route
单词辨析：
普通用词，含义广泛，可指任何形式的路，也常和其他词构成复合词。
highway
公路
motorway
高速公路
railway
铁路
He asked a passer-by the way to the post office.
他问路人去邮局的路。
There was a truck blocking the way.
有一辆卡车挡住了路。
This is the way to the small village.
这是通往那个小村庄的道路。
指城镇中长而宽的大街，通常为南北走向；英国英语中则指通向大房子的林阴道。
My address is 211, Ave. 5, New York, USA.
我的地址是：美国纽约第5大街211号。
People love to walk down the avenues of Paris.
人们喜欢沿巴黎的大街散步。
She likes to walk along the avenue.
她喜欢沿着林阴道散步。
指连接私人住宅与外部街道的车道，通常专供私人车辆通行。
There are two lines of big trees on both sides of the drive.
车道两边是两行大树。
He pulled up the delivery van at the cottage drive.
他把送货车停在小别墅的私人车道上。
We can't park the car on this drive.
我们不能把车停在这条私人车道上。
指连接两个城镇的主干道。
There are two highways out of the town.
离开那个镇子的公路有两条。
The highway runs parallel with the railway.
这条公路与那条铁路平行。
尤指城市之间的高速公路。
The motorway has been closed due to the thick fog.
由于大雾，高速公路关闭了。
You can see many warning signs along the motorway.
沿着高速公路可以看到很多警示牌。
通常指小道、小路、小径，特别是田间、林间常由人或牲畜走出来的小径。
Have you noticed the well-worn path across the grass?
你注意到草地上那条被踩得坑坑洼洼的小径了吗？
They followed the path to the village.
他们顺着小路来到那个村子。
We walked along the path, enjoying the natural scenery.
我们沿着小路行走，欣赏着自然风光。
They had to cut out a path through the jungle.
他们只得在丛林中开出一条小路。
词义广泛，多指供车辆、行人或马匹等使用的平坦大道，也指旁边有建筑物的街道。
This road was formally opened last week.
这条路是上周正式通车的。
You cannot be too careful while crossing the road.
过马路的时候再小心也不为过。
It's safer to walk on the pavement than in the road.
在人行道上走要比在马路中间走安全。
The woman slipped on the icy road and broke her leg.
那个女人在结冰的路上滑了一跤，摔断了腿。
指从某处到另一处的路线，或公共汽车、火车、轮船、飞机等的固定路线或航线。
We've decided on the route to take.
我们已选定了要走的路线。
You'd better take this route to town.
你进城最好走这条道。
It's the quickest route to Detroit.
这是去底特律最快的路线。
The special plane did not fly the usual commercial route.
专机没有按通常的商业航线飞行。
指城镇中的道路，其一侧或两侧通常有房屋、商店等建筑物。
Have you ever been to this shopping street?
你去过这条商业街吗？
This used to be a quiet residential street.
这里曾经是一条安静的居民街。
相关例句：
They have gone the route, in many cases, of just big — big bowls, big statues, big masks, big everything.
在很多情况下，他们从头到尾都只做大的东西——大碗，大雕像，大面具，所有东西都是大的。
The cabdriver took them on a circuitous route to the police station
出租车司机载着他们绕了个大圈才到警察局。
Researchers are trying to get at the same information through an indirect route
研究人员正试图通过间接的途径获得相同的信息。
The German set three tournament records and equalled two others en route to grabbing golf's richest prize.
那个德国人在获得高尔夫球赛最高奖金的同时刷新了3项锦标赛纪录，平了其他两项纪录。
Buying the best is as sure a route to success in investment as in any other field.
和其他领域一样，投资领域获得成功的途径也是买进最佳商品。
His chauffeur misread his route and took a wrong turning.
他的司机看错路线，拐错了方向。