path

Compared meaning: a small road or walking route (noun).

比较义项：小路（名词）。

• path 本词

  The general, neutral word for a walking route; often implies a deliberately made or maintained path that is smooth and easy to walk on.

  泛指、中性的“小路”一词；常暗示是特意修建或维护过的小路，平坦好走。

  A paved path winds through the botanical garden past the roses.

  一条铺砌的小路蜿蜒穿过植物园，经过玫瑰花丛。

• track

  Suggests a rougher, less maintained route, often worn into the ground by repeated use of feet, hooves, or wheels; can imply mud or unevenness.

  指更粗糙、少人维护的小路，常因人、动物蹄印或车轮反复碾压而形成，可能带有泥泞或凹凸不平的意味。

  Muddy tracks cut through the forest where deer pass every night.

  泥泞的小路穿过森林，那是鹿群每晚经过时留下的。

Path and track both mean a small road for walking, but path is the neutral, common word for a route that is made and smooth to walk on. Track usually means a rougher route worn by repeated use. It also means 'racetrack', not compared here.

这两个词在“小路”这一意思上很接近，但语气有别：path 是中性、常用的说法，多指经过整理或专门修建、走起来平坦的小路；track 则常指因人、动物或车辆反复碾压而形成的粗糙小路，可能带有泥泞、崎岖的意味。这里不比较 track 的“跑道；轨道；车辙”等其他意思。