| 单词 | en route |
| 释义 | en route (once / 1809 pages) adv En route is another way to say "on the way." If you want to get a milkshake on your way home from work, you might suggest, "Let's stop at the ice cream shop en route!" You can use en route when you've embarked on a trip: "My train has left, and I'm en route to Milwaukee." Since it's a French phrase, en route is a sophisticated way to express the fact that you've set off or that you're on your way. The correct pronunciation sounds like "on root." WORD FAMILYen route USAGE EXAMPLESThe search began Friday evening when the Coast Guard received a call that the Cessna disappeared from radar while en route to Molokai from Honolulu. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Rail passengers en route from London to Edinburgh were delayed after a scorpion was spotted on the train. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The plane crashed Sunday en route to Syria after a refueling stop in the Russian resort city of Sochi. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) adv on a route to some place Syn on the way |
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