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单词 motorway
释义
motorwaymo‧tor‧way /ˈməʊtəweɪ $ ˈmoʊtər-/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A new motorway service station has been opened to encourage drivers to take a break.
  • The speed limit on motorways is 70 mph.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A chain hotel located in a city centre or at the exit roundabout of a motorway guarantees many identical rooms.
  • A wall of windows overlooked the motorway.
  • Fifty vehicles were involved, ten people were killed, many more hurt on the motorway just outside Swindon.
  • Gargy Patel looks back on the first twelve months of the motorway completed after two decades of delay.
  • However, he defended the widening of the M25 motorway around London, and the building of bypasses in rural areas.
  • In front of her the motorway shimmered in the sun like the sands of a desert.
  • Male speaker He's still probably sweating a little because he's waiting to be called off at the next motorway junction.
  • Read in studio Police have opened a motorway service station to encourage drivers to take a break.
Thesaurus
THESAURUStypes of road
a hard surface for cars, buses etc to drive on: · They’re planning to build a new road.· My address is 42, Station Road.
a road in a town, with houses or shops on each side: · She lives on our street.· We walked along the streets of the old town.· Oxford Street is one of Europe’s busiest shopping areas.· He was stopped by the police, driving the wrong way down a one-way street.· Turn left on Main Street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in American English).· These days the same shops are on every high street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in British English).
a road in a town, often with trees on each side: · the busy avenue in front of the cathedral· He lived on Park Avenue.
a wide road in a city or town – used especially in street names in the US, France etc. In the UK, streets are usually called avenue rather than boulevard: · the world-famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
a narrow road in the country: · a winding country lane
a short street which is closed at one end: · The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford.
especially British English, dirt road American English a narrow road in the country, usually without a hard surface: · The farm was down a bumpy track.
British English a road that goes around a town: · The airport is on the ring road.
British English a road that goes past a town, allowing traffic to avoid the centre: · The bypass would take heavy traffic out of the old city centre.
British English, divided highway American English a road with a barrier or strip of land in the middle that has lines of traffic travelling in each direction: · I waited until we were on the dual carriageway before I overtook him.
American English a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping: · Take the Hollywood Freeway (101) south, exit at Vine Street and drive east on Franklin Avenue.· Over on the side of the expressway, he saw an enormous sedan, up against a stone wall.
British English, highway American English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances: · The speed limit on the motorway is 70 miles an hour.· the Pacific Coast Highway
American English a road for fast traffic that goes between states: · The accident happened on Interstate 84, about 10 miles east of Hartford.
a road that you pay to use: · The government is planning to introduce toll roads, in an effort to cut traffic congestion.
American English a large road for fast traffic that you pay to use: · He dropped her off at an entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike.
Longman Language Activatora wide road for travelling quickly
British /freeway American a wide road connecting cities and towns, on which cars can travel fast for long distances: · The speed limit on motorways is 70 mph.· We headed east on the Pasadena freeway.a motorway bridge/cafe/garage etc: · A new motorway service station has been opened to encourage drivers to take a break.
American a wide fast road that connects cities and towns: · I got onto the highway and drove as fast as I could.highway 61/70 etc: · There's a rest stop somewhere on Highway 61.
American a wide fast road that takes traffic into and out of a big city: · They took the expressway to the airport.
American used in the names of some roads connecting towns and cities: · Rockland is hard to miss. Route 1 runs right through it. · the westerly side of Route 128
British a road that goes around a town, so that people can avoid driving through the town: · It will be much quicker if we take the by-pass rather than drive through the middle of town.· The village has become much quieter since the creation of the by-pass.
British /beltway American a circular road that goes around the edge of a large town, with roads leading off it into the centre of the town: · The property is ideally placed for access to the centre and the ring road.inner ring road (=a ring road that is inside another road that goes around a town): · a car park beside the inner ring road· We took the beltway around the city.
