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Path，Trail，Footpath，Pavement，Sidewalk，Track
小路。
🚩path是“狭长的路，并且是人为刻意形成的”，柯林斯解释为A path is a long strip of ground which people walk along to get from one place to another.。
如：
Feet had worn a path in the rock... 经年的踩踏在岩石上形成了一条小径。
He went up the garden path to knock on the door. 他穿过花园小径去敲门。
🚩trail是“乡间小路，林间小道”，柯林斯解释为A trail is a rough path across open country or through forests.。它也有可能是“有特定用途的路线，路径”，柯林斯解释为A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular purpose.。
如：
a trail through the forest 穿过森林的小路
a nature trail 穿过郊野的小路
a large area of woodland with hiking and walking trails间有远足与散步路线的一大片林地
🚩footpath是英式英语，它尤其指“乡间的小路👣”，柯林斯解释为A footpath is a path for people to walk on, especially in the countryside.。
🚩pavement是英式英语，它是“马路边的人行道”，柯林斯解释为A pavement is a path with a hard surface, usually by the side of a road.，这个解释还有一层含义“地面坚硬”。所以，pavement还可以指“硬化路面”，柯林斯解释为The pavement is the hard surface of a road.。
如：
He was hurrying along the pavement.他在人行道上疾行。
🚩sidewalk是美式英语，意思与pavement一样，是“马路边的人行道”。
🚩track有“足迹，跟踪”的意思，所以它当“小路”的意思，是指“人、动物踩踏出的，或者车辆碾出来的小道，小径”。朗文词典的解释更为准确a narrow path or road with a rough uneven surface, especially one made by people or animals frequently moving through the same place。
如：
a muddy track through the forest 穿过森林的泥泞小路
sheep tracks across the moor 羊群踏出的穿越高沼地的小径
track当“小路”这层含义主要用在英式英语中。在美式英语中，tracks（常用复数）只有“足迹、痕迹、车辙”的意思。
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