请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 main street
释义

Definition of main street in English:

main street

noun
North American
  • 1The principal street of a town, traditionally the site of shops, banks, and other businesses.

    the money you save on a car can offset some of the higher prices on Main Street
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She pulled him up onto the seat behind her, swerving down over the main street to dodge through the rest of the traffic.
    • On the main street, Ocean Avenue, a few people are out walking their retrievers.
    • Now, on leaving my office, I only have a short walk down the main street to reach an underpass into the town centre.
    • Like his characters, he used to wander on the main street in town, with nothing to do.
    • To rectify this it is being proposed that the main street of the town become a one way system.
    • The gate's position at one end of the main street running through the town reflects its importance.
    • Driving down the main street you find road markings and speed humps until the church.
    • The tension in the van rose quickly as they approached the main street of the village.
    • Genteel Lavelle Road now gets lots of cars ever since it has became a main street as part of a maze of one way streets.
    • She drove through the main streets of Falton City for half an hour, mumbling randomly about how much she hated rush-hour.
    • Mr Lanyon said he intends to campaign with public appearances in the main street of local towns.
    • The dog, nicknamed John, appeared on the grass verge by the side of the road in the main street through the village.
    • The day was gone, she said, when you could pull up on the main street of any county town and run into a shop.
    • People didn't have watches then and they could see the old clock from any part of the main street of the town.
    • It seems as though she feels it would be such a success, that traffic would be a serious problem in the town main street.
    • On to Carmel, another morbidly cute seaside town with a manicured main street.
    • The false fronts along the main street might have stepped out of Disneyworld's Frontierland.
    • They approached the main street cautiously, even a little afraid, not sure of who or what they would meet.
    • This is despite it being situated less than two minutes walk away from the main street in Carlow town.
    • The town of Enniscrone has declared that the main street is now a litter free zone.
    1. 1.1US Used in reference to the materialism, mediocrity, or parochialism regarded as typical of small-town life.
      If you don't get banks to lend again, Main Street is going to be in very big trouble
 
 

Definition of main street in US English:

main street

nounˈmān ˌstrētˈmeɪn ˌstrit
North American
  • 1The principal street of a town, traditionally the site of shops, banks, and other businesses.

    the money you save on a car can offset some of the higher prices on Main Street
    Example sentencesExamples
    • On to Carmel, another morbidly cute seaside town with a manicured main street.
    • They approached the main street cautiously, even a little afraid, not sure of who or what they would meet.
    • It seems as though she feels it would be such a success, that traffic would be a serious problem in the town main street.
    • Mr Lanyon said he intends to campaign with public appearances in the main street of local towns.
    • The false fronts along the main street might have stepped out of Disneyworld's Frontierland.
    • This is despite it being situated less than two minutes walk away from the main street in Carlow town.
    • On the main street, Ocean Avenue, a few people are out walking their retrievers.
    • Now, on leaving my office, I only have a short walk down the main street to reach an underpass into the town centre.
    • The town of Enniscrone has declared that the main street is now a litter free zone.
    • People didn't have watches then and they could see the old clock from any part of the main street of the town.
    • The day was gone, she said, when you could pull up on the main street of any county town and run into a shop.
    • Genteel Lavelle Road now gets lots of cars ever since it has became a main street as part of a maze of one way streets.
    • The dog, nicknamed John, appeared on the grass verge by the side of the road in the main street through the village.
    • To rectify this it is being proposed that the main street of the town become a one way system.
    • The gate's position at one end of the main street running through the town reflects its importance.
    • She pulled him up onto the seat behind her, swerving down over the main street to dodge through the rest of the traffic.
    • Driving down the main street you find road markings and speed humps until the church.
    • The tension in the van rose quickly as they approached the main street of the village.
    • She drove through the main streets of Falton City for half an hour, mumbling randomly about how much she hated rush-hour.
    • Like his characters, he used to wander on the main street in town, with nothing to do.
    1. 1.1US Used in reference to the materialism, mediocrity, or parochialism regarded as typical of small-town life.
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/24 8:02:43