| 单词 | boulevard |
| 释义 | boulevard (once / 1071 pages) n A boulevard is a type of street. You can get to school by taking the four-lane boulevard, but to avoid all the traffic, you might use the less-traveled side streets. A boulevard is a street or avenue, especially one that's very wide and lined with trees. Many boulevards have a median strip of grass and sometimes trees. Boulevard strip is the regional term for a patch of grass between a curb and a sidewalk, which in other places is called a tree lawn. The French word boulevard literally means "rampart," or "defensive embankment." Later it was adapted to mean "a promenade beside a rampart." WORD FAMILYboulevard: boulevards USAGE EXAMPLESTo overcome those challenges, the new community plan focuses on the trolley line, particularly the Beyer Boulevard Station one stop north of the border. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Referring to a boulevard that bisects West Hollywood, Mills told me, “I only cross La Cienega if I need money or actors.” The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Sunday as he tried to cross Conduit Boulevard in East New York. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) n a wide street or thoroughfare Syn|Exp|Hyper avenue Fifth Avenue an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side Seventh Avenuean avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south street a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings |
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