English主要词典
road
Universal Words
noun
1 a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on:
a main / major / minor road * a country / mountain road * They live just along / up / down the road (= further on the same road). * The house is on a very busy road. * He was walking along the road when he was attacked. * It takes about five hours by road (= driving). * It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road. * Take the first road on the left and then follow the signs. * We parked on a side road. * road accidents / safety / users * a road map
2 (Road) (abbreviation Rd) used in names of roads, especially in towns:
35 York Road
3 the way to achieving sth:
to be on the road to success / recovery * We have discussed privatization, but we would prefer not to go down that particular road.
IDIOMS
any road (NorthE) = ANYWAY
one for the road (spoken) a last alcoholic drink before you leave a party, etc.
on the road
1 travelling, especially for long distances or periods of time:
The band has been on the road for six months. * I've been on the road since six this morning.
2 (of a car) in good condition so that it can be legally driven:
It will cost about ｣500 to get the car back on the road.
3 moving from place to place, and having no permanent home:
Life on the road can be very hard.
moreatENDn., FURTHERadv., HITv., SHOWn.
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Roads and streets
In a town or city, street is the most general word for a road with houses and buildings on one or both sides: a street map of London. Street is not used for roads between towns, but streets in towns are often called Road: Oxford Street * Edgeware Road .A road map of France would show you the major routes between, around and through towns and cities.
Other words used in the names of streets include: Circle, Court, Crescent, Drive, Hill and Way. Avenue suggests a wide street lined with trees. A lane is a narrow street between buildings or, in BrE, a narrow country road.
The high street
High street is used in BrE, especially as a name, for the main street of a town, where most shops, banks, etc. are: the record store in the High Street * high street shops. In AmE Main Street is often used as a name for this street.
Larger roads
British and American English use different words for the roads that connect towns and cities. Motorways, (for example, the M57) in BrE, freeways, highways or interstates, (for example State Route 347, Interstate 94, the Long Island Expressway) in AmE, are large divided roads built for long-distance traffic to avoid towns.
A ring road (BrE) / an outer belt (AmE) is built around a city or town to reduce traffic in the centre. This can also be called a beltway in AmE, although this usually refers to the road around Washington D.C. A bypass passes around a town or city rather than through the centre.
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