| 单词 | high road |
| 释义 | high roadWord forms: plural high roads 1. countable noun [usually singular] A high road is a main road. [British] The gutters either side of the paved high road were gurgling and even flooding. regional note: in AM, use highway2. singular noun [usu the N to n] You say that something is the high road to a particular situation when it seems likely to lead to that situation. This is the high road to disaster. 3. singular noun If you say that someone is taking the high road in a situation, you mean that they are taking the most positive and careful course of action. [mainly US] U.S. diplomats say the president is likely to take the high road in his statementsabout trade. high road in British English (haɪ rəʊd) noun 1. the high road 2. the high road 3. to take the high road high road in American English1. Chiefly British a main road; highway 2. an easy or direct way 3. a course of action, position, etc. that is uninfluenced by partisanship, self-interest, vindictiveness, etc. usually in the phrase take the high road Examples of 'high road' in a sentence |
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