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on the fairway
高尔夫球场用语，指发球台与果岭之间草剪短的区域。
The ball landed on the fairway.
球落在了球道上。
球道
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
球道
the short-mown grass strip between the tee and the green on a golf course
The ball landed on the fairway.
球落在了球道上。
高尔夫术语
高尔夫球场中从发球台到果岭之间的区域,草剪得很短。
The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
没有障碍物的任何一片土地。
Any tract of land free from obstacles.
近海、河流或港口中深度足够容纳大型船舶吃水的航道。(JP 4-01.6)
A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6)
港口、近海等处的可通航水道；船只在这些地方通常行驶的航线。
A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.
The golfer aimed for the fairway, but the wind pushed the ball into the rough.
这位高尔夫球手瞄准球道，但风把球吹进了长草区。
Please keep the golf cart on the fairway so you don't damage the grass.
请把高尔夫球车停在球道上，以免压坏草皮。
This course has wide fairways and small greens, which makes it popular with beginners.
这座球场球道宽阔、果岭小巧，因此很受初学者欢迎。
高尔夫球场用语，指发球台与果岭之间草剪短的区域。
The ball landed on the fairway.
球落在了球道上。
航海语境中，fairway 指船只进出港口或沿海水域的惯常航道。
The ship followed the fairway into the harbor.
船沿着航道驶入港口。
Not this
The ball landed in the fairway.
Use this
The ball landed on the fairway.
球道是开阔的草坪表面，表示在球道上应用介词on，而in常用于被包围或三维空间，此处为介词误用。
Not this
I drove on the fairway to get home quickly.
Use this
I drove on the freeway to get home quickly.
fairway意为“球道”或“航道”，而“高速公路”是freeway，两者形近但意义不同，此处混淆了词汇。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
把球打到球道上
Her tee shot hit the fairway perfectly.
她的开球完美地落在了球道上。
球道沙坑
He landed in a fairway bunker on the second hole.
他在第二洞把球打进了球道沙坑。
球道木杆
She used a fairway wood to reach the green in two shots.
她用球道木杆两杆就把球打上了果岭。
狭窄的球道
The narrow fairway made the hole especially difficult.
狭窄的球道让这个洞格外难打。
主航道
The ferry stayed in the main fairway to avoid shallow water.
渡轮沿主航道行驶，以避开浅水区。
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联想：fair（平坦、顺畅）+way（路）→ 球道、航道都是开阔顺畅的通道。
语域：mixed 常见场景：golf course、harbor or coastal vessel navigation、formal description of open ground fairway 的语体随使用领域变化：高尔夫语境中通常为中性日常用语；航海领域中指“航道”时比较正式；表示“无障碍地面”时多用于正式书面描述。应根据上下文选择含义。
与 fairway /ˈfɛəweɪ/ 发音完全押韵的是 airway /ˈɛəweɪ/（仅首辅音不同）。其他以 -way 结尾的词（highway /ˈhaɪweɪ/、railway /ˈreɪlweɪ/、freeway /ˈfriːweɪ/）拼写相似，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。chair /tʃeə(r)/ 和 hair /heə(r)/ 的元音与 fair- 相同，但它们是单音节词，也不与整个 fairway 押韵。
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