Then came the financial blow that forced him back on the road.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Last season was his first training just across the road from his old boss.
The Sun (2016)
There is a long road ahead but no need to be pessimistic about the final destination.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
We were to stay on one road or take the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The six of us follow the agents quietly back to the road.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Those guys can hit the road.
The Sun (2016)
To an earlier generation, landscape would have meant drove roads and sunken lanes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Experts said that the rise could be explained by more people driving without insurance or by foreign motorists not being qualified to drive on British roads.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Often in summer, owners feel they can't let their pets walk on a hot asphalt road.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Why was the road not gritted again in the early morning?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This allows lanes or roads to be shut.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The jet hit the road near traffic lights where a lot of vehicles were waiting.
The Sun (2015)
We were just across the road from where the accident happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Little pieces of metal shine in the asphalt on the road.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The journey lasted two days and it was by a very hard mountain road.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
Road tax should be our pass to drive on roads.
The Sun (2008)
There is still a lot to learn in these long road races.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This might sound like a lot of fuss to make about one tree in one small road.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The trials will not take place on public roads.
The Sun (2014)
We are already a long way down that road.
Christianity Today (2000)
The dynasty is on the road again.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The roads are just about wide enough to take two vehicles abreast.
Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
Otherwise it could be a hard road to regain sense behind the wheel.
The Sun (2015)
No longer is road transportation the stuff of sweaty drivers and greasy mechanics.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One man put a deposit on one over the road straight away.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Florida is the perfect place for a road trip.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Thus the driver on the minor road gave way if necessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Went down the road, come back up.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Just 100 should see you back on the road.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In two cases, people wrongly allowed back on the road went on to cause fatal accidents.
The Sun (2011)
In other languages
road
British English: road /rəʊd/ NOUN
A road is a long piece of hard ground built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one to the other.
There was very little traffic on the roads.
American English: road
Arabic: طَرِيق
Brazilian Portuguese: rodovia
Chinese: 道路
Croatian: cesta
Czech: silnice
Danish: vej
Dutch: weg
European Spanish: carretera
Finnish: tie
French: route
German: Straße
Greek: δρόμος
Italian: strada
Japanese: 道路
Korean: 길
Norwegian: vei
Polish: droga
European Portuguese: estrada
Romanian: drum
Russian: дорога
Latin American Spanish: carretera
Swedish: väg
Thai: ถนน
Turkish: yol
Ukrainian: дорога
Vietnamese: con đường
All related terms of 'road'
A road
In some countries, an A-road is a major road. A-roads are narrower than motorways but are wider and straighter than B-roads.
B-road
A B-road is a minor road.
back road
A back road is a small country road with very little traffic .
beef road
a road used for transporting cattle
bee road
an area planted with nectar-rich flowers in order to provide a habitat for bees and other pollinating insects
big road
a main road or highway
clay road
an unsealed and unmetalled road in a rural area
dirt road
an unsealed country road
grid road
(in Canada ) a road that follows a surveyed division between areas of a township , municipality , etc
hard road
The road to a particular result is the means of achieving it or the process of achieving it.
high road
A high road is a main road.
ice road
a temporary winter road built across ice or frozen ground
link road
a road used to link two cities or two more major hubs of road transport
low road
a method, manner, etc., that is underhand , unscrupulous , or otherwise contemptible
main road
A main road is an important road that leads from one town or city to another.
off-road
(of a motor vehicle) designed or built for use away from public roads , esp on rough terrain
open road
A road is a long piece of hard ground which is built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one place to the other.
post road
a road or route over which post is carried and along which post houses were formerly sited
ring road
A ring road is a road that goes round the edge of a town so that traffic does not have to go through the town centre.
road bike
a bike designed to be ridden on roads , as opposed to a mountain bike
road book
a book of maps , sometimes including a gazetteer
road gang
a group of labourers who repair roads
road hog
a selfish or aggressive driver
road hump
a raised band across a road, designed to make motorists reduce their speed , esp in built-up areas
road map
A road map is a map which shows the roads in a particular area in detail .
road race
a race on public roads
road rage
Road rage is anger or violent behaviour caused by someone else's bad driving or the stress of being in heavy traffic .
road rash
grazing of the skin as a result of falling off a bicycle , skateboard , etc, onto a hard surface
road show
A road show is a show presented by traveling actors .
road sign
a sign on a road
road tax
In Britain , road tax is a tax paid every year by the owners of every motor vehicle which is being used on the roads.
road test
a test to ensure that a vehicle is roadworthy , esp after repair or servicing , by driving it on roads
road trip
A trip is a journey that you make to a particular place.
road user
anyone who uses a road, such as a pedestrian , cyclist or motorist
side road
A side road is a road which leads off a busier, more important road.
Silk Road
ancient trade route extending from China to the Mediterranean
skid road
a track made of a set of logs laid transversely on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
slip road
A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway.
the road
all the cities and towns visited by touring theatrical companies, musicians , etc.
toll road
a road for which a toll is levied on people who want to travel on it
access road
An access road is a road which enables traffic to reach a particular place or area.
Burma Road
the route extending from Lashio in Burma ( now Myanmar ) to Chongqing in China , which was used by the Allies during World War II to supply military equipment to Chiang Kai-shek's forces in China
dusty road
A road is a long piece of hard ground which is built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one place to the other.
empty road
A road is a long piece of hard ground which is built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one place to the other.
escape road
a road, usually ending in a pile of sand , provided on a hill for drivers to drive into if their brakes fail or on a bend if they lose control of the turn
lonely road
The road to a particular result is the means of achieving it or the process of achieving it.
motor road
old-fashioned → another name for motorway
narrow road
A road is a long piece of hard ground which is built between two places so that people can drive or ride easily from one place to the other.
radial road
one of many roads , arranged like the radii of a circle , that spread or lead outwards from the centre of a city
relief road
a road carrying traffic round an urban area; bypass
Chinese translation of 'road'
road
(rəud)
n(c)
(in country) 公路 (gōnglù) (条(條), tiáo)
(in town) 路 (lù) (条(條), tiáo)
(fig) 道路 (dàolù) (条(條), tiáo)
cpd
[accident, sense]交通 (jiāotōng)
it takes four hours by road要花4小时(時)的车(車)程 (yào huā sì xiǎoshí de chēchéng)
let's hit the road (inf) 我们(們)启(啟)程吧 (wǒmen qǐchéng ba)
to be on the road[person]在旅途中 (zài lǚtú zhōng) [pop group]在巡回(迴)演出中 (zài xúnhuí yǎnchū zhōng)
on the road to success/recovery在获(獲)得成功/康复(復)的过(過)程中 (zài huòdé chénggōng/kāngfù de guòchéng zhōng)