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IELTS BNC: 284 COCA: 489

road

road /ˈroʊd/ noun
plural roads
road
/ˈroʊd/
noun
plural roads
Learner's definition of ROAD
: a hard flat surface for vehicles, people, and animals to travel on路;道路;公路
[count]
often used in names常用于名称
[noncount]
see also middle-of-the-road, off-road, service road
[count] : a process or a course of action that leads to a certain result过程;途径;路数
see also high road

down the road

: in or into the future将来;今后

for the road

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

on the road

: traveling especially in a car, truck, bus, etc.乘车旅行;在途中
of a vehicle
: being used(车辆)被使用
: in good enough condition to be legally driven(状态良好)可行驶

the end of the road

see 1end
IELTS BNC: 284 COCA: 489

road

noun

1
: roadstead
often used in plural
2
a
: an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals
especially : one lying outside of an urban district : highway
3
: a route or way to an end, conclusion, or circumstance
on the road to success
4
5
: a series of scheduled visits or appearances (such as games or performances) in several locations or the travel necessary to make these visits
the team is on the road
on tour with the musical's road company
roadless adjective
Phrases
down the road
: in or into the future

Example Sentences

We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk. He drove off the road. We parked by the side of the road. There are lots of cars on the road this morning. These country roads are beautiful. a desolate stretch of road Miles of road lay ahead. The cabin is accessible by road. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The tunnel, whose official name is Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, will also be the longest combined road and rail tunnel anywhere in the world. Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 20 Sep. 2022 The Dolphins showed remarkable resiliency as the 21-point comeback was the franchise’s largest on the road and second-largest overall. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022 The six-month-old pup had been a hungry stray in Louisiana, found foraging for food on a hot, busy road. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022 These on-the-road segments reflect a bit of rethinking and tweaking after years of drift and decline. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2022 The deluges added to road and infrastructure damage in desert national parks from the summer's punishing monsoonal thunderstorms. Thiessen reported from Anchorage, Alaska. Becky Bohrer, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 The Biden Administration’s federal infrastructure bill will make more than $100 billion available nationally for road and bridge projects, but competition for the money is expected to be heavy. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 Sep. 2022 Most visiting teams play defensively against the Revolution, but Montreal (18-9-5, 59 points) disdained conservative tactics and appeared eager to go on the offensive from the start in extending their road winning streak to six games. Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 It’s one of the few positive streaks going for Jacksonville, which extended its road and NFC skids to 18 and 17 games, respectively, last week against the Commanders. Mark Long, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English rode, from Old English rād ride, journey; akin to Old English rīdan to ride

