route1 /ruːt $ ruːt, raʊt/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun [countableC] → root1 TTWAY/ROUTEa way from one place to another 路線route to/fromWhat’s the best route to Cambridge? 到劍橋的最佳路線怎麽走?
take/follow a route (=use a route) 走某條路線We weren’t sure about which route we should take. 我們拿不準應該走哪條路線。
the most direct route home 最直接的回家路線
2 WAY/ROUTEa way between two places that buses, planes, ships etc regularly travel 〔交通工具的〕固定路線bus/air/shipping etc routeIs your office on a bus route? 你的辦公室在公共汽車線上嗎?
cycle route (=a way between two places that only people on bicycles can use) 自行車道
3 WAY/METHODa way of doing something or achieving a particular result 途徑,方法route tothe surest route to disaster 必定會釀成大禍的做法
Kennedy arrived at the same conclusion by a different route. 肯尼迪用不同的方法得出了同樣的結論。
4. Route 66/54 etc TTRused to show the number of a main road in the US 66號/54號等公路〔在美國用於表示幹道的編號〕 → paper route n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + routea direct routeThe motorway is the most direct route.
the best routeLet's look at the map and work out the best route.
the quickest/shortest routeWe took the shortest route back to the hotel.
a roundabout route (also a circuitous route formal) (=one that is not at all direct)Sorry we're late. We took a rather circuitous route.
the scenic route (=a route that is not direct but goes through beautiful country)I decided to take the scenic route.
a northerly/southerly etc routeShe followed the northerly route across Spain to Bilbao.
the same routeHe had intended to return by the same route.
a different routeIs this a different route than the one we took before?
an alternative route (=one that you can use instead)Holiday-makers bound for South Wales are advised to find an alternative route.
an escape route (=a way of leaving a building or place in an emergency such as a fire)Check that your escape route is clear.
verbsfollow a routeAre we following the right route?
take a routeThey had been forced to take a longer route.
plan your routeWe studied the map and planned our route.