pathway
gb/pˈæθwˌeɪ/ us/pˈæθwˌeɪ/
B2
英语
~ 8900
义项
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名词
B2
entity
1
narrow route for walking
A small path or way where people walk, often between places like houses, gardens, or parts of a park.
用法模式：
[a pathway] through [a place]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse "pathway" with "driveway" or "road". A "pathway" is mainly for walking, while a "driveway" and a "road" are for cars. Learners also sometimes write "on the pathway" when they mean movement along it; in many cases, "along the pathway" is more natural.
近义词
path (More general and slightly more common; can be natural or man‑made.)
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walkway (Often suggests a clearly built or designed walking area, sometimes raised or paved.)
反义词
barrier (Blocks movement instead of allowing people to pass through.)
搭配
garden pathway
|stone pathway
|pathway through the garden
|narrow pathway
|gravel pathway
|pathway between the buildings
主题
places
|travel
|daily life
|daily_life
例句
- A narrow pathway led from the street to the front door.
- We followed the pathway through the forest to the lake.
- The garden has a stone pathway that winds between the flower beds.
- Cyclists must dismount on the pedestrian pathway.
- They installed lights along the pathway for safety at night.
学习者例句
- There is a small pathway to my house.
- We walked along the pathway by the river.
- The children ran down the pathway to the playground.
- Please stay on the pathway and do not walk on the grass.
- A long pathway goes from the gate to the door.
名词
C1
entity
2
way of reaching a result
A way of reaching a goal in life, work, or study, made of steps or stages you follow.
用法模式：
[a pathway] to [a result]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes use "path" instead of "pathway" in formal or official contexts like education policy (e.g. "educational path"). While "path" is not wrong, "pathway" often sounds more formal and systematic. Another mistake is saying "pathway for success"; the most natural preposition here is usually "to" ("pathway to success").
近义词
route (More general; can refer to physical or figurative ways of getting somewhere or achieving something.)
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track (Suggests a line of development or direction in life, but can sound slightly more informal or metaphorical.)
反义词
dead end (Suggests a situation or choice that offers no further progress or opportunity.)
搭配
pathway to success
|career pathway
|educational pathway
|pathway into higher education
|clear pathway
|alternative pathway
主题
work
|education
|planning
例句
- The internship provided a clear pathway to full-time employment.
- There are many different pathways into a career in medicine.
- Online courses can offer a flexible pathway to a university degree.
- The program is designed as a pathway out of long-term poverty.
- Apprenticeships are an important pathway for young people entering skilled trades.
学习者例句
- This course is a good pathway to a better job.
- The school helps students find a pathway to university.
- There is no single pathway to becoming successful.
- Training can give workers a new pathway in their careers.
- She is looking for a pathway to start her own business.
名词
technical
C1
entity
3
route for signals in nervous system
A line of connected nerves or brain parts that an electrical signal travels along in the body.
用法模式：
[a neural pathway] in [the brain/body]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this technical sense with the general idea of a "way" or "method" in everyday language. In medical or neuroscience texts, "pathway" almost always refers to physical or functional routes inside the body, not to life choices or study plans.
近义词
neural circuit (More technical; emphasizes a functional network of neurons rather than the route itself.)
反义词
blockage (A physical or functional stop in a pathway that prevents signals from passing.)
搭配
neural pathway
|nerve pathway
|sensory pathway
|motor pathway
|pain pathway
|pathway in the brain
主题
science
|medicine
|body
例句
- Repeated practice strengthens the neural pathways involved in learning a new skill.
- Damage to this pathway can affect a patient's ability to feel pain in the affected area.
- Scientists mapped the visual pathway from the eye to the brain.
- Certain therapies aim to rewire abnormal neural pathways in the brain.
- The disease disrupts communication along the motor pathways that control movement.
学习者例句
- Learning creates new pathways in the brain.
- The doctor explained that a nerve pathway was damaged.
- This drug can affect the pain pathways in your body.
- Brain training games try to strengthen neural pathways.
- In this lesson, we studied the visual pathway from the eyes to the brain.
名词
technical
C2
event
4
series of reactions in biology
A chain of chemical steps inside a living thing that change one substance into another or cause a change in the cell.
用法模式：
[a metabolic/signaling pathway] in [a cell/organism]
常见错误：
Learners may mix up "pathway" with single reactions or single enzymes. A "pathway" is a whole sequence of steps, not just one reaction. Another mistake is using it too generally for any biological process; in biology and medicine it usually refers specifically to linked biochemical or signaling steps.
近义词
metabolic pathway (A more specific term used when the reactions are part of metabolism.)
反义词
inhibition (Refers to stopping or slowing a pathway's activity rather than its organized sequence of reactions.)
搭配
metabolic pathway
|signaling pathway
|biochemical pathway
|pathway in the cell
|regulatory pathway
|pathway activation
主题
science
|medicine
|health
例句
- Insulin activates a signaling pathway that helps cells take up glucose.