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 284 COCA: 489
road

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ROAD | ROAD + VERB | ROAD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbroad, wide寬廣的道路narrow窄馬路busy, congested交通繁忙的公路;擁擠的道路clear, deserted, empty, lonely, quiet通行無阻;空寂無人的道路;安靜的道路Let's leave when the roads are clear.趁路上沒人我們走吧。direct直接的路The airport's near here but there's no direct road.飛機場就在附近,但是沒有直接到的路。straight筆直的路curvy, twisting, twisty, winding, windy蜿蜒的道路;彎彎曲曲的道路steep陡峭的道路scenic風景秀麗的公路asphalt, blacktop, cobbled, cobblestone, flat, gravel, metalled, paved, Tarmac (especially BrE) 瀝青路;柏油路;鵝卵石鋪成的路;平坦的路;石子路;碎石鋪面的路;鋪好的路;柏油碎石路good, smooth好走的路;平坦的道路passable可通行的道路All main roads were passable with care.所有的主路小心行駛都可通行。bad, bumpy (often figurative) , dirt, poor, rough, rutted, unmade, unpaved不好走的路;顛簸的道路;土路;不平的道路;崎嶇的路;有車轍的路;沒鋪好的路a bumpy road through the forest穿過森林的顛簸不平的路dangerous, difficult, hard, rocky, tough (all usually figurative) 危險的路;難走的路;艱險的路;崎嶇的路Bringing up a handicapped child can be a long and hard road.養大一個殘疾兒童是件十分費時費力的事。easy (often figurative) 輕鬆之路It isn't going to be an easy road for him.對他而言,這不會是一條輕鬆之路。safe安全之路slick, slippery打滑的路dusty, icy, muddy, snowy, wet滿是塵土的路;結冰的路;泥濘的路;滿是積雪的路;潮濕的路fast快速路dark (often figurative) 漆黑的路long (often figurative) , main, major, national, trunk (BrE) 漫長的路;公路幹線;大路;國道;幹道back, local, minor, secondary, small, unclassified (BrE) 偏僻的路;當地的道路;次要道路;支路;小路;未編號的道路old老路the old dirt road to the village通向村莊的老土路new新路the building of new roads新路的鋪設one-lane, two-lane, etc.單車道、雙車道等道路single-track (BrE) 雙向單車道公路country, rural鄉村道路urban (especially BrE) 城市道路county (especially NAmE) 縣公路residential (especially BrE) 住宅區道路tree-lined兩邊有樹的道路private, public私家道路;公路dead-end (often figurative) 死胡同The government's policy on education is a dead-end road.政府的教育政策是行不通的。open開闊的道路We'll be able to go faster once we're out on the open road.一進入大道,我們就能走快些了。right, wrong正確的/錯誤的道路We took the wrong road and had to turn back.我們走錯了路,不得不返回來。It does appear we are on the right road to success. (figurative) 我們看來確實走上了成功之路。east-west, etc.東西向的路等canyon, coast (especially BrE) , coastal, country, desert, forest, mountain峽谷裏的路;沿海道路;鄉間小路;沙漠公路;林道;山路logging伐木路airport機場路access, arterial (especially BrE) , bypass, feeder, frontage, perimeter, ring, side, slip (BrE) 通道;主幹道;(繞過城鎮的)旁路;支路;輔路;周邊道路;環路;旁路;(通向或駛出快車道的)岔道;匝道high, low公路幹線;低級道路toll收費公路VERB + ROADfollow, go down沿着公路Follow the road around to the left.沿着這條路向左拐。We have discussed privatization, but we would prefer not to go down that road. (figurative) 我們討論過私有化,但是我們不願那樣做。take, turn into, turn onto取道;拐進;拐上Take the next road on the right.走右面第二條路。Turn right into Harpes Road.向右拐入哈普斯路。Turn left onto the coastal road.向左拐上濱海路。turn off離開道路pull (out) into, pull (out) onto(從路邊)駛進道路He was hit by another car as he pulled out onto the road.他開車上路的時候被另一輛汽車撞了。leave, pull off駕車離開公路;駛向路邊短暫停車They stopped in a forest, leaving the main road.他們駕車離開主路,在森林裏停了下來。The car left the road and slid to a halt.車離開了公路,打滑停了下來。I pulled off the road for a rest.我把車駛向路邊休息了一會。drive, travel (also figurative) , walk (especially NAmE, often figurative) 沿路開車;沿路旅行;沿路走I must have driven the back roads for half an hour.我沿着這條小道開了得有半小時。They have travelled / traveled the long, lonely road of exclusion.他們走過了漫長孤寂的受人排擠之路。He walks a road filled with shadow and doubt.他的人生路上充滿了陰影和懷疑。choose選擇道路We have chosen the road of peace.我們選擇了和平之路。cross, get across穿過道路join, meet (especially NAmE) 和道路相連The track joins the main road just south of the town.小路在小鎮的南面和大路相連。block, block off, blockade, close, cordon off (BrE) 阻塞道路;封鎖道路Angry farmers blocked the road with their tractors.憤怒的農民用拖拉機堵住了道路。Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic.警察封鎖了道路並分流交通。clog, clog up (BrE) 堵塞道路Traffic clogs the roads.車輛堵塞道路。clear清理道路The crowd eventually cleared the road.眾人最終將道路清理乾淨了。They cleared the roads of snow.他們清掃了路上的積雪。build, construct, rebuild築路;重新築路maintain, mend, repair維護道路;修補道路pave, resurface, surface (BrE) 鋪路;重鋪路面widen拓寬道路line排列在路兩邊Huge eucalyptuses lined the road.路兩旁是高大的桉樹。The crowds lined the roads for his triumphal entry.人們夾道歡迎他勝利入城。ROAD + VERBgo, lead, run道路通向⋯Where does this road go?這條路通向哪兒?The road runs parallel to the river.這條路和河流平行。stretch道路延伸The road stretched out before them.