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| 1 | a way from one place to another that people can walk along 小路；路径 |
| a steep mountain path 陡峭的山间小路 |
| A short path through the woods leads to the village. 有一条捷径穿过森林通往村庄。 |
| up/down/along a path Amy walked up the path to the house. 艾米沿着小径向屋子走去。 |
| | 1a | a way from one place to another passing through a lot of people or around a lot of objects （有许多人或物围拥着的）通道，道路 | | The crowd edged back to make a path for her. 人群缓缓向后移动，为她腾出一条通道。 | | When he tried to step forward his path was blocked by two guards. 当他试着向前迈进一步的时候，被两个卫兵拦住了去路。 | | +through Police tried to clear a path through the rush hour traffic. 警察试图在高峰期拥挤的车流中辟出一条道路。 | |
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| 2 | the direction that someone or something is moving in 路线；去向 |
| She ran into the path of an oncoming car. 她闯到了一辆迎面开来的车前面。 |
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| 3 | the way someone takes to achieve something 途径；方式 |
| +to The company is on the path to prosperity. 公司正逐步走向繁荣。 |
| career path He decided to embark on a new career path. 他决定踏上新的事业发展之路。 |
| | 3a | the way that someone’ s life develops （人生的）轨迹，发展路线 | | Our lives subsequently followed separate paths. 后来我们各自走上了不同的生活轨道。 | | +of a return to his old path of theft and violence 重新回到他偷窃和暴力的老路上去 | |
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| - | our/your/theirpathscross
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| if two people’ s paths cross , they meet each other by chance |
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| Our paths first crossed when we were students at Yale. 我们的第一次偶遇是在耶鲁大学念书的时候。 |
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