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单词 avenues
释义

avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈa-və-ˌnü How to pronounce avenue (audio)
-ˌnyü
1
: a way of access : route
2
: a channel for pursuing a desired object
avenues of communication
3
a
chiefly British : the principal walk or driveway to a house situated off a main road
b
: a broad passageway bordered by trees
4
: an often broad street or road

Synonyms

  • arterial
  • artery
  • boulevard
  • carriageway [British]
  • drag
  • drive
  • expressway
  • freeway
  • high road
  • highway
  • pass
  • pike
  • road
  • roadway
  • route
  • row
  • street
  • thoroughfare
  • thruway
  • trace
  • turnpike
  • way
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Example Sentences

We drove down the avenue. We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public. They have closed off that avenue of discussion. a new avenue of research
Recent Examples on the Web That leaves secular Jews, for example, with no avenue to wed inside the country. The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 The Trump supporters were suddenly corralled, with no avenue of escape. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 But what a great way to start, all the way up and down the avenue with 33 art installations on bus shelters [and] utility boxes, giving us a chance to share and celebrate the beauty that’s created by artists in our community. Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 One example cited in the lawsuit was a cluster of tents that lined sidewalks on both side of Northwest 19th Avenue between Thurman and Savier streets, where the avenue runs under Interstate 405. oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022 Why: Part of a $6 million project to reconstruct the avenue with wider sidewalks, better drainage, new pavement and beautification. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2022 Alcaraz said in the press conference that investigators, along with family, have been searching the Floral and Nebraska avenue areas in Selma and in Fowler, a city just outside of Selma. Kyani Reid, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2022 The expansion should be done because buildings on Summit Avenue's west side have similar architectural character to those on the avenue's east side, according to the proposal. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2022 Choose the proper avenue or channel that supports your audience, and be prepared for the live feed. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from feminine of avenu, past participle of avenir to come to, from Latin advenire — more at adventure

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

avenue

noun

av·​e·​nue ˈa-və-ˌnü How to pronounce avenue (audio)
-ˌnyü
1
: a wide street
2
: a way of reaching a goal
She saw the job as an avenue to success.

avenues

noun

plural of avenue
1
as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel a city famous for its broad, tree-lined avenues

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • streets
  • thoroughfares
  • roads
  • highways
  • routes
  • boulevards
  • freeways
  • expressways
  • roadways
  • ways
  • carriageways
  • arteries
  • turnpikes
  • arterials
  • causeways
  • drives
  • interstates
  • thruways
  • lanes
  • rows
  • passes
  • pike
  • pikes
  • high roads
  • alleys
  • parkways
  • corridors
  • motorways
  • traces
  • trails
  • byways
  • alleyways
  • superhighways
  • bypasses
  • beltways
  • crossroads
  • branches
  • drags
  • backstreets
  • places
  • autoroutes
  • tracks
  • dual carriageways
  • autobahns
  • switchbacks
  • circles
  • side streets
  • side roads
  • cul-de-sacs
  • high streets
  • secondary roads
  • ring roads
  • through streets
  • culs-de-sac
  • laneways
  • mews
  • corniches
  • dead ends
  • autostrade
  • autostradas
  • closes
  • bystreets
  • shunpikes
  • Main Streets
2
as in paths
an established course for traveling from one place to another the two main avenues available to those joining in the California gold rush were the trail across the Southwest desert or the hazard-filled loop around Central and South America

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • paths
  • routes
  • approaches
  • roads
  • ways
  • highways
  • arteries
  • thoroughfares
  • streets
  • passages
  • boulevards
  • trails
  • roadways
  • byways
  • passageways
  • lanes
  • walks
  • walkways
  • tracks
  • expressways
  • freeways
  • turnpikes
  • bypaths
  • drives
  • channels
  • passes
  • bypasses
  • airways
  • rows
  • waterways
  • doors
  • doorways
  • laneways
  • routeways
  • portals
  • pike
  • pikes
  • gates
  • gateways
  • watercourses
  • high roads
  • traces
  • hatches
  • cycleways
  • bikeways
  • gats
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