一、the way 引导状语从句时，等于 as。

二、the way 引导名词性从句时，等于 how。

1. things didn't turn out the way they were supposed to

2. nothing went the way it was supposed to

3. look at the way she walks

网友的3个例子（不是句子），the way 都是定语从句省略关系副词后，而来的。

省略的关系词是 that 或 in which。知道是省略即可，但不要硬性补齐。当代英语已经逐渐淡化 the way 的先行词作用，而是把它当做连词对待。

具体说来： 句1，句2，the way 用作连词，引导“方式状语从句”，等于 as。

句3，the way 做了 look at 的宾语。这时，the way 引导名词性从句（宾语从句），等于 how。

替换后意思不变：

1. things didn't turn out as they were supposed to

2. nothing went as it was supposed to

3. look at how she walks