| 单词 | road |
| 释义 | roadroad /roʊd/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1[countable, uncountable] a specially prepared hard surface for cars, buses, bicycles, etc. to travel on: They live on a very busy road. My address is 4125 Pheasant Road.up/down/along the road (=further along the road) I ran down the road to see what was happening.by/at the side of the road Two police cars were parked by the side of the road.by road Alaska’s ferry system connects cities that can’t be reached by road.in the road Someone was standing in the middle of the road. Turn left at the next main road. They turned off the highway onto a side road (=smaller road). A twisting dirt road (=without a hard surface) led to her house. → see also roadworkTHESAURUSstreet – a road in a town, with houses or stores on each side: What street do you live on?avenue – a road in a town, often with trees on each side. Used especially in the names of roads: There are large houses on either side of the tree-lined avenue.boulevard – a wide main road in a city. Used especially in the names of roads: The accident happened at an intersection on Jackson Boulevard.alley – a narrow street or passage between buildings: He parked his car in the alley behind the building.main street – a road in the middle of a town where many stores, offices, etc. are: The parade went right down the town’s main street.main road – a large road with smaller roads that lead off it: We turned off the main road and headed toward the farmhouse.highway – a very wide road for traveling fast over long distances: Traffic on the highway was backed up for miles after the accident.freeway/expressway – a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping: She was driving along the freeway at 65 miles per hour.toll road/turnpike – a road that you pay to use: We had to stop at the booth to pay for the toll road.lane – one of the parts that a wide road is divided into so that people can drive along next to each other: The freeway has three lanes in each direction.2on the road a)traveling in a car, especially for long distances: We were back on the road before dawn. b)if a group of actors or musicians is on the road, they are traveling from place to place giving performances c)if your car is on the road, you have paid for the repairs, tax, etc. necessary for you to legally drive it: It costs a lot of money to keep these old cars on the road.3the road to something a process or series of events that will achieve something or have a particular result: The first steps on the road to success are not always easy.on the road to peace/recovery/democracy etc. We are well on the road to economic recovery.4down the road informal in the future: We might get married, but that’s much further down the road.5down a road informal following a particular course of action: We’ve been down that road before, and we know it doesn’t work.6one for the road spoken a last alcoholic drink before you leave a party, bar, etc.7the road to hell is paved with good intentions used to say that it is not enough to intend to do something good, because people are judged by their actions, not by their intentions [Origin: Old English rad ride, journey] → see also the end of the road at end1 (13), hit the road at hit1 (21)COLLOCATIONSadjectives/nouns + roada narrow road We drove along a narrow road through the forest.a winding/twisting road (=with a lot of bends) The route is all winding roads and steep hills.an icy road The car slid off the icy road.a busy road (=with a lot of traffic) The children have to cross a busy road to get to school.a quiet road (=with little traffic) At that time of night, the roads were quiet.a main road (=an important road that is used a lot) The main road was blocked for twenty-five minutes.a side/back road (=a small road that is not used much) He drove onto a side road and stopped the car.a country/mountain/coast road He was driving along a remote country road when he got a flat tire. Driving on narrow mountain roads can be stressful.the open road (=without much traffic or anything to stop you getting somewhere) This car is at its best on the open road.a gravel/dirt/dusty road The only way to the farm was down a gravel road.a paved road There were no paved roads outside the towns.a bumpy/rutted/rough road We turned off the highway onto an old bumpy road.a logging road (=a road in a forest, made by companies who are cutting trees) Protesters want to stop the construction of a logging road in the National Forest area.verbscross a road Make sure there’s no traffic before you cross the road.run out into a road He had to swerve when a child ran out into the road.hit the road (=leave to start driving somewhere) If you want to get to the office on time, you’d better hit the road!a road leads/goes/runs somewhere We turned onto the road leading to the town.a road winds (=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line) A long road wound through the park.a road forks (=starts going ahead in two different directions) After three miles, the road forks.a road narrows/widens After a couple of miles, the road narrows.road + nounsroad safety We share parents’ concern for road safety. |
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