◙ (pl. paths ) 1. a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading • （用于步行或走出来的）路；小路，小径 [with modifier] such a way or track designed for a particular purpose • （有专门用途的）路，道 »cycle path. 自行车道。 the course or direction in which a person or thing is moving • 路线，路径 »the missile traced a fiery path in the sky. 导弹在天空中留下一道燃烧的轨迹。 »a chosen career path. 一条选定的职业发展道路。 a course of action or conduct • （动作或行为的）道路，途径 »adoption of the recommendation is now seen as the best path towards a settlement of the dispute. 接受这个建议现在看来是解决争端的最好途径。 [Computing] a definition of the order in which an operating system or program searches for a file or executable program • [计算机] 路径 a schedule available for allocation to an individual railway train over a given route • 列车时刻表