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　

Collins.2 / BNC.3634 / COCA.5320

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。

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。

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

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。
The traffic along Fitzjohn's Avenue was heavy.
菲茨姜大道上的交通拥堵严重。
He dug a hole in our yard on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born.
我出生的时候，他在埃杰顿大街我们家的园圃里挖了个坑，种了棵枫树。
The glass mountain stands at the corner of Thirteenth Street and Eighth Avenue.
玻璃山矗立于第十三街和第八十大道的拐角处。
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。
We have explored every avenue.
我们已经探索过了各种途径。
I'm standing on the Chang'an Avenue of Beijing, the longest road of this ancient city.
我现在站在北京长安街上，它是这个古老城市最长的一条街了。
The Fifth Avenue is a famous shopping center in new york.
第五大街是纽约著名的购物中心。
I walked until the Seventh Avenue to catch a bus.
我走了，直到第七大道搭上巴士。
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。