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route1 /ruːt $ ruːt, raʊt/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun [countable]  1  TTWAY/ROUTEa way from one place to another 路线route to/from What’s the best route to Cambridge? 到剑桥的最佳路线怎么走？take/follow a route (=use a route) 走某条路线 We weren’t sure about which route we should take. 我们拿不准应该走哪条路线。 the most direct route home 最直接的回家路线2  WAY/ROUTEa way between two places that buses, planes, ships etc regularly travel 〔交通工具的〕固定路线bus/air/shipping etc route Is your office on a bus route? 你的办公室在公共汽车线上吗？cycle route (=a way between two places that only people on bicycles can use) 自行车道3  WAY/METHODa way of doing something or achieving a particular result 途径，方法route to the surest route to disaster 必定会酿成大祸的做法 Kennedy arrived at the same conclusion by a different route. 肯尼迪用不同的方法得出了同样的结论。4. Route 66/54 etc TTRused to show the number of a main road in the US 66号/54号等公路〔在美国用于表示干道的编号〕 → paper routen COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + routea direct routeThe motorway is the most direct route.the best routeLet's look at the map and work out the best route.the quickest/shortest routeWe took the shortest route back to the hotel.a roundabout route (also a circuitous route formal) (=one that is not at all direct)Sorry we're late. We took a rather circuitous route.the scenic route (=a route that is not direct but goes through beautiful country)I decided to take the scenic route.a northerly/southerly etc routeShe followed the northerly route across Spain to Bilbao.the same routeHe had intended to return by the same route.a different routeIs this a different route than the one we took before?an alternative route (=one that you can use instead)Holiday-makers bound for South Wales are advised to find an alternative route.an escape route (=a way of leaving a building or place in an emergency such as a fire)Check that your escape route is clear.verbsfollow a routeAre we following the right route?take a routeThey had been forced to take a longer route.plan your routeWe studied the map and planned our route.

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route• Here the lady had to go on to her Iowa hometown by another route, and I got out.• a bus route• Climbing Everest by two different routes is sensational; almost nobody has been photographed twice on top.• It looked as though the most direct route was through the forest.• TWA sold some of its European routes to American Airlines.• The kingdom was on a main migratory route between the Hub and the Rim.• Rockland is hard to miss. Route 1 runs right through it.• I try to vary my route to and from work a little.• After a one-year hiatus the Honeywell Bracknell Half-marathon is back with a new route and a new date, June 7.• the westerly side of Route 128• Please ask at any Somerset Tourist Information Centre for details of these and other routes and for information on bicycle hire.• War has never been a painless route to peace.• Both of them have paper routes.• If you don't enjoy driving on the main highways, try some of the rural routes.• Why don't you take the scenic route?• It feels as if days have gone by in the ten hours since they drove this route in the opposite direction.• The first covers those sites where the main occupation is focused around the junction of two or more through routes.• There are two routes we can take - this one along the coast or this one through the mountains.take/follow a route• The blue group took a route through the city, where street battles with police occurred fairly early on.• Other nations might take routes to nuclear development once tried but abandoned by the United States.• Back at Olten, follow route 5 north-east to Aarau.• Skirting the lakeside, she took a route which led her in the opposite direction from him.• This suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter at the idea of anyone bothering to take a route that included Little Weirwold.• Eleven years ago, highway officials voted, in essence, to take Route 66 off the map.• Some bizarre quirk led Newman to take a route back to London past the bell tower where Sandy had died.• It is therefore important that you take a route which is likely to succeed.cycle route• They also want to integrate access with public transport and cycle routes.• Use of quieter, cleaner lorries and the development of cycle routes will be encouraged.• The principal conclusion was that in urban areas single cycle routes do not have a clear large-scale effect.

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route2 AWL verb [transitive]  TTSENDto send something somewhere using a particular route 按特定路线运送route something through/via something They had to route the goods through Germany. 他们必须经由德国运送这些货物。 → re-route→ See Verb table

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route• The rule also pushes up costs, since a non-bank can not route all its card business through its main finance department.From Longman Business Dictionaryrouteroute1 /ruːtruːt, raʊt/ noun [countable]1a way from one place to another, especially a way that is regularly used by a bus, plane, ship etcWhat’s the best route to Cambridge?The London-New York route is the busiest.Is your office on a bus route?the disruption of shipping routes2en route (from/to/for) on the way somewhereWe remained in Belgrade for a few hours en route to Montenegro.3a way of doing something or achieving a particular resultWe believe the only route to continued success is to stay in touch with our customers.4Route 54,66 etc used to show the number of a main road in the USTake Route 95 through Connecticut.routeroute2 verb [transitive]TRANSPORT to send something or someone using a particular routeroute somebody/something through/by somethingThey had to route goods through Germany.→ See Verb tableOrigin route1 (1100-1200) Old French Vulgar Latin rupta (via) “broken way”, from Latin ruptus “broken”

route1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1route2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese  

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route¹ S3 W2 AC /ruːt $ ruːt, raʊt/ noun [countable]1. a way from one place to another
    route to/from
    What’s the best route to Cambridge?
    take/follow a route (=use a route)
    We weren’t sure about which route we should take.
    the most direct route home
2. a way between two places that buses, planes, ships etc regularly travel
    bus/air/shipping etc route
    Is your office on a bus route?
    cycle route (=a way between two places that only people on bicycles can use)
3. a way of doing something or achieving a particular result
    route to
    the surest route to disaster
    Kennedy arrived at the same conclusion by a different route.
4. Route 66/54 etc used to show the number of a main road in the US ⇨ paper route
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + route
   ▪ a direct route The motorway is the most direct route.
   ▪ the best route Let's look at the map and work out the best route.
   ▪ the quickest/shortest route We took the shortest route back to the hotel.
   ▪ a roundabout route (also a circuitous route formal) (=one that is not at all direct) Sorry we're late. We took a rather circuitous route.
   ▪ the scenic route (=a route that is not direct but goes through beautiful country) I decided to take the scenic route.
   ▪ a northerly/southerly etc route She followed the northerly route across Spain to Bilbao.
   ▪ the same route He had intended to return by the same route.
   ▪ a different route Is this a different route than the one we took before?
   ▪ an alternative route (=one that you can use instead) Holiday-makers bound for South Wales are advised to find an alternative route.
   ▪ an escape route (=a way of leaving a building or place in an emergency such as a fire) Check that your escape route is clear.
■ verbs
   ▪ follow a route Are we following the right route?
   ▪ take a route They had been forced to take a longer route.
   ▪ plan your route We studied the map and planned our route.
     

THESAURUS

■ how to go to a place
   ▪ way the road, path, direction etc that you must take in order to get to a place: Are you sure this is the right way to the sea? | Will you come with me? I don’t know the way.
   ▪ route a way from one place to another that people use regularly or that is shown on a map: There are two routes we could take but this is the quickest one. | the overland trade route between Europe and China
   ▪ directions instructions on how to get to a place: Let’s stop and ask someone for directions. | If you follow these directions you’ll have no problem finding the house.
   ▪ short cut a way of getting somewhere that is shorter than the usual way: Let’s take a short cut across the field. | Taxi-drivers know all the short cuts.
   ▪ how to get to ... especially spoken used especially when you ask someone to tell you which is the right way: Can you tell me how to get to Grand Central Station? | It was getting dark and I wasn’t sure how to get home.

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route² AC verb [transitive]
to send something somewhere using a particular route
    route something through/via something
    They had to route the goods through Germany.
⇨ re-route