| 单词 | avenue |
| 释义 | avenue (ævɪnjuː , US -nuː ) Word forms: avenues 1. countable noun Avenue is sometimes used in the names of streets. The written abbreviation Ave. is also used. ...the most expensive stores on Park Avenue. 2. countable noun An avenue is a wide, straight road, especially one with trees on either side. 3. countable noun An avenue is a way of getting something done. Talbot was presented with 80 potential avenues of investigation. [+ of] There is another avenue to pursue–it involves further negotiations. Synonyms: method, line, approach, direction Collocations: avenue of escape The accused must not have foregone some safe avenue of escape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Coalition troops then returned and destroyed the berm, as they would need an avenue of escape should withdrawal from the area prove necessary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then cut off his lines of communication and avenue of escape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prince had recklessly chosen a campsite in a wooded valley with steep sides and few avenues of escape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other avenues of escape were similarly useless: side doors had been bolted shut to prevent people from entering without paying. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But retailers are desperate not to miss out on a potential avenue of growth. Times, Sunday Times This will provide it with new avenues of growth. Times, Sunday Times This necessitated the need for new avenues of growth for the company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For the only time, he shuts down an avenue of inquiry. Times, Sunday Times The investigation was detailed and complex and officers had a duty to explore every avenue of inquiry and retain an open mind about the circumstances. Times, Sunday Times But the study represents an intriguing avenue of inquiry, suggesting that when actors shift into a new character, their brain activity changes too. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And be aware that lenders are finding fresh avenues of inquiry by the day. Times, Sunday Times As with other avenues of investigation, nothing was to come of it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the discovery of the genetic code and such tools of cloning as restriction enzymes, the avenues of investigation open to geneticists were greatly broadened. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Distorted findings result in wasted resources and can mislead other researchers to pursue fruitless avenues of investigation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And that's good because it closes an irrelevant avenue of research. Times, Sunday Times Other scientists said that it was important not to dismiss this avenue of research out of hand. Times, Sunday Times Individual scholars are free to pursue any avenue of research they choose, within any disciplinary framework. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He studied cellular convection and motions in the mantle whilst at the same time pursuing yet another new avenue of research; the development of sedimentary basins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But if you don't admit to behavioural similarities then you are cutting off avenues of research. Times, Sunday Times Visitors approach via a series of security gates, and then up a broad avenue of beeches and lavender beds. Times, Sunday Times For the winner, though, came not just the 227,080 first prize but a journey down a broad avenue of opportunity. Times, Sunday Times He decided that the front gardens of all the buildings should be joined together to create a broad avenue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He pedals slowly, and aimlessly, along the broad avenues on his mountain bike. Times, Sunday Times At least you can walk freely along its broad avenues. Times, Sunday Times They said they were 'considering all legal avenues to challenge this decision'. The Sun Treasury officials made plain that it was exploring all legal avenues to see whether the pension, or some of it, could be clawed back. Times, Sunday Times A spokeswoman said that if people applied for an extension while they pursued various legal avenues, 'we are not going to say no to that'. Times, Sunday Times Lawyers who support a group of affected families were consulting their clients over whether there were any legal avenues to take now that a more clear timeline had been presented. Times, Sunday Times By shutting down legal avenues of escape, we force people into illegal ones. Times, Sunday Times Mid-century era high-rise apartments line the avenue, with elegant, older detached homes on shady side streets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Driving up a long avenue lined with rosebushes, we met a blue-capped gardener who was breaking out a lawn mower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of the tennis these two young warriors provided was so tumultuous, it felt as though the cobblestones that line the avenues here were trembling. Times, Sunday Times As we stroll avenues lined by ancient oaks and chat to passing horsey folk, we feel the love and grandeur of this place, this town, this area. Times, Sunday Times This can be seen in apple orchards, avenues lined with hazelnut, berry fruits and the flowering plants that have spread throughout the surrounding area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He doesn't seem to have noticed that both paradigms aspire to offer an avenue to the truth. Times, Sunday Times The program also offers an avenue to disseminate successful nursing practices and strategies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Based on the principles of ecological stewardship and sustainable living, working and living on the farm offered an avenue to educate young people about land care and food production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Before we start destroying world-class institutions, we need to be very sure that we have tried all other avenues to mitigate the problems they cause. Times,Sunday Times You must exhaust other avenues first and ensure that innocent people are not damaged by your disclosures. Times, Sunday Times Government rules say that a lender or loan servicer has to prove that it has exhausted all other avenues before seeking repossession. Times, Sunday Times Although employees could still use other avenues to report misconduct, such as email, the telephone line was the only anonymous channel. Times,Sunday Times If they don't respond, do you intend to pursue other avenues to regain contact and a relationship? Times, Sunday Times Every possible avenue for error must be considered and shut down. Times, Sunday Times Hopefully, every possible avenue will be provided to facilitate a continuous dialogue between the electorate and the government. ST He also said mergers are only a possible avenue to create a better, more profitable operation. Globe and Mail Ultimately, though, you have to be realistic about whether you can afford to sustain the business once you've explored all possible avenues. The Sun It also creates a possible avenue for people who are looking to make use of imagery under orphan works to find the copyright holders of that imagery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As well as putting food on the table, it can satisfy creative urges, promote self-esteem and provide an avenue for achievement. Times, Sunday Times Others feel he will provide an avenue to funding or airing grievances. Times, Sunday Times Due to the high level of training required to grasp these methods, however, rational planning fails to provide an avenue for public participation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Public and private sector platforms provide an avenue for citizens to engage while offering access to transparent information that citizens have come to expect. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unwittingly providing the avenue for his own destruction. Times, Sunday Times Nowhere was it more wounded than in the tree-lined avenue that runs around the Acropolis. Times, Sunday Times (2014) When the red and grey brick château appears at the end of the long tree-lined avenue there's a great sense of anticipation. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The surprise is walking along a tree-lined avenue for the first time and knowing you'll live there one day. The Sun (2016) Make sure you walk the grand tree-lined avenue that leads all the way to the giant Holkham beach. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 大街 Japanese: 大通り |
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