path

n.小路，路；路线，路程；〈比喻〉（人生的）道路；（思想，行为，生活的）途径

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

名词复数形式:paths

path 小路，小径

来自古英语path,小路，小径，来自Proto-Germanic*pathaz,来自PIE*pent,走，经过，踩踏，词源同find,pons.可能进一步来自PIE*pete,展开，来自PIE*ped,脚，词源同foot,pedestal.

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。