route

Word family nounroutemanroute marchroute

Related topics: Transport

route1 /ruːt $ ruːt, raʊt/ S3 W2 AWL noun [countableC] → root

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 route

Examples from the Corpus

Route 66/54 etc• But Route 66 is making a comeback.• But Route 66 shows that nostalgia is positively hip.• Is it not also an ideal metaphor for Dole: Route 66, the thread that runs through his life?• Readers can buy shirts, maps, Route 66 wristwatches or videos.• Stories include those surrounding the phantom appearances on Route 66 and the haunted Birdcage Theatre in Bisbee.• But long before that jalopy set out on Route 66, the wild oat had done its landscape-altering work.• Eleven years ago, highway officials voted, in essence, to take Route 66 off the map.

n 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.

Examples from the Corpus

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.

单词	route
释义	route Word family nounroutemanroute marchroute Related topics: Transport route1 /ruːt $ ruːt, raʊt/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun [countableC] → root 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 route Examples from the Corpus Route 66/54 etc• But Route 66 is making a comeback.• But Route 66 shows that nostalgia is positively hip.• Is it not also an ideal metaphor for Dole: Route 66, the thread that runs through his life?• Readers can buy shirts, maps, Route 66 wristwatches or videos.• Stories include those surrounding the phantom appearances on Route 66 and the haunted Birdcage Theatre in Bisbee.• But long before that jalopy set out on Route 66, the wild oat had done its landscape-altering work.• Eleven years ago, highway officials voted, in essence, to take Route 66 off the map. n 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. Examples from the Corpus 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. Related topics: Transport route2 AWL verb [transitiveT] 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 Examples from the Corpus 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 Dictionary routeroute1 /ruːtruːt, raʊt/ noun [countableC] 1a way from one place to another, especially a way that is regularly used by a bus, plane, ship etc What’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 routes 2en route (from/to/for) on the way somewhere We remained in Belgrade for a few hours en route to Montenegro. 3a way of doing something or achieving a particular result We 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 US Take Route 95 through Connecticut. routeroute2 verb [transitiveT]TRANSPORT to send something or someone using a particular route route somebody/something through/by something They had to route goods through Germany. Origin route1 (1100-1200) Old French Vulgar Latin rupta (via) “broken way”, from Latin ruptus “broken”
随便看	take/bring somebody/something along take by surprise take care take care of take care of sb take care of somebody take care of somebody/something take care of something take care of sth take care over take care over something take care over sth take care over/with something take care with take care with something take care with sth take/carry something too far take/carry-something-too-far take/catch somebody by surprise take/catch somebody unawares take centre stage take/claim/seize the moral high ground take coals to Newcastle take cognizance of take cognizance of something