| 单词 | road |
| 释义 | 🔑 roadBrE /rəʊd/ NAmE /roʊd/ noun 🔑 a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on 路；道路；公路◆ a main /major /minor road 公路干线；大路；支路◆ a country /mountain road 乡村道路；山路◆ They live just along /up /down the road (= further on the same road ). 他们就住在这条路前面不远的地方。◆ The house is on a very busy road . 房子位于一条交通非常繁忙的公路旁边。◆ He was walking along the road when he was attacked . 他正在路边散步，突然遭到袭击。◆ It takes about five hours by road (= driving ). 开车大约要花五个小时。◆ It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road . 用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。◆ Take the first road on the left and then follow the signs . 走左边的第一条路，然后循着路标走。◆ We parked on a side road . 我们把车停放在岔道上。◆ road accidents /safety /users 公路交通事故/安全；道路使用者accelerate , brake , car , commute , driving , licence , motorist , road , road tax , traffic bypass , carriageway , diversion , hard shoulder , lane , lay-by , motorway , road , roundabout , signpost 🔑 Road (abbreviation Rd ) used in names of roads , especially in towns （用于道路名称，尤指城镇的）路◆ 35 York Road 约克路 35 号roads路Roads and streets公路和街道In a town or city, street is the most general word for a road with houses and buildings on one or both sides.在城镇，street 为最宽泛的用语，指街道：◆a street map of London伦敦街道图 Street is not used for roads between towns, but streets in towns are often called Road. * street 不用以指城镇间的道路，而城镇里的街道常称作 Road：◆Oxford Street牛津街◆Mile End Road迈尔恩德路 A road map of a country shows you the major routes between, around and through towns and cities.一个国家的公路交通图（road map）标有连接、环绕和穿越各城镇的主要路线。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.其他可用于街道名称的词有 Circle、Court、Crescent、Drive、Hill 和 Way。avenue 指宽阔的林荫道，lane 指建筑物间的小巷、胡同，或在英式英语中指乡村小路。The high street市镇商业大街High street is used in BrE , especially as a name, for the main street of a town, where most shops, banks, etc. are. * high street 用于英式英语，尤作商店、银行等集中的市镇商业大街名：◆the record store in the High Street商业大街的唱片商店◆high street shops市镇大街的商店 In NAmE Main Street is often used as a name for this street.在美式英语中，此义常用 Main Street 表示。Larger roads较宽大的公路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 NAmE , are large divided roads built for long-distance traffic to avoid towns.表示连接城镇的公路时，英式英语和美式英语的用词各异。motorway 用于英式英语（如 57 高速路），freeway、highway 或 interstate 用于美式英语（如 347 州道、94 州际公路、长岛高速公路），它们均指城外分道行驶的长途高速公路。A ring road (BrE ) /an outer belt (NAmE ) is built around a city or town to reduce traffic in the centre. This can also be called a beltway in NAmE , especially when it refers to the road around Washington D.C. A bypass passes around a town or city rather than through the centre. * ring road（英式英语）/outer belt（美式英语）指为减少市中心的交通流量修建的环城公路。在美式英语中亦可叫做 beltway，不过该词通常指华盛顿市的环城公路。bypass 指不穿越市中心，绕过城市的旁道。the way to achieving sth 途径；方法；路子◆ to be on the road to recovery 正在恢复之中◆ We have discussed privatization , but we would prefer not to go down that particular road . 我们已经讨论了私有化问题，但不想采用这种方法。 ● ˈany road (NEngE ) = anyway● (further ) along /down the ˈroad at some time in the future 今后；在将来◆ There are certain to be more job losses further down the road . 往后肯定会有更多人失业。● one for the ˈroad (informal ) a last alcoholic drink before you leave a party , etc .告辞前喝的最后一杯酒● on the ˈroad travelling , especially for long distances or periods of time 在途中；（尤指）长途旅行中◆ The band has been on the road for six months . 那支乐队巡回演出已有六个月了。(of a car 汽车) in good condition so that it can be legally driven （状况良好）可行驶◆ It will cost about £500 to get the car back on the road . 要花大约 500 英镑才能让车子重新上路。moving from place to place , and having no permanent home 居无定所；漂泊◆ Life on the road can be very hard . 流浪生活会非常艰辛。● the road to ˌhell is paved with good inˈtentions (saying ) it is not enough to intend to do good things ; you must actually do them 黄泉路上徒有好意多；光说不练是不够的● (reach ) the end of the ˈline /ˈroad (to reach ) the point at which sth can no longer continue in the same way （达到）尽头，极限；穷途末路◆ A defeat in the second round marked the end of the line for last year's champion . 第二局的失利表明去年的冠军得主已卫冕无望。● hit the ˈroad /ˈtrail (informal ) to start a journey /trip 出发；上路● kick the can ˈdown the road (NAmE , informal ) to put off dealing with a problem 拖延处理问题；把难题往后推迟◆ This is another attempt to kick the can down the road and leave it to the next generation .这又是试图把问题拖延，留给下一代人面对。● where the ˌrubber meets the ˈroad (NAmE ) the point at which sth is tested and you really find out whether it is successful or true 接受考验的时刻；检验成败的时刻；检验真伪的时刻◆ Here's where the rubber meets the road : will consumers actually buy the product ? 检验成败的时刻到了：消费者真的会购买这种产品吗？● get the ˌshow on the ˈroad (informal ) to start an activity or a journey 开始；出发◆ Let's get this show on the road ! 咱们这就开始吧！ |
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