path
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++path /pɑːθ $ pæθ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural paths /pɑːðz $ pæðz/) [countable] 1 track 小径TTRROAD/PATH a track that has been made deliberately or made by many people walking over the same ground 小径，小道 I walked nervously up the garden path towards the front door. 我提心吊胆地沿着花园的小道向前门走去。 a well-worn path across the grass 草地上被踏出的小径 Follow the path along the river to the bridge. 沿着河边的小路走到那座桥。 a path leading to the summer house 通往避暑别墅的小径 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间2 way through STH 通道WAY/ROUTE the space ahead of you as you move along 〔开出的〕通道path through Police cleared a path through the protesters. 警察从抗议者中开辟出了一条通道。 Damian blocked their path. 达米安挡住了他们的去路。3 direction 方向WAY/ROUTE the direction or line along which something or someone is moving 〔事物或人移动的〕方向，路线 轨道in something’s/somebody’s path The tornado destroyed everything in its path. 龙卷风摧毁了沿途的一切。into the path of something She walked into the path of an oncoming vehicle. 她走到了迎面有辆汽车驶来的路中。4 plan 计划WAY/METHOD a plan or series of actions that will help you achieve something, especially over a long period of time 〔有助于实现某事的〕道路，途径 a career path 职业发展道路path to freedom/success/independence etc She saw a college degree as her path to success. 她认为大学学位是自己通往成功的途径。the same/a different path I hope you will choose a different path. 我希望你会选择一条不同的道路。5 somebody’s paths cross MEETif two people’s paths cross, they meet by chance 〔两个人〕不期而遇 Our paths did not cross again. 我们俩没再相遇过。 → beat a path (to somebody’s door) at beat1(16), → off the beaten path at beaten(1), → flight path, → lead somebody up the garden path at lead1(12), → stand in somebody’s path at stand1(30)n COLLOCATIONSverbsfollow a pathWe followed a path through the trees.take a path (=start going along it)Take the wide path to the right.keep to the pathThey kept carefully to the paths and did not go across the farmer's fields.a path leads somewhereThere are many paths leading to the top of the mountain.a path windsA narrow path wound down towards the beach.a path climbs (=goes upwards)I could see the line of a path that climbed up from the bay.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + pathnarrowWe walked along a narrow path beside a stream.steepA steep path led down to the harbour.muddyThey trudged up the muddy path.rockyOur guide trod carefully down the rocky path. windingHe climbed the winding path up the hill.well-worn (=used a lot or for a long time)I followed what seemed to be a well-worn path heading in the right direction.a garden pathEmma came running up the garden path.a coast/coastal/cliff pathFrom the cliff path, you get superb views out to sea.a cycle path (=for people riding bicycles)They should put a cycle path along the edge of each new road they build.a bridle path (=for people riding horses)He knows all the bridle paths through the woods.
Examples from the Corpus
path• He lead me down a path to a farmhouse.• Students had worn a path across the courtyard.• a path through the woods• There are many alternative paths available to follow and many of these paths will turn out to be dead ends.• Mrs Smith was singing as she came up the garden path.• Her path failed to cross with Vitor's, yet throughout the afternoon Ashley remained constantly aware of him.• But historic paths make a difference.• The tornado destroyed everything in its path.• A narrow path took us down to the river.• the Earth's path around the sun• He turned slightly left, following the same path out as the last two times.• Suddenly from above us a twenty-foot-long heavy log burst into view, careening down the path like a bobsled.• And so, as she started down the path, she was alone.• Louise walked ahead of him up the path carrying the pie in a wicker basket.• She led him stealthily up the path Rodomonte had taken to the summit.• Workers at the plant found their path was blocked by protesters.garden path• Laying bricks or paviors on a bed of sand is probably the easiest way of making a garden path.• The concrete garden path has been bricked over and vines adorn the white-painted exterior.• And so they merely shook hands, and she walked off down the garden path to her door.• That is the garden path down which Bill and Ricky will come.• Then one of them led him up the garden path to a shed.• But the storyteller has been using all his art to lead us up the garden path.• Elaine walked up the garden path and he followed her.• Up the garden path and a frisson of unease: there is no house, but a vista of a majestic lake.in something’s/somebody’s path• We shall meet several Aristotelians in our path.• A bend in the path brought him to a stile at the entrance to Lulling Woods.• Story: Rival scientists battle to place scientific equipment in the path of a raging tornado.• The wave had had its ropes cut and was erupting in an avalanche of fury that would bury everything in its path.• The storm cut power, felled trees and wrecked homes in its path.• People, he thought, could move in different paths yet harmonize and help each other, but not intentionally.• Gradually and consciously the continent has moved in the path of export-orientation at the expense of production for local consumption.• After a sharp turn in the path, they are suddenly approaching a faint square of light.path to freedom/success/independence etc• There seemed to be no clear path to success, and there was no political consensus about what to do.• They deconstructed our clear path to freedom by turning us on ourselves.• But our eyes, as though reversed, encircle it on every side, like traps set round its unobstructed path to freedom.Origin path Old English pæthpath noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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path
path S2 W2 /pɑːθ $ pæθ/
noun (plural paths /pɑːðz $ pæðz/) [countable]
I walked nervously up the garden path towards the front door.
