manner 多指行动的特殊方式或独特的方法。
method 指有系统、有条理地办事或解决问题的方法。
way 普通用词，可指一般的方法，有时也指个人的方法或方式，也可指特殊的方式或方法。
mode 书面用词，常指因个人爱好或传统习俗等因素而遵循的方法。
fashion 着重独特的程序或方式，尤指个人的偏爱或习惯。
means 指为达到某种目的或目标而采用的方法、手段或途径。
approach 指从事某事的特别方法、途径。
参考例句
1. Yes, I know her from way back. 是的，我很久以前便认识她了。
2. Is this the way to the airport? 这条路是不是到飞机场去的?
3. This is the way to an advantage. 这也是这种手段的一个优点。
英英解释
n.
1. how something is done or how it happens
2. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
3. a journey or passage
4. the condition of things generally
5. a course of conduct
6. any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
7. a line leading to a place or point
8. the property of distance in general
9. doing as one pleases or chooses
10. a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
11. space for movement
12. a portion of something divided into shares adv.
1. to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)
