road
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A road is a long piece of hard ground that is built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one place to the other. 公路
There was very little traffic on the roads. 那時這些公路上車輛很少。
We just go straight up the Boston Post Road. 我們就逕直沿著波士頓郵政大道走。
2. N-COUNT The road to a particular result is the means of achieving it or the process of achieving it. 途逕; 過程
We are bound to see some ups and downs along the road to recovery. 在複囌的道路上我們一定會經歷一些波折起伏。
3. PHRASE If you say that someone is on the road to something, you mean that they are likely to achieve it. 在 (取得成功的) 的道路上
The government took another step on the road to political reform. 政府又在政治改革的道路上邁進了一步。
4. the end of the road→see end
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road /rəʊd/ (roads)
剑桥词典
- a long , hard surface built for vehicles to travel along
- The car skidded off the road, hit a tree and overturned .
- New pedestrian pathways are being built alongside the road.
- I bent down and picked up the coins lying on the road.
- Snow and ice have left many roads treacherous , and motorists are warned to drive slowly .
- Wintry conditions are making roads hazardous for drivers in the northeast of England .
路；公路，馬路；街
We live on a busy /quiet road. 我們住在一條繁忙／僻靜的公路邊。
Be careful when you cross a main road. 橫過大馬路時要小心。
There's a coffee shop on the other side of the road. 在馬路對麪有一家咖啡店。
The road from here to Adelaide runs /goes through some beautiful countryside . 從這兒通往阿德萊德的公路經過一些風景優美的鄕村地區。
All roads into/out of the town were blocked by the snow . 所有進／出城的道路都被大雪封住了。
I hate flying so I go everywhere by road or rail . 我討厭坐飛機，所以無論去哪我都是坐汽車或者火車。
I live in/on Mill Road. 我住在米爾路。
My address is 82 Mill Road. 我的地址是米爾路82號。
Is this the Belfast road (= the road that goes to Belfast)? 這是去貝爾法斯特的路嗎？
Most road accidents are caused by people driving too fast . 大多數道路交通事故都是由於車速過快引起的。
on the road
If a vehicle is on the road, it is working as it should and can be legally used.
（指汽車狀況良好）可以上路，可以行駛
My car was in the garage for a week , but it's now back on the road. 我的小轎車在脩車廠脩了一個星期，不過現在可以重新上路了。
When you are on the road, you are driving or travelling , usually over a long distance .
奔波在外，在旅途中
After two days on the road, they reached the coast . 他們開了兩天車到了海邊。
If a group of actors or musicians are on the road, they are travelling to different places to perform .
作巡廻縯出
Most rock groups spend two or three months a year on the road. 大多數的搖滾樂團一年有兩三個月的時間作巡廻縯出。
例句
習語
all roads lead to Romebe on the road to sth
come to the end of the road
get out of the road!
one for the road
road to Damascus
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
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