1.path的基本意思是“小路”“小径”,常指人或牲畜走出来的路,相当于pathway或footpath,引申可指思想、行为和生活等“路线,路径,办事程序,办法”等,均用作可数名词。
2.path与through连用时,表示“通往…的小路”; 与of连用时表示“…的道路”。

beat a path to a place
门庭若市 the courtyard is as crowded as a marketplace
Now that she has become famous, all sorts of people will be beating a path to her door.现在她已经成名,她家门庭若市。
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cross sb's path〔cross paths with〕
1.不期而遇 have a chance encounter
If I cross his path,I'll tell him to return the book.如果我碰见他,我要叫他还书。
If we go this way, we shall probably cross his path.如果我们从这条路去,我们也许会遇到他。
I crossed my friend's path in the street yesterday.昨天,我在街上遇见一个朋友。
She crossed her old friend's path after twenty years.20年后她偶然碰到了她的老朋友。
Many years were to pass before we crossed our paths again.过了许多年我们才偶然相逢。
Little did he expect that he should cross paths with his former lover Mary there.他从来没有想到他会在那里与他过去的情人玛丽不期而遇。
The ship crossed paths with a gale.那艘船遇到一场大风。
The traveler crossed paths with an accident on the road.那位旅客在路上遇到了车祸。
She crossed paths with an old friend at a dinner party.她在一次宴会上偶然遇到一位老朋友。
2.妨碍某人 hinder; impede
I'm uncertain whether it will help or cross my path.我不能确定它是否有用。
Don't cross my path.不要妨碍我。
You're crossing my path in work by talking all the time.你老说话妨碍我工作。

The path was completely covered by the dense foliage.小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。
We must even the path—it's so rough.我们一定要平整这条路,路面崎岖不平。
The old man edged the path with trees.那位老人在小路边种上了树木。
The dog has fouled the path.狗弄脏了小径。
The darkness hides the path.黑暗使路看不见。
We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide.我们由向导带领沿着一条狭窄的路走。
He bent his steps from the path.他离开了这条路。
We can follow this path to the village.我们沿着小路进入村里。
We walked along the path, enjoying the glow of the rising sun.我们沿着小路行走,欣赏着色彩艳丽的朝霞。
Our lorry eased down and zigzagged along the mountain path.我们的卡车放慢了速度,沿着弯弯曲曲的山路前进。
She glanced back over the path she had come.她回头看一眼自己走过来的小路。
A truck blocked the greater part of the path, so that we couldn't get by.卡车把小路阻塞了一大半,我们无法通过。
The road finished in a narrow path.这条公路的尽头是一狭窄的小径。
He fell over a rock in his path. 他在小路上被一块石头绊倒了。
We cut a path through the forest and gained the river next day.我们在林中辟出一条小路,于第二天到达河边。
There was no path through the wood and we had to force our way through the thick bushes.树林里没有小路,我们不得不在茂密的灌木丛中艰难行进。
They cut out a path through the jungle.他们在密林中开出了一条小路。
The local people had beaten out a path through the forest.当地人踩出了一条穿过森林的小道。
He has had a difficult path through life.他生活中有过一段困难的历程。
Hard work is the path to success.努力是通向成功之路。
Genghis Khan's armies destroyed everything in their path.成吉思汗的军队所过之处都被烧杀抢掠光了。
In the end he chose the path of revolution.他终于选择了革命的道路。
In becoming a doctor like his father he had really just followed the path of least resistance.他像他的父亲一样当了医生,这倒是顺理成章的事。

path, road, route, track, way
这组词都有“路”的意思。其区别在于：
1.path指“小路”“小径”,常为人或畜走出来的路,引申可指思想、行为和生活等途径。
2.road意义广泛,一般指交通大道。例如:
The roads were blocked with crowds of people. 道路被人群挤得水泄不通。
Houses in this area have all appreciated in value since the new road was built.新路建好之后这一地区的房子都增值了。
He advocated building more good roads.他主张修筑更多的好公路。
We have been advised that the roads are too icy for the trip.有人告诉我们路太滑不好走。
3.way泛指路,常和其他词构成复合词。例如:
They barred the way and we couldn't go any farther.他们挡住了路,我们不能再往前走。
On our way to the peak, a fierce storm suddenly blew up.在爬向顶峰时,突然刮起猛烈的大风。
The land has appreciated greatly since the new railway was built.自新铁路建成后,这片地的价值大为增加。
4.route指按规定行走的路线、航线。例如:
They returned by the same route.他们从原路返回。
They decided on the route they were to take.他们决定了要走的路线。
The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。
5.track所指的路铺有车轨。例如:
They are laying the tracks for a new railway.他们正在为铁路铺新轨。
The locomotive ran off the track and the cars overturned.机车出了轨,车厢翻了。

［同义词］   avenue, course, direction, footway, procedure, road, route, track, way
［词源］  ＜古英语ｐæｔｈ(小路)