Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1266
path
小路；步道；专用道
核心释义
a track or way made by walking or designed for a particular use
- 1.
A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- 2.
行为路线
a course of conduct
- 3.
A course taken.
- 4.
专为特定用途设计的道路
a way especially designed for a particular use
- 5.
A metaphorical course or route; progress.
- 6.
已建立的旅行或通行路线
an established line of travel or access
- 7.
A method or direction of proceeding.
- 8.
A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
- 9.
A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.
- 10.
A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).
- 11.
A continuous map f from the unit interval I=[0,1] to a topological space X.
- 12.
A slot available for allocation to a railway train over a given route in between other trains.
历程；进程；道路；路线；通道；通路；途径；方法；做法；路径；路径；路
用法In use
We followed a winding path through the forest to reach the lake.
用法提示：此处'path'指实际的道路或小径。
She chose a career path in medicine after volunteering at a hospital.
用法提示：此处'path'比喻职业发展的路线。
The hurricane's path shifted eastward, sparing the coastal town.
用法提示：此处'path'指移动物体的轨迹或路线。
the path of virtue
our paths in life led us apart
genius usually follows a revolutionary path
path to sth
可表示抽象途径。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- career path
- 职业道路
- Choosing a career path can be challenging.选择职业道路可能很有挑战性。
- garden path
- 花园小径
- She walked along the garden path.她沿着花园小径散步。
- bike path
- 自行车道
- The bike path runs along the river.自行车道沿着河延伸。
- path to success
- 成功之路
- Hard work is the path to success.努力工作是成功之路。
- path of destruction
- 破坏之路
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
path中的p像爬，a像路，th像土，爬土路即小路。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于物理或抽象意义上的路线，语域中性，常见于日常、技术及学术语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling pattern 'ath' and the vowel sound /ɑː/ (as in 'father'), so they rhyme with 'path'. Words like 'faith' or 'with' are lookalikes but have different vowel sounds.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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