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along the towpath
towpath 通常指运河或河边供拉船动物行走的小路。
We walked along the towpath beside the canal.
我们沿着运河边的纤道散步。
纤道
towpaths — plural of towpath
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纤道
towpath
We walked along the towpath beside the canal.
我们沿着运河边的纤道散步。
运河或河流旁的路径,最初供挽畜拖曳驳船,现在多用作人行道、自然小径等。
A path alongside a canal or river, originally for draft animals towing barges, now more often used as a footpath, nature trail, etc.
We walked along the towpath beside the old canal.
我们沿着旧运河边的纤道散步。
In the past, horses pulled barges along the towpath.
过去，马匹沿着纤道拉驳船。
Many towpaths have become popular cycling routes.
许多纤道已成为热门的骑行路线。
towpath 通常指运河或河边供拉船动物行走的小路。
We walked along the towpath beside the canal.
我们沿着运河边的纤道散步。
towpath 的复数形式是 towpaths。
Cyclists often use the towpath.
骑车人经常使用这条纤道。
The towpath runs for miles.
这条纤道绵延数英里。
Not this
We walked along towpath.
Use this
We walked along the towpath.
towpath 是可数名词，单数形式不能裸用，需要用定冠词 the 或其他限定词。
Not this
We walked in the towpath.
Use this
We walked on the towpath.
表示在道路这种表面上行走时，介词应使用 on，而不是 in；in 表示在某个空间或范围内部。
Not this
There are many towpath along the canal.
Use this
There are many towpaths along the canal.
many 后接可数名词复数，towpath 的复数形式是 towpaths，需要加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
运河纤道
We cycled along the canal towpath.
我们沿着运河纤道骑行。
纤道散步
A towpath walk is a peaceful weekend activity.
在纤道上散步是一种宁静的周末活动。
沿着纤道
Horses originally towed barges along the towpath.
马匹最初沿着纤道拖曳驳船。
修复纤道
Volunteers helped restore the old towpath.
志愿者们帮助修复了这条古老的纤道。
历史悠久的纤道
The historic towpath attracts many visitors.
这条历史悠久的纤道吸引了许多游客。
纤道骑行
Towpath cycling is popular in the Netherlands.
在荷兰，纤道骑行很受欢迎。
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tow(拖) + path(路)：纤夫拖着船走的路，就是 towpath。
语域：neutral 常见场景：canal walking、river history、leisure walks 该词通常用于描述运河或河边供拉船使用的道路，多出现在历史介绍、旅行指南或休闲散步语境中。中文可译为“纤道”。
All the words above share the spelling -path and the final sound /pæθ/ (as in the pronunciation given for towpath). None is a perfect rhyme with towpath because the stress differs: towpath is stressed on the first syllable, while path, footpath, bridlepath, bypath, and bike path have stress elsewhere (or on path itself in the case of path). Beware lookalikes of the first syllable: tow sounds like toe /toʊ/, not like tough /tʌf/ or cough /kɒf/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.