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airway (countable, for plane routes)
The airway between London and New York is busy.
伦敦和纽约之间的空中航线很繁忙。
风道；通风道
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风道；通风道
a duct that provides ventilation, as in mines
The airway between London and New York is busy.
伦敦和纽约之间的空中航线很繁忙。
气管
The trachea.
通风管道(如矿井中)
a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
飞机航线
A flight path used by aeroplanes.
飞机航线
a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
The workers cleared the blocked airway to let fresh air flow into the tunnel.
工人们清理了堵塞的风道，让新鲜空气流入隧道。
Dust had gathered in the old airways, so the maintenance team cleaned them all.
灰尘积聚在旧风道里，所以维护团队把它们都清理了。
The engineer checked every airway in the mine before the shift began.
工程师在轮班开始前检查了矿井里的每一条风道。
The airway between London and New York is busy.
伦敦和纽约之间的空中航线很繁忙。
医学术语
The doctor cleared the patient's airway.
医生清除了病人的气道。
The airline operates on domestic airways.
该航空公司在国内航线上运营。
Not this
I booked a ticket with an airway.
Use this
I booked a ticket with an airline.
Airway 指航线或管道，而不是航空公司；表示航空公司应用 airline。
Not this
The room needs more airway.
Use this
The room needs more airways.
Airway 是可数名词，表示通风道或导气管时常用复数形式 airways，这里需要复数以强调多个通道。
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气道阻塞
The patient had a severe airway obstruction due to swelling.
由于肿胀，病人出现了严重的气道阻塞。
气道管理
Doctors must be skilled in emergency airway management.
医生必须熟练掌握紧急气道管理技能。
空中航线
The pilot followed the approved airway route across the Atlantic.
飞行员沿着批准的空中航线飞越大西洋。
航线网络
The airline expanded its airway network to include more Asian destinations.
该航空公司扩展了其航线网络，增加了更多亚洲目的地。
矿井通风
Proper airway ventilation is critical for safety in underground mines.
良好的矿井通风对于地下矿山的安全生产至关重要。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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联想：air（空气）通过way（通道）进入肺部，就是airway（气道）。
中性; 常用语境：航空、空中交通
All listed words end with the unstressed /weɪ/ sound and are stressed on the first syllable, matching the pattern of 'airway' (/'ɛrweɪ/).
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