fairway
/ˈfeəweɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈferweɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfer-ˌwā/ (ame, mw)
fairway — 名詞
- fairwaysingular
- fairwaysplural
1. the short-cut strip on a golf hole that leads from the tee to the green
球道
高爾夫球洞間短草區
the short-cut strip on a golf hole that leads from the tee to the green
Mayumi's drive landed in the fairway, leaving an easy shot to the green.
Mayumi 開球落在球道上，讓下一桿更容易攻上果嶺。
collocation: land in the fairway
The coach told Adisa to aim left and stay on the fairway.
教練叫 Adisa 瞄左一點，讓球一直留在球道上。
After the rain, carts were banned from the fairway until noon.
下雨後，球車到中午前都不得開上球道。
A bunker beside the fairway caught Ilan's second shot.
球道旁的沙坑接住了 Ilan 的第二桿。
Beatriz hit safely down the fairway instead of risking the trees.
Beatriz 保守地順著球道擊球，沒有冒險打向樹旁。
- short grass
a plain description, not the formal golf term
- landing area
an informal coaching phrase for the preferred place to hit
- mown strip
describes the cut grass but is not golf-specific
- rough
the longer grass outside the ideal line of play
文法句型
on the fairway
down the fairway
hit the fairway
用法筆記
Used only in golf. A fairway is the main short-grass route of a hole, not the tee at the start or the green around the hole.
常見錯誤
2. a safe water route that ships follow through a harbor, river mouth, or coastal a
航道
船隻通常通行的水路
a safe water route that ships follow through a harbor, river mouth, or coastal area
Cargo ships waited for fog to clear before entering the fairway.
貨船等霧散去後，才駛入航道。
pattern: enter the fairway
The harbor map marked a deep fairway between the sandbanks.
港口地圖標出了兩片沙洲之間的深水航道。
Pilots kept the ferry inside the fairway during the storm.
暴風雨中，領航員讓渡輪一直留在航道內。
A sunken barge partly blocked the fairway near the old pier.
舊碼頭附近沉沒的駁船把航道堵住了一部分。
Night lights guided tankers along the main fairway to port.
夜間燈號引導油輪沿著主要航道駛進港口。
- channel
the most common nautical near-equivalent, often stressing the water passage itself
- shipping lane
often used for regular vessel routes, especially on larger waters
- waterway
broader and less precise than a marked navigable route
文法句型
enter the fairway
keep to the fairway
main fairway
用法筆記
Usually used in port, river, and shipping contexts. Distinguish this from sense 3: here the route is a water passage for vessels, not just any clear space for movement.
3. a space or route kept open so people, vehicles, or things can move through it
淨空通道
留空讓人或物通過的路
a space or route kept open so people, vehicles, or things can move through it
Workers left a fairway between the boxes so the piano could pass.
工人留出箱子間的一條淨空通道，讓鋼琴能搬過去。
pattern: leave a fairway between obstacles
Please keep a fairway clear for the stretcher in the hallway.
請在走廊裡留出一條淨空通道，好讓擔架通過。
instruction: keep a fairway clear
The crew cut a fairway through the reeds to reach the lake.
工作人員在蘆葦間開出一條淨空通道，才能到湖邊。
Anjali moved the chairs back to open a fairway to the stage.
Anjali 把椅子往後移，騰出一條通往舞台的淨空通道。
Snowplows made a fairway for buses at the school entrance.
鏟雪車在學校入口清出一條淨空通道，讓公車能開進來。
- obstruction
something that blocks the way and stops movement
文法句型
leave a fairway through [something]
open a fairway for [something]
用法筆記
Rare and mostly descriptive. It usually refers to space left open through obstacles or crowds, rather than to a fixed road or lane.