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A road, A-road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (main traffic route) | 主干道 zhǔ gàn dào |
| A motorist was caught doing almost double the 70-mph limit on an A road in Worcestershire. |
access road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (slip road on a motorway) (高速公路) | 匝道
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| The access road to the highway is actually a very long on-ramp. |
access road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | UK (special, express route) (与快速路平行) | 辅路 fǔ lù |
| A vehicle has broken down on the access road, causing long traffic delays. |
arterial road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (main road or route) | 主干道 zhǔ gàn dào |
| The arterial roads into the city often get blocked up with traffic in the rush hour. |
back road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (not a main route) | 乡间小道 xiāng jiān xiǎo dào |
| | 小路 xiǎo lù |
| They got lost somewhere in the back roads of Devon. |
byroad, by-road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (countryside: side road) | 小路 xiǎo lù |
| | 旁路 páng lù |
dirt road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (unmade road, track) | 土路 tǔ lù |
| Main Street is paved but all the other streets are just dirt roads. |
down the road advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative, informal (in the future) (比喻,非正式用语) | 将来,今后
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| We're planning to have kids somewhere down the road, maybe in five years or so. |
down the road advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | literal (further along the street) (本义) | 马路那头 mǎ lù nà tóu |
| This is number 17 Main Street; number 25's down the road in that direction. |
gravel road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (path of small stones) | 碎石子路 suì shí zi lù |
| This gravel road is only wide enough for one car. |
high road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (morally superior approach) | 高姿态
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hit the road viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | slang, figurative (leave, start a journey) (俚语,比喻) | 上路,离开某地开始旅程
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| We rose early and hit the road before 7.00 am. |
main road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (principal street) | 主路 zhǔ lù |
| Learner drivers usually practise on side streets before going on to the main roads. |
middle of the road, middle-of-the-road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (centre of a street) (本义) | 路中央 lù zhōng yāng |
备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun 短语用于名词前作形容词时需用连字符连接 |
| The child froze in the middle of the street as the car sped towards him. |
middle of the road, middle-of-the-road adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | figurative (average, mediocre) (比喻) | 中庸的,中间道路的,中间立场的
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| The band abandoned their experimental tendencies for a middle-of-the-road sound in an effort to sell more records. |
middle of the road, middle-of-the-road adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (politics: not extreme) (政治) | 中间路线的 zhōng jiān lù xiàn de |
| His politics then were very middle-of-the-road; they became radical later. |
off road advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on unmade terrain) | 不在大路上行驶 bú zài dà lù shàng xíng shǐ |
| | 越野地 yuè yě de |
| Four wheel drive cars are designed to be driven off road. |
off-road adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (vehicle: for rough terrain) | 越野的
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| An African Safari requires a sturdy off-road vehicle. |
| 在非洲森林里需要一辆坚固的越野车。 |
on the road advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (travelling) | 在旅行 zài lǚ xíng |
| | 在旅途中 zài lǚ tú zhōng |
| We will be on the road for days when we drive from New York to Los Angeles. |
on the road advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on tour) | 在巡回(演出)中 zài xún huí yǎn chū zhōng |
| She spends several months of the year on the road, touring with her band. |
on the road advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on the way, on a path: to [sth]) | 在路上 zài lù shàng |
| | 在去…的路上 zài qù … de lù shàng |
| Eating less and exercising more has me on the road to losing weight. |
on the road to preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (heading for, destined for) | 去往… qù wǎng |
| | 在去…的途中 zài qù de tú zhōng |
| | 在前往…的路上 zài qián wǎng de lù shàng |
| Are we on the road to Rome? |
paved road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (path of slabs or stones) | 用砖石铺的路 yòng zhuān shí pū de lù |
| After 3 kilometres, the paved road became a gravel one, which made cycling difficult. |
ring road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (motorway around a city) | 环行路 huán xíng lù |
| The ring road around Washington D.C. is commonly known as the Beltway. |
ringroad, ring road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (motorway surrounding a city) | 环路 huán lù |
| | 环城公路 huán chéng gōng lù |
| I live on the other side of the ringroad. |
road accident nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (law: traffic collision) (法律) | 车祸 chē huò |
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| Khalid was injured in a road accident. |
road block nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (barricade against traffic) (警察等设置的) | 路障 lù zhàng |
| The police have set up road blocks on all roads leading out of town. |
road block nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] obstructing traffic) (由人群构成的) | 道路障碍,路障
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| The protesters lay down in the street to act as a road block. |
road hog nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (driver: does not stay in lane) | 横冲直撞的司机(骑车者) héng chōng zhí zhuàng de sī jī ( qí chē zhě ) |
| I wish this truck would move into the proper lane - he's such a road hog. |
road map nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (plan of roads for drivers) (本义) | 行路图 xíng lù tú |
road map nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (plan of action) (比喻) | 行动计划 xíng dòng jì huà |
| The President explained his road map for the future of the economy. |
road rage nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (aggression while driving) (非正式用语) | 公路泄愤行为 gōng lù xiè fèn xíng wéi |
| Most of us have experienced road rage at one time or another. |
road safety nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (prevention of traffic accidents) | 道路安全
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| Children are taught about road safety at school. |
road show nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (touring performance or display) | 路演
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| The road show will be touring the entire country at 15 venues. |
road-show [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US (put on as touring performance) | 做…的路演
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| The producer decided to road-show the play. |
road sign nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (traffic notice) | 交通标志 jiāo tōng biāo zhì |
| | 道路标识 dào lù biāo shí |
| Didn't you see the road sign? - it said 'Cattle Crossing Ahead'. |
road test nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (test of vehicle in use) (为检测车辆安全性等的) | 道路试验
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| The article reports results from the road tests of three new cars. |
road trip nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (journey in a car, bus, etc.) | 公路旅行 gōng lù lǚ xíng |
| | 公路上的旅途 gōng lù shàng de lǚ tú |
| We're planning a road trip to Perth this weekend. |
roadkill, road kill nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (animal killed by traffic) | 路上被撞死动物的尸体 lù shàng bèi zhuàng sǐ dòng wù de shī tǐ |
| | 被撞死动物 bèi zhuàng sǐ dòng wù |
| Yuck, there's some roadkill over there. I can't believe how much roadkill we've seen on this journey. |
roadsign, road sign nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (notice to traffic) | 路标 lù biāo |
| | 道路标志牌 dào lù biāo zhì pái |
| Does that yellow road sign mean yield? |
secondary road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (arterial road) | 二级公路 èr jí gōng lù |
| The road south was a secondary road, and in very bad condition. |
service road, also US: frontage road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (road alongside expressway) | 辅道
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| | 辅助车道
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side road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (small street) | 旁路 páng lù |
| | 辅路 fǔ lù |
| Phil parked the car on a side road. |
toll road nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (highway for which a fee is charged) | 收费公路 shōu fèi gōng lù |
| There are a lot of toll roads around Orlando airport. |