1N-IN-NAMES (有时用于街名)大街,街道(书面缩略形式为Ave.)Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used. (有时用于街名)大街,街道(书面缩略形式为Ave.)
...the most expensive stores on Park Avenue.
帕克大街上最贵的商店
2N-COUNT 大道;(尤指)林阴大道 An avenue is a wide, straight road, especially one with trees on either side. 大道;(尤指)林阴大道
3N-COUNT 方法;途径 An avenue is a way of getting something done. 方法;途径
Talbot was presented with 80 potential avenues of investigation. [+ of]
给塔尔博特提出了80种进行调查的可能途径。
There is another avenue to pursue — it involves further negotiations.
1wide street大街ADJECTIVE | AVENUE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤broad, wide寬闊的街道▸➤leafy, tree-lined林蔭道AVENUE + VERB➤be lined with sth大街兩旁⋯成行◇an avenue lined with elms榆樹成行的大街PREPOSITION➤along an/the avenue, down an/the avenue, up an/the avenue沿着大街◇We were strolling down a tree-lined avenue.我們沿着綠樹成蔭的大街漫步。➤in an/the avenue, on an/the avenue (especially NAmE) 在大街上◇a house in Acacia Avenue合歡大街上的一座房子◇an office building on Fifth Avenue第五大道上的一座辦公大樓avenue
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2way of doing/getting sth途徑ADJECTIVE | VERB + AVENUE | AVENUE + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤possible, potential, promising可能的渠道;潛在的渠道;有希望的途徑▸➤fruitful, productive很有成果的/富有成效的方法VERB + AVENUE➤explore, pursue, try探索途徑;尋求方法;嘗試方法◇We need to explore every possible avenue.我們需要探索每一種可能的途徑。➤exhaust用盡方法◇After two months of negotiations we had exhausted all avenues.談判了兩個月後,我們已經用盡了所有的方法。➤open, open up, provide開闢新的渠道;提供方法AVENUE + VERB➤be open to sb方法可供某人選擇◇There was only one avenue open to him.他只有一種方法可選。PREPOSITION➤avenue for⋯的方法◇to provide a new avenue for research為研究提供一種新方法➤avenue of⋯的方法◇We will need to seek other avenues of growth.我們需要尋求其他的增長途徑。◇the two main avenues of enquiry (BrE) 兩種主要的查詢方式➤avenue to通往⋯的途徑◇an avenue to success成功之路