plural roads
plural roads
Learner's definition of ROAD
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: a hard flat surface for vehicles, people, and animals to travel on路;道路;公路 [count]
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a paved/gravel/dirt road铺砌路;碎石路;土路
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We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk.我们将在前面人行横道处穿过这条路。
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He drove off the road.他开车驶离了那条路。
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We parked by the side of the road.我们在路边停车。
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There are lots of cars on the road this morning.今早路上汽车很多。
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The roads around here are pretty bad. [=the roads are in bad condition]这附近的路况相当差。
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This is a busy road. [=many cars, trucks, etc., use this road]这条路上车水马龙。
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These country/mountain roads are beautiful.这些乡间道路/山路很漂亮。
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icy roads结冰的道路
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The post office is up/down this road a bit. [=a short distance further on this road]邮局在这条路上不远处。
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There's likely to be a lot of traffic on the main/major roads [=the roads most commonly used], so you may want to take back/side roads. [=roads that are less commonly used and that do not go through the main part of a city, town, etc.]主干道可能车流量较大,因此你可能需要走乡间小路/岔道。
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the county's public/private roads这个县的公共/私人道路
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often used in names常用于名称 [noncount]
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a desolate stretch of road一段废弃的公路
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Miles of road lay ahead.前面还有好几英里的路。
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The cabin is accessible by road.有公路通到小屋。
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traveling on the open road [=on roads that are away from cities and towns]在郊外大道上行驶
— see also middle-of-the-road, off-road, service road 2
[count] : a process or a course of action that leads to a certain result过程;途径;路数 -
the road to riches/success/victory致富/成功/获胜之路
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They're heading down a dangerous road. [=they're following a course of action that could lead to a bad result]他们正走在一条危险之路上。
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She had a stroke recently but is on the road to recovery. [=in the process of becoming healthy again]她最近中风了,但正在康复中。
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I've been/gone down this road before. [=I've had this kind of experience before; I've done this kind of thing before]我以前有过这样的经历。
— see also high road
down the road
: in or into the future将来;今后
for the road
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used to refer to an alcoholic drink that you have quickly before leaving a place告辞前快速喝完的一杯酒
get the/this show on the road
— see 2show
hit the road
informal
: to begin a journey启程;动身 : to go away : leave离开;告辞 -
Well, I guess it's time to hit the road.就这样吧,我想是时候告辞了。
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She angrily told him to hit the road. [=get lost]她生气地叫他走人。
on the road
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: traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.乘车旅行;在途中 2 of a vehicle
b : in good enough condition to be legally driven(状态良好)可行驶
the end of the road
— see 1end