WORD SETS
arterial, adjectiveartery, nounasphalt, nounAve., avenue, nounballast, nounbarricade, nounBelisha beacon, nounbeltway, nounbitumen, nounblacktop, nounblind alley, nounblind spot, nounBlvd., bollard, nounbottleneck, nounboulevard, nounbox junction, nounbus lane, nounbus shelter, nounbus stop, nounbypass, nounbypass, verbbyway, nouncamber, nouncarriageway, nounCatseye, nouncauseway, nouncentral reservation, nounchicane, nounchippings, nouncircus, nounclose, nouncloverleaf, nouncobble, verbcobble, nouncobbled, adjectivecobblestone, nouncone, nouncontraflow, nouncorner, nouncorniche, nouncrash barrier, nouncrawler lane, nouncrescent, nouncrossing, nouncrossroads, nouncross street, nouncrosswalk, nouncul-de-sac, nouncurb, noundead end, noundirt road, noundiversion, noundivided highway, noundogleg, nounDr, dual carriageway, nounesplanade, nounexit, nounexpress, adjectiveexpressway, nounfast lane, nounflyover, nounfootbridge, nounfreeway, nounfwy., gradient, noungravelled, adjectivegridlock, noungrit, noungrit, verbgutter, nounhairpin bend, nounhard shoulder, nounheadroom, nounhedgerow, nounhigh road, nounhighway, nounhill, nounhump-backed bridge, nouninterchange, nounintersect, verbintersection, nouninterstate, nounkerb, nounlamp-post, nounlane, nounlay-by, nounlevel crossing, nounmacadam, nounmain road, nounmanhole, nounmedian, nounmeter maid, nounmews, nounmilestone, nounmini-roundabout, nounmotorway, nounnegotiable, adjectiveoff-ramp, nounoff-road, adjectiveone-way, adjectiveon-ramp, nounorbital, adjectiveparade, nounparkway, nounpath, nounpathway, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpedestrian, nounpedestrian, adjectivepedestrian crossing, nounpedestrianize, verbpedestrian precinct, nounpelican crossing, nounpiazza, nounpike, nounPk, Pl., plaza, nounpoint, nounpothole, nounpromenade, nounramp, nounRd., rest area, nounresurface, verbright of way, nounring road, nounroad, nounroadblock, nounroad sign, nounroad tax, nounroadway, nounroadworks, nounroundabout, nounrush hour, nounrut, nounrutted, adjectiveS-bend, nounS-curve, nounservice area, nounservice station, nounshoulder, nounsidewalk, nounsignpost, nounsingle track road, nounsleeping policeman, nounslip road, nounsnow route, nounsoft shoulder, nounspeed bump, nounspeed limit, nounspur, nounSt, stoplight, nounstreet, nounstreetcar, nounstreetlight, nounstrip, nounsubway, nounsuperhighway, nounsuspension bridge, nounswitchback, nountar, nountar, verbtarmac, nountarmac, verbtaxi rank, nounterminus, nounthoroughfare, nounthroughway, nounthruway, nounT-junction, nountoll, nountollbooth, nountoll bridge, nountollgate, nountoll road, nountollway, nountowaway zone, nountraffic, nountraffic calming, nountraffic circle, nountraffic cone, nountraffic island, nountraffic lights, nountraffic warden, nountramlines, nountruck stop, nountrunk road, nounturn, nounturning, nounturn-off, nounturnout, nounturnpike, noununderpass, nounway, nounwayside, nounweighbridge, nounyellow line, nounzebra crossing, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· He was driving along the motorway at a steady sixty miles an hour.
· We got on the motorway near Watford.
(=get on the motorway)· Traffic will be diverted through Hamilton before joining the motorway.
· A few miles further on they left the motorway.
(=leave the motorway)· We forgot to turn off the motorway and ended up in London.
adjectives
· The motorway is always busy around Birmingham.
· Two of Britain's major motorways pass through Nottingham.
· There are plans to build a new six-lane motorway through the area.
motorway + NOUN
· Is motorway driving included in the driving test?
