1a route (from A) (to B) a way from one place to another 路线:
What is the most direct route from Bordeaux to Lyon?从波尔多去里昂走哪条路最直接?I got a leaflet about the bus routes from the information office.我从问讯处拿到一本关于公共汽车路线的小册子。
2a route to sth a way of achieving sth 途径:
Hard work is the only route to success.勤劳是成功唯一途径。