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take a shortcut
We took a shortcut through the park.
我们抄近路穿过了公园。
近路；捷径
shortcuts — plural of shortcut
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
近路；捷径
a shorter or faster route between two places
We took a shortcut through the park.
我们抄近路穿过了公园。
比常用路径更快的两点之间的路径
A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
比通常路线更短的路线
a route shorter than the usual one
A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps.
A file that points to the location of another file and serves as a quick way to access it.
Taking the shortcut through the park saved us ten minutes.
穿过公园走捷径为我们节省了十分钟。
Creating a desktop shortcut makes it faster to open the program.
创建桌面快捷方式可以更快地打开程序。
There's no shortcut to learning a new language; you have to practice every day.
学习一门新语言没有捷径可走；你必须每天练习。
We took a shortcut through the park.
我们抄近路穿过了公园。
用于计算机操作，指创建快速访问程序或文件的链接。
I created a shortcut on my desktop.
我在桌面上创建了一个快捷方式。
There is no shortcut to learning a language.
学习语言没有捷径。
Not this
You can shortcut the process by using this software.
Use this
You can use a shortcut to speed up the process.
shortcut是名词，不是动词。中文‘走捷径’中的‘走’是动词，但英语shortcut只能作名词，需搭配use/take等动词。
Not this
This is a shortcut for success.
Use this
This is a shortcut to success.
表示‘通往……的捷径’时，介词应使用to，而不是for。固定搭配为a shortcut to something。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
抄近路
Let's take a shortcut through the park.
我们穿过公园抄近路吧。
键盘快捷键
Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C to copy the text.
使用键盘快捷键 Ctrl+C 复制文本。
桌面快捷方式
I created a desktop shortcut for the calculator.
我为计算器创建了一个桌面快捷方式。
创建快捷方式
Right-click the file and choose Create shortcut.
右键单击文件，然后选择“创建快捷方式”。
成功的捷径
There is no shortcut to success.
成功没有捷径。
没有捷径
There are no shortcuts to mastering a skill.
掌握一项技能没有捷径。
通往成功的捷径
She was always looking for a shortcut to success.
她总在寻找通往成功的捷径。
走捷径，抄近路
Don't take shortcuts if you want the work to last.
如果你想让工作长久，就不要走捷径。
任何值得去的地方都没有捷径。
This famous saying, widely attributed to Helen Keller, reminds us that worthwhile destinations require honest effort rather than quick fixes.
这句名言常被归于海伦·凯勒，提醒我们值得去的地方需要踏实的努力，而非走捷径。
Use shortcuts naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
short(短) + cut(切) = 把弯路‘切’短，就是捷径。
语域：neutral 常见场景：giving directions、travel planning、everyday conversation shortcut 作名词表示‘近路’时属于中性词，口语和书面语都常用；日常指路、出行或讨论路线时多会听到或使用它。
可数名词，常用短语 take a shortcut (走捷径)
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.