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

I quit! I want to look for another avenue.
我不干了，我要寻找另外的出路。
You can find my house along the avenue.
沿着林阴道你能找到我的家。
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。
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 avenue had never been paved, and deep mud made it impassable in winter.
这条大街从未铺过路面，冬天泥泞不堪，无法通行。
I'll meet you on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Broad Street.
我会在杰斐逊大街和布劳得大街的拐角处与你碰头。
Weapon, and there's nothing like Madison avenue.
和武器，这和麦迪逊大街完全是两回事。
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。
Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue
莉莉住在公园大道附近的一套顶层豪华公寓里。