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by-path

/bahy-path, -pahth/US // ˈbaɪˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ //UK // (ˈbaɪˌpɑːθ) //

旁门左道,旁路,旁通,旁门左道的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural by-paths [bahy-pathz, -pahthz, -paths, -pahths]. /ˈbaɪˌpæðz, -ˌpɑðz, -ˌpæθs, -ˌpɑθs/.

    • : a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway.

Examples

  • We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.

  • The anti-crime cops began searching the likely path of flight.

  • Senhor José remains stationary, but this lengthy series of clauses propels the reader along an unmarked path.

  • A step-by-step plan to break from your various technology addictions.

  • The flight path remained close to the Indonesian archipelago, well within what is the normal reach of air traffic control radar.

  • All along the highways and by-paths of our literature we encounter much that pertains to this "queen of plants."

  • "But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.

  • I presume this path does not extend many miles without meeting impediments.

  • John was baptizing at a large pool called Ænon-by-Saleim,—probably allegorical, meaning “Fountain of Repose.”

  • The sewing-machine made a resounding clatter in the room; it was of a ponderous, by-gone make.