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。
23. Julian has been thinking up new ways of raising money
    朱利安想出了不少筹款的新办法。
24. the acceptance and tolerance of other ways.
    对其他方法的接受与宽容
25. American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs
    美国公司研究了能够削减这些成本的方法。
26. Sectors in the economy can be viewed in a variety of ways
    可以以多种方式看待经济的构成。
27. I think you've been too long in Cornwall. You've forgotten the ways of the city
    我认为你们在康沃尔呆的太久了，已经忘记了城市的生活方式。
28. In doing our work, we must pay attention to ways and means.
    做工作应注意方式方法。
29. All possible means and ways have been tried.
    方法都用绝了。

noun

1. structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

   Synonym:    shipwayslipway