route1/rut; ruːt/n [C]1 the roads, paths etc that you follow to get from one place to another 路线: +to/from What's the quickest route to the station? 到车站怎么走最快?the most direct route home 最直接的回家路线bus/shipping etc route a map of local bus routes 当地的公共汽车路线图take/follow a route Which is the best route to take? 走哪一条路线最好?Cheering crowds lined the route (=stood in a line along a road being used for a race, march etc). 欢呼的人群站在道路两旁。2 a way of achieving something〔获取某事物的〕途径﹐方法: +to Money is not always the route to happiness. 有钱并非一定就能获得幸福。EN ROUTE
route2v [T] to send something or someone by a particular route 按特定路线运送: Flights were routed through Paris because of the snow. 由于下雪﹐航班都经过巴黎。