avenue

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n. 大街, 途径, 林荫路

发音

UK /ˈæv.əˌnjuː/
US /ˈæv.əˌn(j)u/
IN /əˈʋɛ.nju/
IN /ɐ.ʋɛ(ː).njʉˑ/
IN /-ɲuˑ/

词形变化

avenues 复数 avenues

别名

av ave Ave.

教材释义与例句

名词

大街;林荫大道;[比喻](达到某物的)途径,手段,方法,渠道

used in the names of streets in a town or city

名词

大街;林荫大道;(达到某物的)途径,手段,方法,渠道

Fifth Avenue

第五大街

Shaftesbury Avenue

沙夫茨伯里街

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.

    大道

    大街

    大路

  2. 2.

    A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.

  3. 3.

    The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.

  4. 4.

    A method or means by which something may be accomplished.

    There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem.

    As avenues to foreign influence in innumerable ways, such attachments are particularly alarming to the truly enlightened and independent Patriot.

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词源

Borrowed from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“come to”, from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”)).

来源:wiktionary