in the way

in the way, in a way, in no way, on the way

这组词组中都有“way”这个单词。
in the way: 意为“挡道，妨碍（某人）”。

• 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）”。

• 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。
• 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。

• 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”。

• he lost his ticket on the way to the cinema.
  他在去电影院的路上把票弄丢了。

1. She is conservative in the way she dresses.
   她在衣著上很保守。
2. She was quite mechanical and unthinking in the way she ironed the shirts.
   她熨衬衣时样子呆板，不动脑筋。
3. No doubt he means to help, but in fact he just gets in the way.
   他确实是想帮忙，然而事实上却只是帮倒忙。
4. Don't stand in the way.
   闪开，别挡道。
5. Corruption stands in the way of the development of the society.
   贪污腐败妨碍社会的发展。
6. She showed her cunning in the way she avoided answering the question.
   她对问题避而不答，显示出她很狡猾。