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way DISTANCEweIn [U]Am ways distance or a period of time路程，距离;一段时间We walked a long way yesterday.我们昨天走了很长一段路。(Am) We've still got a long way to go.我们仍有很长的路要走。She stayed with him in the ambulance all the way to the hospital.救护车开往医院，她一直陪着他。The holidays seem like they're a long way off, but I've got a lot of work to do first.假期似乎还很遥远，但我已经有很多工作要先做了。(Am) The plane flew for a ways above the ice before climbing into the air.飞机升空之前在冰上飞行了一段距离。(fig.) There were people of every political belief at university, ranging all the way from communists to capitalists.大学里有各种政治信仰的人，从共产主义者一直到资本主义者。All the way also means completely.完全地，无保留地If you want to take it up with the boss, I'll support you all the way.如果你想向老板提意见，我会完全支持你。I agree with you all the way, but I still don't think you'll change anything by protesting.我完全同意你，但我仍认为你无法通过抗议改变任何事情。If someone gives way, they stop arguing or fighting and accept that they have been beaten by the other person or people involved.让步，屈服Neither of them will give way, so they could be arguing for a very long time.他们俩谁也不肯让步，因此他们可能会争论很长时间。Don't give way to your fears.不要向恐惧屈服。Give way also means break, esp. when under the influence of strong forces.（尤指在强大力量影响下）折断Because of an unusually strong current, the bridge's central support gave way, tipping a coach into the river.一阵罕见的强风折断了桥的中央支柱，使一辆马车翻落河中。Give way to/make way for means to become replaced by something, esp. because it is better, cheaper, easier, etc.让位给，为…所替代In some areas, modern intensive farming is giving way to the re-introduction of traditional methods.在一些地区，现代的精耕细作正被传统方式的重新引入所替代。She believes that older institutions should make way for improved replacements.她认为旧的机构应该让位给改良后的机构。
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