road noun ⇨road (the main road)⇨direction (on the road to recovery)road
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road ♦︎ street ♦︎ alley ♦︎ lane ♦︎ avenue ♦︎ boulevard ♦︎ row ♦︎ terraceThese are all words for a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on, often with houses and other buildings on both sides.这些词均表示路、道路、街道。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the road / street / alley / lane / avenue◆on a road / street◆a wide / broad road / street / avenue / boulevard◆a narrow road / street / alley / lane / terrace◆a main road / street / avenue / boulevard◆a back / side road / street / alley◆a straight road / street / avenue / terrace◆a tree-lined road / street / avenue / boulevard◆to cross the road / street◆to turn into a road / a street / an alley / a lane / an avenue / a boulevard◆to turn off a road / a street / an avenue / a boulevard■road [countable] a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on路;道路;公路◆A man's body was lying in the road.路上躺着一具男尸。◆She lives on a very busy road.她住在交通非常繁忙的公路旁边。◆My mother lives down the road.我母亲住在这条路前面不远处。◆Take the first road on the left.第一个路口左转。◆It's a quiet residential road.这是一条安静的住宅区道路。◆It would be better to go by road.开车去会好些。◆The aim is to reduce the number of road accidents.目的是减少道路交通事故。◆The children learn about road safety(= ways to avoid road accidents).孩子们学习道路安全知识。NOTE辨析 All the words in this group are also used in street names, where they are written with a capital letter.本组所有词亦用于街道名称,在名称中首字母要大写◆53 York Road约克路53号◆Oxford Street牛津街◆Ocean Boulevard海洋大道The abbreviations Rd., St., Ave. and Blvd. are often used in addresses. In British English these are usually written without a full point.地址中常用Rd.、St.、Ave.和Blvd.等缩略式。在英式英语中,缩略式中的一点通常省略◆The letter was addressed to: Margaret Willis, 14 Hamilton Rd, London W3.这封信的收信人是:玛格丽•特威利斯,汉密尔顿路14号,伦敦W3。■street [countable] a public road in a city or town that has houses and buildings on one or both sides大街;街道◆I met him by chance in the street.我在街上与他偶遇。◆I walked up the street as far as the post office.我沿街一直走到了邮局。◆It's a medieval town, with narrow cobbled streets.这是一个有着狭窄鹅卵石街道的中世纪小镇。◆ (BrE) There are several banks in the high street(= the main street in a town).商业区大街上有几家银行。NOTE辨析 Road or street?In a town or city street is the most usual word for a road with buildings on one or both sides. * street是指一侧或两侧有建筑的市镇道路最常用的词◆a street map of London伦敦街道图Street is not used to talk about roads between towns, but streets in towns are often called Road, especially in British English.尤其是在英式英语中,street不指城镇之间的道路,但城中道路名称常用Road表示◆a road map of Britain英国公路交通图◆Woodstock Road伍德斯托克道In American English street is more frequent than road.在美式英语中street比road常用。■alley ˈæli [countable] a narrow passage, too small for traffic, behind or between buildings, often between rows of old houses小街;小巷;胡同◆It is a medieval city of courtyards and twisting alleys.这是一座带有庭院和曲折小巷的中世纪城市。◆An alley ran along the side of the house.沿着房子的一侧有条小巷。◆We walked up what turned out to be a blind alley(= one that is blocked at the end).我们一直往前走,结果是条死胡同。 see also passage ⇨ corridor■lane [countable] a narrow road in the country(乡间)小路◆We walked down the quiet country lane towards the riverbank.我们沿着宁静的乡村小路向河岸走去。ⓘ Lane is also used for names of streets in towns and cities, especially for the names of very old streets. * lane亦可用于市镇和城市街道的名称,尤其是非常古老的街道◆The address is 53 Chancery Lane.地址是钱瑟利巷53号。■avenueˈævənjuː; NAmEˈævənuː[countable] a street in a town or city(城镇的)大街◆We stayed at a hotel on Lexington Avenue.我们住在列克星敦大道上的一家酒店。ⓘ In British English avenue is also used to talk about a wide straight road with trees on both sides.在英式英语中,avenue亦可指宽阔笔直的林荫大道◆They drove along a broad, tree-lined avenue.他们驱车沿着绿树成荫的宽阔大道前进。■boulevardˈbuːləvɑːd; NAmEˈbʊləvɑːrd [countable] (NAmE) a wide main road要道;大街◆A police car sped down the crowded boulevard.一辆警车沿着人群拥挤的大道疾驰过去。ⓘ In British English boulevard means a wide city street, often with trees on either side, and is usually only used when talking about foreign cities.在英式英语中,boulevard指宽阔的城市街道,两边常有树木,通常仅指外国城市街道◆A number of little cafes lined the sunny boulevard.一些小咖啡馆开在阳光明媚的大道边上。In American English boulevard is also used in street names.在美式英语中boulevard亦用于街道名称◆We visited the world-famous Hollywood Boulevard.我们参观了闻名世界的好莱坞大道。■row [countable] (NAmE) a continuous line of similar houses that are joined together in one block(一列)排房,排屋◆They live in a row house in Washington's Mount Pleasant neighborhood.他们住在华盛顿芒特普莱森特住宅区的一栋排房。ⓘ In British English, Row is used in the names of some roads, but the usual word for a continuous line of houses built together is terrace.在英式英语中,Row用于一些道路的名称,一列排屋一般用terrace表示◆I live at 22 Western Row.我住在西路22号。■terrace [countable] (BrE) a continuous row of similar houses that are joined together in one block(一列)排房,排屋◆The houses were in long terraces, built in the nineteenth century.这些房子排成长长的一列列,建于19世纪。◆They sold their house in Brunswick Terrace.他们卖掉了位于布伦瑞克排屋大街上的房子。
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