- The researchers identified a new metabolic pathway involved in fat storage.
- Many cancer drugs target specific pathways that control cell growth.
- This pathway converts toxic compounds into harmless substances.
- Mutations in enzymes along the pathway can lead to serious metabolic diseases.
学习者例句
- The scientist studied a metabolic pathway in liver cells.
- This drug blocks a pathway that helps cancer cells grow.
- Food is broken down through many chemical pathways in the body.
- A problem in one step of a pathway can cause disease.
- Cells use signaling pathways to send messages inside the body.
名词
technical
C1
entity
5
channel for flow in a system
A way or line inside a system where something like air, water, or data moves from one place to another.
用法模式：
[a pathway] for [a substance/signal]
常见错误：
Learners may not realize that in technical writing, "pathway" can refer to non-living systems such as air, water, or data flows, not just to people walking or life choices. It is also sometimes confused with "pipeline"; a "pipeline" is usually a physical pipe or a structured process, while "pathway" is any route within a system.
近义词
channel (Common in technical fields to describe a route for movement or communication, sometimes less structured than "pathway".)
反义词
insulation (Prevents movement of heat, electricity, or sound instead of allowing it to travel along a route.)
搭配
airway pathway
|exposure pathway
|data pathway
|signal pathway
|flow pathway
|pathway for transmission
主题
science
|technology
例句
- Engineers redesigned the cooling pathway to improve heat transfer.
- Poor ventilation created a direct pathway for smoke to enter the building.
- The new chip architecture includes a faster data pathway between the processor and memory.
- Public health officials studied possible pathways of infection in the community.
- We need to block any pathway for water to reach the electrical system.
学习者例句
- The cable provides a pathway for data between the devices.
- There was a direct pathway for smoke to move into the room.
- Engineers created a new pathway for air inside the machine.
- Scientists looked for possible pathways for the virus to spread.
- They closed the pathway for water to get into the house.
语法
词典原形
pathway
IPA
GB/pˈæθwˌeɪ/
US/pˈæθwˌeɪ/
音节与重音
path - way （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (path)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: pathway
- Plural: pathways
词族
Forms
pathways
noun
Core family
path
noun A2
Related words
footpath
noun
Advanced or less common
pathless
adjective
相关表达
career pathway
1/kɚˈɪɹ pˈæθwˌeɪ/
fixed phrase
planned route through jobs
A planned way of moving through different jobs or training steps to build a career.
例句
- The website helps young people explore different career pathways.
- Nursing offers many career pathways, from hospital work to research.
- He chose a vocational course as a career pathway into engineering.
educational pathway
1/ˌɛd͡ʒəkˈeɪʃənəl pˈæθwˌeɪ/
fixed phrase
planned route through education
A planned list of school or university courses that a student follows to reach an education goal.
例句
- The college offers several educational pathways for students who want to enter university later.
- Counselors help students choose the best educational pathway for their interests.
- Online learning has created new educational pathways for working adults.
pathway program
1/pˈæθwˌeɪ pɹˈoʊɡɹˌæm/
fixed phrase
preparatory course into a program
A special course or group of courses that helps students move into another study program, such as a university degree.
例句
- The university offers a pathway program for international students who need to improve their English.
- She enrolled in a business pathway program that leads into the MBA.
- Many colleges use pathway programs to support students who are not yet ready for full degree courses.
pathway to success
1/pˈæθwˌeɪ tə səksˈɛs/
fixed phrase
way of achieving success
A set of actions or steps that can help someone become successful.
例句
- Hard work and persistence are key parts of any pathway to success.
- The program aims to create a clear pathway to success for low-income students.
- There is no single pathway to success; different people follow different routes.
metabolic pathway
1/mˌɛtəbˈɑlɪk pˈæθwˌeɪ/
fixed phrase
technical
series of cell chemical reactions
A chain of chemical reactions inside a cell where one substance is changed step by step into another substance.
例句
- This vitamin plays a key role in several metabolic pathways.
- The citric acid cycle is an important metabolic pathway in cells.
- Genetic defects can disrupt the metabolic pathway that processes sugars.
- Drugs can target specific metabolic pathways in cancer cells.
- The diagram shows how different metabolic pathways connect in the cell.
- Students had to draw a diagram of the metabolic pathway for glucose breakdown.
neural pathway
1/njˈʊɹəl pˈæθwˌeɪ/
fixed phrase
technical
route of connected nerve cells
A chain of nerve cells that carries signals from one part of the nervous system to another.
例句
- Practice strengthens the neural pathways involved in playing the piano.
- The stroke damaged a neural pathway involved in speech.
- The injury damaged a neural pathway that controls hand movement.
- Learning a new skill can strengthen certain neural pathways in the brain.
- Scientists are studying how new neural pathways form during learning.