· the constant noise of motorway traffic
· Six people were killed in a motorway crash.
(=when several cars on a motorway crash into each other)· a news report of a motorway pileup on the M25
(=a place where you can join or leave the motorway)· Their stores are all situated near major motorway junctions.
phrases
· This stretch of motorway is always very busy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
British English (=a café beside a motorway)· They stopped at a motorway café.
British English, a highway/freeway exit American English:· He signalled a right as he came to his freeway exit.
British English, freeway traffic American English:· As motorway traffic worsens, commuters may have to find other ways of getting to and from work.
 Mark turned off the highway and into Provincetown.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· He said it cost a vast amount to build each new mile of motorway.· However, this development would require public support in the form of a new East Coast motorway.· Swan asked Amaranth if Harvey had given her any information about the new motorway.· For instance, Charles Harvey has tipped her off about the new motorway but she pretends she doesn't know.· Mining, new towns and motorways have gradually eaten away at woodland in the region.· This stopped after the bad winter of 1962-3 in the face of increasing competition from road transport on the new motorway system.· The accident has led to new calls for motorway driving to be included in the driving test.· But what if we want to investigate the impact that a new motorway has had on the surrounding area?
NOUN
· He'd end up in a motorway bridge.· Time allowed 00:16 Read in studio Businesses say the closure of a motorway bridge is ruining their trade.· The cause of the crash was a Land Rover sliding off an M62 motorway bridge on to the train track.· An inquest heard how the coach swerved to avoid a car and crashed into a motorway bridge support.· The driver lost his legs when the vehicle hit a motorway bridge.· It ploughed off the motorway, behind the motorway bridge crash barrier, and into the concrete upright.
· The region's motorway network puts the heavily populated industrial heartland of Britain within a day's drive of Liverpool.
· Two hours later and ravenous, we settled for egg and chips at a motorway service station.· Read in studio Police have opened a motorway service station to encourage drivers to take a break.· So it will be some time before he can turn his full attention to his hobby-horse Britain's motorway service station crisis.· In the motorway service areas, Trusthouse Forte alone have invested over £80 million since they were allowed to purchase their leases.· She pulled in at a motorway service station and decided on lunch.· However, most people would welcome a greater availability of motorway service stations.· They stop at a motorway services.
VERB
· The ramifications of the decision whether to build a motorway or not are enormous.
· How do we prevent learning becoming the educational equivalent of driving up a motorway? how do we get it all in?· She was driving along a motorway.· How do you turn a clapped-out Lada into a Mercedes while driving down the motorway?
· A few miles further on they left the motorway, although they were still following a main road.
· Weapon convoys regularly use the M8 motorway through central Glasgow.· But nobody who regularly uses the motorway can say they haven't been warned about the dangers of driver fatigue.· Those who use the motorway regularly like lorry drivers tend to stop off during foggy periods.
 British English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances, especially between cities → expressway, freeway, highway, interstateCOLLOCATIONSverbsdrive on/along/down the motorway· He was driving along the motorway at a steady sixty miles an hour.get on/off the motorway· We got on the motorway near Watford.join the motorway (=get on the motorway)· Traffic will be diverted through Hamilton before joining the motorway.leave the motorway· A few miles further on they left the motorway.turn off the motorway (=leave the motorway)· We forgot to turn off the motorway and ended up in London.adjectivesbusy· The motorway is always busy around Birmingham.a major motorway· Two of Britain's major motorways pass through Nottingham.a six-lane/eight-lane etc motorway· There are plans to build a new six-lane motorway through the area.motorway + NOUNmotorway driving· Is motorway driving included in the driving test?motorway traffic· the constant noise of motorway traffica motorway crash· Six people were killed in a motorway crash.a motorway pileup (=when several cars on a motorway crash into each other)· a news report of a motorway pileup on the M25a motorway junction (=a place where you can join or leave the motorway)· Their stores are all situated near major motorway junctions.phrasesa stretch/section of motorway· This stretch of motorway is always very busy.
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