ifcMjf‘7f&o out of the 'way 1 no longer stopping sb
from moving or doing sth X # {&;
X # ff ^ :
1
moved my legs out of the way so that she could get past. fic H ft M ii: iilio 0 / didn’t say
anything until Dad was out of the way. ft fi 3\ ^ ^ A ft fs ft 0
2
finished; dealt with ^ ^ ;
&L JS % : Our region is poised for growth once the election is out
of the way. ft y& — in A, ft 111
0|C, see your 'way
('clear)
to doing sth/to do sth
to
find that it is possible or convenient to do sth ^;i#ft iAftfl!ft{$ft
ft: Small builders cannot see their way clear to take on many trainees. Aft
see which way the wind is blowing to get an idea of what
is likely to happen before doing sth ;
M
(not) stand in sb’s 'way to (not) prevent sb from
doing sth ( ft ) #$?#ft]A: If you believe you can make her happy, I
won’t stand in your way. that’s
the way the cookie
crumbles (informal) that is the situation
and we cannot change it, so we must accept it tfStSfcJiji#; there’s more than
,one
way to skin a ‘cat (saying, humorous) there are many different
ways to achieve sth ( )
ftT&ftii:-'
ft, to 'my way of
thinking in
my opinion
ISiAft; ftcflcilE under 'way (also under-way)
having started B M
ft #n ; ft Mil ft: Preparations are well under way for a week
of special events in May. KM
o note at
start a/the/sb’s way of 'life the typical pattern of
behaviour of a person or group ( ftAl&!$ift(tfJ )
#ft HMft:
the American way of life it HAW ft tS AiA the ,way of the
'world the
way that most people behave; the way that things happen, which you cannot
change A ^ & A W ff A FI ;
tit it;
The rich and powerful make the decisions—that’s
the way of the world. ftiA ft 7
%, ilo .ways and 'means the methods and
materials available for doing sth
( ffl , ff-Wt ffl M fj: ways and means of raising money If a way 'into sth (also a way 'in to sth) some
thing that allows you to join
a group of people, an industry, etc. that it is difficult to join, or to
understand sth that it is difficult to understand ( jjnA*|IAi£AWl$
w. nm®) flsnfft; EWmmumMmwM) sn,
the way to sb’s 'heart the way to make sb like
or love you AHMThe way to a
man’s heart is through his stomach (= by giving him good
food). waY to
go! (NAmE, informal) used to tell sb that you
are pleased about sth they have done ft : Good work, guys! Way to go! jA it ill, tS A
ft if! ft f# ft! ,
work
your way through college, round the world, etc. to have a job or series
of jobs while studying, travelling, etc. in order to pay for your education,
etc. ft_£fti£; .work your way
'through
sth to do sth from beginning
to end, especially when it takes a lot of time or effort g 0]
.A
A it W ) : She worked her way
through the pile of documents. -iftftffto
.work
your
way 'up to move regularly to a
more senior position in a company M ft f\ |R; ^ r|5 IA SEE W 5t: He worked his way
up from messenger boy to account executive. ffe/Ai£ fa (n *ft -ftWftft feSL —more at change v.,
CLAW
V., CLEAR V.,
DOWNHILL adj., EASY adj., ERROR, FAMILY /?.,
FEEL V., FIND V., HARD adj., HARM /?., HEAD /?.,
KNOW V.,
LAUGH V., LIE2 V., LONG adj., MEND V.,
MIDDLE adj., OPEN V., ORDINARY, PARTING n.,
PAVE, PAY V.,
PICK V.,
RUB V., SEPARATF adj., SHAPE H.,
SHOW V., SMOOTH V., SWEET adj., SWING V., TALK V.,
WELL adv., WILL n.,
wrong adj.
w adv. (used with a preposition or an adverb ftf ft is] lie §'J
is] #1) very far; by a large amount i&gG; Aft: She
finished the race way ahead of the other runners.
O I must be going home; it’s way past my bedtime. fti# 0 M J, ft-M T ft SfcJft H 0 T 0 o The price is way above what we can afford, j&ifr ft A ft T
fSill PiJ ft 0 o They live way out in the suburbs. IMj fA ft iK flw izE PA^P K <, o This skirt is way (= a lot) too short, ftftMTo
0 I guessed that
there would be a hundred people there, but I was way out (=
wrong by a large amount). Ifc-feif-8PM A, rPTTTTi 'way back (in .) a long
time ago jlAUilu: I first met him way back in the 80s.
mm so
way farer /'weifeara^); NAmE -fer-/ noun
(old-fashioned or literary) a
person who travels from one place to another, usually on foot ( ffcfp ) way-lay /wei'lei/ verb
(way-laid, way-laid /-'leid/) [VN] to stop sb who is going
somewhere, especially in order to talk to them or attack them A 7
® I got waylaid on my way here.
way-mark /'weimaik;
NAmE -ma:rk/ noun (BrE) a mark or sign on a route in the
countryside to show the way to people who are walking, etc. ( # 0 ^ II # ) j$
Turn right where you see a waymark arrow.
► way-marked /-ma:kt; NAmE
-ma:rkt/ adj.: waymarked routes ff
way 'out noun 1 (BrE)
a
door used for leaving a building ( M. SPfc ty] (ft ) ih P exit 2 a
way of
escaping from a difficult
situation ( HI it (ft ) tbj$: She was in a mess and could see no way
out.
MPSAHI^, Jfe XfJihl&o mm on the way out 1 as you are leaving 2 going out of
fashion
.way-'out adj. (old-fashioned, informal) unusual or strange fjXW HZ3 weird :
way-out ideas
way-point /'weipoint/
noun 1 a place where you stop
during a journey (technical Ain)
the coordinates, checked by a computer, of
each stage of a flight or journey by sea fij&ic (
)
-ways suffix (in
adjectives and adverbs in the direction of A0 ( W ) ; - (
W ) :
lengthways Wdfath 0 sideways 0—ffiiJW the .Ways and Means Committee noun [sing.+ sing./pl. v.] a group of members
of the US House of Representatives which makes suggestions about laws
concerning tax and trade in order to provide money for the US government W
way-side /'weisaid/
noun [sing.] the area at the side of a road or
path jfa % : a wayside inn
3&
P^J ^ /£
3
wild flowers growing by the wayside {$ A i£ Pil IF Ft ir»rn fall by the 'wayside to fail or be unable to make
progress AM
'way station noun (especially NAmE) a
place where people stop to eat or rest during a long journey (
mil*pu ) am,
way-ward /'weiwed; NAmE -ward/ adj. (formal) difficult
to control m UA & MW ;
ft PH ; M ® P^J 523 headstrong : a wayward child ft 'IA W ^ 7 0 wayward emotions Kl.% ASW'lf it ► way-ward-ness noun [U] wazir /wa'zia(r); NAmE-'zir/ noun = vizier wazoo /wae'zu:/ noun (US, slang) a person’s bottom (the part they sit on)
or anus M J&; IFSfe out/,up the wa'zoo in large numbers or
amounts @ ill A; Aft
Wb abbr. weber
WC /.dAblju: 'si:/ noun (BrE) (on signs and doors in
public places) toilet (abbreviation for ‘water closet’) M' Vt $,
MFJt ('£W'M water closet,
H± )
We Otw /wi; strong form wi:/ pran.
(used as the subject of a verb AftzjfjiAWftiFF)
4
I and another person or other people; I
and you
A
{[ ]; FH : We’ve moved to Atlanta. j| ] B ^ ix fij M
1t-.ATo
0 We’d (= the company would) like to offer you the job. ft ill A A 3S SI ft 1$ iX “
I ft o 0 Why don’t