I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads. the four-lane highway narrows to two lanes once you leave the city
Recent Examples on the WebThat vehicle, a 2015 Chevrolet, veered off the highway to the south. Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2022 California highway 190 was closed from CA-136 junction to Stovepipe Wells Village, and Badwater Road was completely closed, the National Park Service said. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2022 The RX350h feels unusually anemic, however, requiring you to floor the accelerator to match the flow of highway traffic. Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2022 Caiazzo then continued driving north and exited the highway via Exit 36, according to the accident report. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 According to Grewal, the sanctions decision is akin to the government going after bank robbers by banning the use of the public highway the crooks used for their escape. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 The siding is near where the tracks intersect with Range Road, which cuts off from the highway and connects to several private, residential properties. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Peter Alviti, director of Rhode Island Department of Transportation, blamed highway closures on overwhelmed drainage systems. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2022 The two-lane highway had been fully reopened by about 5:30 p.m. Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of highway was before the 12th century
(especially NAmE) ADJECTIVE | VERB + HIGHWAY | HIGHWAY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤wide寬闊的公路▸➤three-lane, two-lane, etc. * 3 車道、2 車道等的公路◇a four-lane highway4 車道的公路➤divided (NAmE) 分車道雙向公路➤elevated高架公路➤toll (NAmE) 收費公路▸➤public (formalinBrE) 公路◇He was fined for obstructing the public highway. (BrE) 他因堵塞公路而被罰款。➤federal聯邦公路▸➤interstate, main, major, national州際公路;幹線公路;主要公路;國道➤county, provincial, rural縣道;省道;鄉村公路▸➤coastal, desert, mountain濱海大道;沙漠公路;山區公路▸➤east-west, north-south東西走向的/南北走向的公路➤deserted, empty, lonely荒涼的/空曠的/偏僻的公路➤busy繁忙的公路➤information (figurative) 信息高速公路◇I'm still learning how to navigate the information highway.我仍在學習如何暢行信息高速公路。VERB + HIGHWAY➤drive, travel, use在公路上駕駛;在公路上旅行;使用公路◇I used to travel that highway with my family.我以前常和家人一起沿那條公路出行。➤take走某條公路◇He took highway 314 heading north.他沿 314 公路向北行駛。➤hit, reach到達某公路◇Once you hit the highway, the only services are at Eagle Plains.一旦你上了這條公路,只有到了伊格爾平原那裏才有服務區。➤leave, pull off離開公路;把車停到公路邊◇We pulled off the highway and stopped for a break.我們把車停到公路邊稍作休息。➤block, clog, obstruct封鎖公路;阻塞公路➤close關閉公路➤build修公路➤maintain保養公路HIGHWAY + NOUN➤traffic公路交通➤bridge, exit, interchange, overpass, sign公路橋;公路出口;立交橋;高架道路;公路標誌➤rest area, rest stop (both NAmE) 公路休息處/休息站➤infrastructure, network, system公路基礎設施;公路網;公路系統➤construction, improvement, maintenance公路建設/改善/保養➤regulation公路規定➤authority, department公路管理局/管理處➤boss, chief, official負責公路事務的上司/領導/官員➤robber, robbery路匪;攔路搶劫➤contractor, engineer, officer, patrolman (NAmE) 公路承包商/工程師/警察/巡警➤patrol (NAmE) 公路巡邏➤safety公路安全➤speed公路車速◇A blowout at highway speeds can be dangerous.以高速公路的時速行駛時爆胎會很危險。➤accident公路事故PREPOSITION➤along the highway, down the highway, up the highway沿着公路;駛上公路◇They tore along the highway.他們沿着公路疾駛。➤off the highway駛離公路➤on the highway, onto the highway在公路上;到公路上PHRASES➤highways and byways高速公路和偏遠小路◇He travels the highways and byways of Texas.他來往於得克薩斯州的大路小路上。