avenue

英 [ˈævənjuː]

美 [ˈævənuː]

n.  (城镇的)大街; 林荫道(尤指通往大住宅者); 选择; 途径; 手段

复数：avenues　

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牛津词典

noun

• （城镇的）大街
  a street in a town or city
  1. a hotel on Fifth Avenue
     第五大街上的一家旅馆
• 林荫道（尤指通往大住宅者）
  a wide straight road with trees on both sides, especially one leading to a big house
• 选择；途径；手段
  a choice or way of making progress towards sth
  1. Several avenues are open to us.
     有几个办法可以供我们选择。
  2. We will explore every avenue until we find an answer.
     我们要探索一切途径，直到找到答案为止。

柯林斯词典

• N-IN-NAMES （有时用于街名）大街，街道（书面缩略形式为Ave.）
  Avenueis sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviationAve. is also used.
  1. ...the most expensive stores on Park Avenue.
     帕克大街上最贵的商店
• 大道；（尤指）林阴大道
  Anavenueis a wide, straight road, especially one with trees on either side.
• N-COUNT 方法;途径
  Anavenueis a way of getting something done.
  1. Talbot was presented with 80 potential avenues of investigation...
     给塔尔博特提出了80种进行调查的可能途径。
  2. There is another avenue to pursue — it involves further negotiations.
     还有一个办法可用，但需要进一步的磋商。

英英释义

noun

• a line of approach
  1. they explored every avenue they could think of
  2. it promises to open new avenues to understanding
• a wide street or thoroughfare
  Synonym:boulevard

双语例句

• We talk to a Fifth Avenue street vendor in this issue.
  本期，我们采访了第五大道上的一位街头商贩。
• You Sixth Avenue, Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue.
  你从第六大街，第七大街和第八大街中穿过。
• Bergdorf Goodman has opened a men's store on Fifth Avenue
  波道夫·古德曼在第五大道上开了一家男装店。
• The hotels are full up, and the guests have had to go to this dinky little motel way out on Stewart Avenue.
  宾馆已经客满了，客人们不得不到斯图尔特街上这家偏远的小汽车旅馆里来。
• The party leader said the street should be renamed Freedom Avenue
  政党领导人说这条街道应该重新命名为自由大道。
• Also on that list were New York's Fifth Avenue and London's Kensington Palace Gardens;
  同时上榜的还有纽约第五大道和伦敦肯辛顿宫花园；
• I quit! I want to look for another avenue.
  我不干了，我要寻找另外的出路。
• I'm downtown* at the corner of Fourth Street and Washington Avenue.
  我在市中心，在第四大街和华盛顿路的街角。
• The traffic along Fitzjohn's Avenue was heavy.
  菲茨姜大道上的交通拥堵严重。
• It is a first for New York. An outdoor exhibition of Fernando Botero's sculpture on Park Avenue.
  在公园大道上露天展出费尔南多·博特罗的雕塑，这在纽约还是破天荒的事。