route 1 S3 W2 AC / rut $ rut, raʊt / 名词 [可数名词]
1 a way from one place to another
route to/from
What’s the best route to Cambridge?
take/follow a route (= use a route )
We weren’t sure about which route we should take.
the most direct route home
2 a way between two places that buses, planes, ships etc regularly travel
bus/air/shipping etc route
Is your office on a bus route?
cycle route (= a way between two places that only people on bicycles can use )
3 a way of doing something or achieving a particular result
route to
the surest route to disaster
Kennedy arrived at the same conclusion by a different route.
4 Route 66/54 etc used to show the number of a main road in the US → paper route
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + route
a direct route The motorway is the most direct route.
the best route Let’s look at the map and work out the best route.
the quickest/shortest route We 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 route She followed the northerly route across Spain to Bilbao.
the same route He had intended to return by the same route.
a different route Is 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.
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follow a route Are we following the right route?
take a route They had been forced to take a longer route.
plan your route We studied the map and planned our route.
THESAURUS
how to go to a place
way the road, path, direction etc that you must take in order to get to a place : Are you sure this is the right way to the sea? | Will you come with me? I don’t know the way.
route a way from one place to another that people use regularly or that is shown on a map : There are two routes we could take but this is the quickest one. | the overland trade route between Europe and China
directions instructions on how to get to a place : Let’s stop and ask someone for directions. | If you follow these directions you’ll have no problem finding the house.
short cut a way of getting somewhere that is shorter than the usual way : Let’s take a short cut across the field. | Taxi-drivers know all the short cuts.
how to get to … especially spoken used especially when you ask someone to tell you which is the right way : Can you tell me how to get to Grand Central Station? | It was getting dark and I wasn’t sure how to get home.