in the way; in a way; in no way; on the way
in the way 意为“挡道;妨碍(某人)”。如:
Tell the boy not to stand in the way.叫那个男孩别挡道碍事。
in a way 意为“用某种方法(做某事)”。名词way前面常有形容词或this/that修饰。如:
He worked out the problem in a simple way.他用简单的方法算出了这道题。
In this way over several days the artist and his mouse became good friends.
就这样一连过了好几天,艺术家和他的老鼠成了好朋友。
注意:如果in a way单独使用,way前不加任何修饰语,意为“在某种程度上;在某些方面(某一点上)”。
如: The article is well written in a way.从某种程度上来说,这篇文章写得不错。
in no way 意为“决不;一点也不”,常用来加强语气。如:
They are in no way similar to each other.他们毫无相似之处。
on the way 意为“在途中”,其后常接to,表示“在去某地或做某事的路上”。如:
He lost his ticket on the way to the cinema.他在去电影院的路上把票弄丢了。