highway

noun

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

Idioms

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(especially North American English) a main road for travelling long distances, especially one connecting and going through cities and towns
- Plans were being made for the construction of a new interstate highway system.
- Highway patrol officers closed the road.
Extra Examples
- A blowout at highway speeds can be dangerous.
- He took highway 314 heading north.
- He travels the highways and byways of Texas.
- I used to travel that highway with my family.
- Once you hit the highway, the only services are at Eagle Plains.
- They tore along the highway.
- We pulled off the highway and stopped for a break.
- a four-lane highway
- the highway to Sydney
- A long stretch of coastal highway was flooded.
- The hotel is located off Highway 21.
- There's a 55 mph speed limit on most highways.
- We soon reached the highway interchange.
Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- wide
- three-lane
- two-lane
- …
verb + highway
- drive
- travel
- use
- …
highway + noun
- traffic
- bridge
- exit
- …
preposition
- along the highway
- down the highway
- up the highway
- …
phrases
- highways and byways
See full entry
(British English, formal) a public road
- A parked car was obstructing the highway.
Extra Examples
- All citizens have the right to use the public highway.
- There is a Highways Department proposal for new traffic islands.
- He was fined for obstructing the public highway.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- wide
- three-lane
- two-lane
- …
verb + highway
- drive
- travel
- use
- …
highway + noun
- traffic
- bridge
- exit
- …
preposition
- along the highway
- down the highway
- up the highway
- …
phrases
- highways and byways
See full entry

Idioms

highway robbery (especially North American English)

(also daylight robbery British and North American English)

the fact of somebody charging too much money for something

my way or the highway

(North American English, informal) used to say that somebody else has either to agree with your opinion or to leaveTopics Opinion and argumentc2

单词	highway
释义	highway noun /ˈhaɪweɪ/ /ˈhaɪweɪ/ Idioms jump to other results (especially North American English) a main road for travelling long distances, especially one connecting and going through cities and towns Plans were being made for the construction of a new interstate highway system. Highway patrol officers closed the road. Extra Examples A blowout at highway speeds can be dangerous. He took highway 314 heading north. He travels the highways and byways of Texas. I used to travel that highway with my family. Once you hit the highway, the only services are at Eagle Plains. They tore along the highway. We pulled off the highway and stopped for a break. a four-lane highway the highway to Sydney A long stretch of coastal highway was flooded. The hotel is located off Highway 21. There's a 55 mph speed limit on most highways. We soon reached the highway interchange. Topics Transport by car or lorryb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective wide three-lane two-lane … verb + highway drive travel use … highway + noun traffic bridge exit … preposition along the highway down the highway up the highway … phrases highways and byways See full entry (British English, formal) a public road A parked car was obstructing the highway. Extra Examples All citizens have the right to use the public highway. There is a Highways Department proposal for new traffic islands. He was fined for obstructing the public highway. Topics Transport by car or lorryc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective wide three-lane two-lane … verb + highway drive travel use … highway + noun traffic bridge exit … preposition along the highway down the highway up the highway … phrases highways and byways See full entry Idioms highway robbery (especially North American English) (also daylight robbery British and North American English) the fact of somebody charging too much money for something my way or the highway (North American English, informal) used to say that somebody else has either to agree with your opinion or to leaveTopics Opinion and argumentc2
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