基本结构:主语 + make + 形容词性物主代词/名词所有格 + way toward + 地点/目标(toward 可写作 towards,英美拼写差异,含义一致)。
后接对象:
具体地点(最常用):如 the exit(出口)、the park(公园)、the stage(舞台);
抽象目标(较少见,需语境支撑):如 success(成功)、a better life(更好的生活)。
强调“过程性”:不是“瞬间到达”,而是“朝着目标逐步移动”;
隐含“小阻力”:如穿过拥挤人群、应对天气/地形困难等(但不强调“重大阻碍”,重大阻碍常用 "fight one's way toward" 等)。
1、 具体地点场景:
She made her way toward the coffee shop, umbrella in hand.(她手里拿着伞,朝咖啡店走去。)
The kids pushed through the crowd to make their way toward the ice cream truck.(孩子们挤过人群,朝冰淇淋车走去。)
Despite the dark, he made his way toward the cabin using a flashlight.(尽管天黑,他还是用手电筒朝小木屋走。)
2、 抽象目标场景(需结合语境):
After years of hard work, she's finally making her way toward becoming a lawyer.(经过多年努力,她终于朝着成为律师的方向迈进。)
The team is slowly making its way toward victory with each win.(团队每赢一场,就慢慢朝着胜利前进。)
make one's way toward vs make one's way to:
"toward" 侧重方向(“朝……走,但未到达”);
"to" 侧重目的地(“前往……,最终要到达”)。
例:
I'm making my way toward the station.(我正朝车站走——还没到);
I made my way to the station just in time.(我及时赶到了车站——已到达)。
make one's way toward vs head toward:
两者都表示“朝……方向走”,但 "make one's way" 更强调“主动/艰难行进”(如穿过障碍),而 "head toward" 更口语、更随意(如“转身朝……走”)。
总结:"make one's way toward" 是描述“有目的、逐步朝某方向移动”的常用短语,适合表达“克服小困难、缓慢行进”的场景,尤其用于具体地点的方向指引。