walk

Compared meaning: walking, the act of going on foot (noun).

比较义项：步行、散步这一动作或行为本身（名词）。

• walk 本词

  Countable noun for one specific instance of going somewhere on foot, usually with 'a' or 'the'; implies a defined trip with a clear start and end, often for leisure or exercise.

  可数名词，指一次具体的、以步行方式进行的外出，通常与“a”或“the”连用；暗示有明确起点和终点的一趟行程，常用于休闲或锻炼场合。

  She takes a long walk in the park every morning before work.

  她每天上班前都会在公园里散一次长长的步。

• walking

  Uncountable noun for the general activity of moving on foot, used to talk about an ongoing hobby, habit or form of exercise; never used with 'a', often follows a verb or preposition.

  不可数名词，指步行这项活动本身，用来谈论一种持续的爱好、习惯或锻炼方式；从不与“a”连用，常跟在动词或介词后面。

  Walking has become her main form of exercise since she stopped driving to work.

  自从她不再开车上班后，步行已成为她主要的锻炼方式。

As a noun, walk usually means one specific walk with a clear start and end, often used with 'a' or 'the'. Walking is uncountable, referring to the activity itself, often for a hobby, exercise or habit, never with 'a'. Walk's verb meaning is not compared.

walk 作名词时通常指一次具体的、有始有终的散步或步行，常与 a/the 连用，如“去散一次步”；walking 则是不可数名词，指步行这项活动本身，常用来谈论爱好、锻炼方式或持续的行为，不能加冠词 a。这里不比较 walk 作动词表示“步行”这一用法。

Compared meaning: a path or route for walking (noun).

比较义项：供行走的道路（名词）。

• walk 本词

  An older, somewhat literary word for a path, typically a path through a garden, park, or countryside; less common in modern everyday speech.

  walk是较为古雅、文学化的说法，通常指花园、公园或乡间的小径，在现代日常口语中较少使用。

  A gravel walk winds through the old rose garden behind the manor.

  一条碎石步道蜿蜒穿过庄园后面的老玫瑰园。

• walkway

  The everyday, modern word for a paved path or passage for pedestrians, common in urban or architectural contexts, such as connecting buildings or approaching a doorway.

  walkway是更现代、日常的说法，指供行人通行的铺砌通道，常见于城市或建筑语境，例如连接建筑物或通向门口。

  Leaves covered the walkway leading to the front door.

  落叶覆盖了通往前门的走道。

Walk is an older, literary word for a path, as in a garden or park. Walkway is the modern, everyday word for a paved path for pedestrians, common in cities. Walk's other meanings, like the act of walking or the baseball term, are not compared.

walk在这个意义上是较为古雅、文学化的说法，多指花园、公园或乡间供人漫步的小径；walkway则是更现代、日常的说法，常指城市或建筑环境中铺设的人行通道。这里不比较walk的其他含义，例如“散步”这一动作或棒球中的“保送”。