a well-worn path across the grass
Follow the path along the river to the bridge.
a path leading to the summer house
2. WAY THROUGH SOMETHING the space ahead of you as you move along
path through
Police cleared a path through the protesters.
Damian blocked their path.
3. DIRECTION the direction or line along which something or someone is moving
in sth’s/sb’s path
The tornado destroyed everything in its path.
into the path of something
She walked into the path of an oncoming vehicle.
4. PLAN a plan or series of actions that will help you achieve something, especially over a long period of time:
a career path
path to freedom/success/independence etc
She saw a college degree as her path to success.
the same/a different path
I hope you will choose a different path.
5. sb’s paths cross if two people’s paths cross, they meet by chance:
Our paths did not cross again.
⇨ beat a path (to sb’s door) at beat1(16), ⇨ off the beaten path at beaten(1), ⇨ flight path, ⇨ lead somebody up the garden path at lead1(12), ⇨ stand in sb’s path at stand1(30)
■ verbs
▪follow a path We followed a path through the trees.
▪take a path (=start going along it) Take the wide path to the right.
▪keep to the path They kept carefully to the paths and did not go across the farmer's fields.
▪a path leads somewhere There are many paths leading to the top of the mountain.
▪a path winds A narrow path wound down towards the beach.
▪a path climbs (=goes upwards) I could see the line of a path that climbed up from the bay.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + path
▪narrow We walked along a narrow path beside a stream.
▪steep A steep path led down to the harbour.
▪muddy They trudged up the muddy path.
▪rocky Our guide trod carefully down the rocky path.
▪winding He climbed the winding path up the hill.
▪well-worn (=used a lot or for a long time) I followed what seemed to be a well-worn path heading in the right direction.
▪a garden path Emma came running up the garden path.
▪a coast/coastal/cliff path From the cliff path, you get superb views out to sea.
▪a cycle path (=for people riding bicycles) They should put a cycle path along the edge of each new road they build.
▪a bridle path (=for people riding horses) He knows all the bridle paths through the woods.
path S2 W2 /pɑːθ $ pæθ/
noun (plural paths /pɑːðz $ pæðz/) [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: pæth
1. TRACK a track that has been made deliberately or made by many people walking over the same ground:Origin: pæth
2. WAY THROUGH SOMETHING the space ahead of you as you move along
path through
3. DIRECTION the direction or line along which something or someone is moving
in sth’s/sb’s path
into the path of something
4. PLAN a plan or series of actions that will help you achieve something, especially over a long period of time:
path to freedom/success/independence etc
the same/a different path
5. sb’s paths cross if two people’s paths cross, they meet by chance:
⇨ beat a path (to sb’s door) at beat1(16), ⇨ off the beaten path at beaten(1), ⇨ flight path, ⇨ lead somebody up the garden path at lead1(12), ⇨ stand in sb’s path at stand1(30)
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