1 [C,U] (especially Brit 尤为英) a path across private land that the public may use; legal permission to go into or through another person's land （私人土地上的）公用路径；（进入或通过他人土地的）通行权: Walkers have right of way through the farmer's field. 步行者享有穿越该农民田地的通行权。

2 [U] (used in road traffic) the fact that a vehicle in a particular position is allowed to drive into or across a road before another vehicle in a different position （用于道路交通）先行权: He should have stopped -- I had the right of way. 他本该停车─我有先行权。