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- a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination路; 路线; 线路; 航线：
our route was via the Jerusalem road.
我们的线路是经过耶路撒冷公路。
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- the line of a road, path, railway, etc.道路; 公路; 小道; 铁路。
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- N. Amer. a round travelled in delivering, selling, or collecting goods〈北美〉递送路线; 推销路线。
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- a method or process leading to a specified result（导致一定结果的）方法; 途径, 渠道：
the many routes to a healthier diet will be described.
对许多更加健康的饮食方法将会作说明。
(routeing 或routing)with obj. and adverbial of direction
- send or direct along a specified course沿特定路线发送; 沿特定方向移动：
all lines of communication were routed through London.
所有通讯线路都是通过伦敦发送。
词源
Middle English: from Old French rute 'road', from Latin rupta （via） 'broken (way)', feminine past participle of rumpere.