C 过道，通道 a way between lines of seats, for example in a church or theater

　aisle　的意思是“过道，通道”，多指教堂或戏院中的成排座位之间的走道，是可数名词。

　clear the ～s　清理过道
　operating ～　操作走廊
　～ seat　紧靠过道的座位
　sit on the ～　坐在过道里

　An aisle ran the length of the house.　过道的长度等于房子的长度。
　The aisle was crammed with people.　过道上挤满了人。
　Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period.　在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
　Would you like a seat by the aisle or would you prefer to be by the window? 　你想要通道旁边的位子还是窗口旁边的位子?
　He was walking down the aisle.　他正走过通道。
　The ushers hurry up and down the aisle, beckoning people to their seats.　引座员在通道中来来回回，引领人们到座位上去。
　Please don't stand in the aisle.　请不要站在走道上。
　Coffee and tea are in the next aisle.　下一个过道内有咖啡和茶。
　You'll find the shampoo and the soap in the fourth aisle along from the entrance.　你会在从入口处算起的第四条通道内找到洗发香波与肥皂。
　We had seats next to the aisle.　我们的座位在过道旁。

 ♣ down〔up〕 the aisle
　〈非正〉结婚　 get married
　She was looking forward to the day when she would walk up the aisle.　她翘首等待步入教堂结婚的那一天。
　He dreamed of the day he would take her down the aisle.　他想象带她一起走向神坛举行婚礼的那一天。
　Nowadays the bride almost always wears white, no matter how many times she has been down the aisle.　现今当新娘的差不多总是身披洁白的婚纱，不管她已经当过多少次新娘。
 ♣ laughing〔rolling〕 in the aisles
　（观众）捧腹大笑　an audience that is laughing or rolling in the aisles is laughing a lot
　They were rolling in the aisles at his jokes.　听了他的笑话，他们都捧腹大笑。
　The comedy had us rolling in the aisles.　这出喜剧使我们捧腹大笑。
　He has kept Italian audiences rolling in the aisles for 40 years or more.　他使意大利观众捧腹大笑至少有40年之久。

 ♣ aisle, corridor, hall, passage
　这组词的共同意思是“过道”。其区别在于：aisle指两排椅子中间的过道；hall指办公大楼中的通道；passage指狭长的、可通往各独立房间的通道；而corridor指建筑物中一侧或两侧都有门通往各房间的走廊。

　［同义词］ corridor, hall, passage
　［词源］拉丁语ala（翼）