道路在他們面前延伸開去。The road stretches off into the distance.這條路一直延伸到遠方。bend (BrE) , curve, turn, twist, wind道路轉彎;道路蜿蜒The road twists and turns up the hillside.道路彎彎曲曲地順着山坡延伸而上。climb道路攀升The road climbs steeply from the beach.這條路從海灘處上了個陡坡。cross sth道路穿過⋯The road crosses the river further up the valley.這條路穿過小河到達山谷。connect sth, link sth道路連接着⋯the road connecting Irado and Calla Ayda連接伊拉鐸和卡拉阿伊達兩地的公路branch, branch off, fork道路分支;道路分岔Our road branches off to the left just past the woods.我們這條路過了樹林就岔到左邊去了。narrow, widen道路變窄/變寬The road narrowed and turned into this dirt trail.道路變窄,然後拐入這條土路。ROAD + NOUNatlas, map公路地圖集/交通圖markings, sign路標intersection, junction道路交叉點bridge, crossing, tunnel公路橋;十字路口;公路隧道closure道路封閉block (usually roadblock) , blockade路障bump, hump (BrE) (usually speed humps in BrE, speed bumps in NAmE) 減速帶Road bumps have been laid down to limit the speed of cars.路上設置了減速帶以限制車速。infrastructure, network, system道路基礎設施;公路網絡;公路系統the surrounding road system周邊道路系統layout (BrE) 道路佈局access, link通道;道路連接There is still no road access to the island.仍然沒有路通向該島。development, plan, programme/program, project, proposal, scheme (BrE) 公路發展;建路計劃;道路規劃building, construction公路建設loans for road construction and infrastructure development用於發展公路建設和基礎設施的貸款maintenance, repair道路維護/維修the cost of road maintenance道路維護的成本improvements道路改善surface路面journey (especially BrE) , trip (informal, especially NAmE) 路程accident, crash, smash (BrE) , traffic accident道路交通事故;撞車(事故);車輛相撞safety道路交通安全deaths, fatalities (both especially BrE) 交通事故死亡人數conditions路況salt道路用鹽traffic, vehicles公路交通;道路交通工具race公路賽racer公路賽車手course公路賽賽道bike公路自行車test路考engineer (especially BrE) 公路工程師haulier (BrE) (hauler in NAmE) 公路貨運人haulage (BrE) 公路貨運業sweeper (especially BrE) 道路清掃機pricing, tax (in the UK) , toll (especially BrE) 道路收費;公路稅;通行費Road tax is set to rise in next month's budget.在下一個月的預算中,公路稅將有所提高。Road tolls can make driving expensive.道路通行費會使開車變得很昂貴。user公路使用者hog (informal) 莽撞的司機warrior (especially NAmE) 商旅狂人(經常背着電腦出差的人)crew(隨樂隊巡迴的)巡迴樂隊管理及技術人員rage公路暴怒(指司機之間因駕駛問題而大動肝火)A man has been stabbed to death in a road-rage attack.一男子在公路暴怒事件中被刺死。manners, sense (both especially BrE) 駕車禮貌;路感poor driving standards and lack of road manners開車技術差且不懂駕車禮貌kill (usually roadkill) 路殺動物scavengers that feed off roadkill以路殺動物為食的食腐動物rash (= scratches on the skin from falling from a bicycle) (NAmE) 路面擦傷She was treated for road rash.她因路面擦傷而接受治療。movie公路電影PREPOSITIONacross the road在路對面The house across the road is for sale.馬路對面的房子出售。along the road沿着道路He was walking along the road when he was attacked.他沿着馬路走時遭到了襲擊。by road乘車It takes three hours by road (= driving).開車需要 3 個小時。down the road, up the road順着路They live down the road from us.他們住在我們這條路的那一端。in the road在路上There was a dog in the road so we stopped.路上有條狗,因此我們停了下來。We live in Pinsley Road. (BrE) 我們住在平斯利路。We live on Pinsley Road. (BrE, NAmE) 我們住在平斯利路。into the road上路She stepped out into the road without looking.她看也不看就上了路。off the road在路邊My car's off the road at the moment while I recondition the engine.我是把車停在路邊修理引擎的。on a/the road在路上There's something lying on the road.路上有個什麼東西。There was a lot of traffic on the road this morning.今天早上路上的車流量很大。on the road to Damascus在去大馬士革的路上My car is back on the road (= is working) again.我的車又可以開了。We'd been on the road since dawn and needed a rest.我們一大早就上了路,需要休息一下了。road along, road over, road through沿着/越過/穿過道路the main road through the town穿過小鎮的主路road from, road to從⋯的路;通往⋯的路the road to Acapulco去阿卡普爾科的路to be on the road to recovery / success (figurative) 在通往康復/成功的路上PHRASESat the side of the road, by the side of the road, on the side of the road在路邊the bottom of the road, the top of the road路的盡頭the end of the road (often figurative) 活動的結尾This latest disagreement could mean the end of the road for the band.最近出現的分歧可能意味着樂隊要解散了。a bend in the road, a fork in the road, a turn in the road路的轉彎處;岔路口We came to a fork in the road.我們來到了一個岔路口。the middle of the road路中央A dog was sitting in the middle of the road, so we stopped.路中央蹲着一條狗,所以我們停了下來。the middle road (figurative) 中庸之道Kaufman has opted to travel the middle road.考夫曼選擇了中庸之道。a stretch of road一段路a notoriously dangerous stretch of road出了名的危險路段hit the road上路The following spring I hit the road.第二年春天我就上路了。

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