| 释义 |
ˈroad-making, vbl. n.
[road n. 4.]
The act of constructing a road; the practice of making roads.
1801Farmer's Mag. Aug. 285 In no instance is the police of Aberdeenshire so defective as in road-making. 1811McAdam in Pres. System Road Making (1822) 36 Road-making..is even worse understood in Scotland than in England. 1841Penny Cycl. XX. 31/1 The very imperfect mode of road-making formerly practised. 1878Ruskin Fors Clav. lxxxvi. VIII. 55 The paving and improved road-making in cities and towns.
attrib.1890Daily News 8 Dec. 2/6 Road-making tools and implements are in good request. |