【1】in the way of

(1)阻碍;妨碍

She had a job which never got in the way of her leisure interests. 她有一份从来不会影响她的业余爱好的工作。

The British government would not stand in the way of such a proposal. 英国政府不会阻止这样一项提议。

We cannot allow dogmatism to stand in the way of progress. 我们不能允许教条主义阻碍进步

【2】by way of

(1)经由；取道

The path goes under the river by way of the tunnel. 这条通道经隧道从河下经过。 

(2)采用…方法；通过

I teach psychology by way of a range of traditional lectures, practicals and tutorials. 我采用传统授课与实践和指导相结合的方式教授心理学。

(3)作为…；以求…

By way of contrast, Manchester United will travel slightly more than 1,200 miles. 相比而言，曼联队的行程将略多于1,200英里。

'I get very superstitious about things like that,' she said by way of explanation. “在那种事儿上我会很迷信，”她解释道。