motorway

美 [ˈmoʊtərweɪ]英 [ˈməʊtəweɪ]
  • n.(英国)高速公路

复数: motorways

motorwaymotorway

noun

C U(英国)高速公路
(in Britain) a wide road, with at least two lanes in each direction, where traffic can travel fast for long distances between large towns. You can only enter and leave motorways at special junctions .

busy/congested motorways

繁忙的 / 拥挤的高速公路

Join the motorway at Junction 19.

在19号路口进入高速公路。

Leave the motorway at the next exit.

在下个出口驶出高速公路。

A nine-mile stretch of motorway has been closed.

一段九英里长的高速公路已关闭。

a motorway service area / service station

高速公路服务站

compare interstate n.

motorway

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    N-VAR 高速公路
    A motorway is a major road that has been specially built for fast travel over long distances. Motorways have several lanes and special places where traffic gets on and leaves.

    ...the M1 motorway.

    M1 高速公路

noun

1
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
Synonym: expressway freeway pike state highway superhighway throughway thruway

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  1. A contraflow system is in operation on this section of the motorway .

    这段高速公路的一侧正在实行双向行驶。

  2. Leave the motorway at the next exit .

    在下个出口驶出高速公路。

  3. Come off the motorway at junction 6 .

    在6号交叉路口驶离高速公路。

  4. A lorry shed its load on the motorway .

    一辆卡车意外地把运载的货物掉落在高速公路上。

  5. Join the motorway at Junction 19 .

    在19号路口进入高速公路。

  6. A nine-mile stretch of motorway has been closed .

    一段九英里长的高速公路已关闭。

  7. The building is now being demolished to make way for a motorway .

    为修建高速公路,现正拆除这栋建筑。

  8. Motorways actually cover less than 0.1 percent of the countryside

    高速公路的实际覆盖面积还不到农村地区的0.1%。

  9. You don 't ask people to fork out every time they drive up the motorways

    不能要求人们每次开车上高速公路都要交费。

  10. His back tyre just went pop on a motorway .

    他的后胎在高速公路上砰的一声爆了。

  11. They had to pull up , possibly go to a motorway services or somewhere like that

    他们只好停车,可能得去高速公路服务站之类的地方。

  12. The plan to charge motorists £ 75 a year to use the motorway is going to hit me hard

    向汽车驾驶员每年收取75英镑高速公路使用费的计划将对我大为不利。

  13. They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up .

    他们因高速公路交通堵塞迟到了。

  14. The getaway car was dumped near a motorway tunnel

    逃亡用的车被丢弃在高速公路隧道附近。

  15. The French crowds pour like lemmings down the motorway to Paris .

    一群群法国人像旅鼠一样涌上通往巴黎的高速公路。

  16. Building more motorways and bypasses will help the environment by reducing pollution and traffic jams in towns and cities

    建造更多的高速公路和绕城道路能够减少城镇中的污染和交通堵塞,有利于改善环境。

  17. Cuba is well served by motorways .

    古巴的高速公路四通八达。

  18. A Boeing 737 came down on the M1 motorway .

    一架波音737降落在1号高速公路上。

  19. We have repeatedly told planners that services are vital on a motorway like the M40 .

    我们一再告知城市规划者在诸如M40之类的高速公路旁建服务站是必不可少的。

  20. the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river .

    哈得孙河下的高速公路隧道

  21. Dummy patrol cars will be set up beside motorways to frighten speeding motorists

    高速公路旁将安装仿真巡逻车以威慑那些超速驾车者。

  22. I was driving up at seventy miles an hour on the inside lane on the motorway .

    我在高速公路的慢道上以每小时70英里的速度行驶。

  23. A line of tractors rumbled onto the motorway through a cordon of police

    一列拖拉机突破了警戒线,隆隆响着驶上了高速公路。

  24. Three people were hurt in a 12-car pile up on a fog-bound motorway yesterday .

    昨天在大雾弥漫的高速公路上发生的12辆汽车连环相撞事故导致3人受伤。

  25. Horrified commuters saw the lorry veer across the motorway and overturn .

    惊恐万分的通勤者们看见那辆卡车突然冲向高速公路另一侧,接着翻倒在地。

  26. A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph .

    一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。

  27. I 'm sure Ted is tootling down the motorway at this very moment .

    我确信泰德此刻正悠闲自得地开车行驶在高速路上。

  28. You can see many warning signs along the motorway .

    沿着高速公路可以看到很多警示牌。

  29. The motorway has been closed due to the thick fog .

    由于大雾,高速公路关闭了。

  30. Cycling along the motorway is not allowed .

    在快车道上骑车不行。

way avenue drive highway motorway path road route street 【导航词义:道路】
way v. 路,道路
〔辨析〕

普通用词,含义广泛,可指任何形式的路,也常和其他词构成复合词。

〔例证〕

highway

公路

motorway

高速公路

railway

铁路

He asked a passer-by the way to the post office.

他问路人去邮局的路。

There was a truck blocking the way.

有一辆卡车挡住了路。

This is the way to the small village.

这是通往那个小村庄的道路。

avenue v. 大街;;〈英〉林阴道
〔辨析〕

指城镇中长而宽的大街,通常为南北走向;英国英语中则指通向大房子的林阴道。

〔例证〕

My address is 211, Ave. 5, New York, USA.

我的地址是:美国纽约第5大街211号。

People love to walk down the avenues of Paris.

人们喜欢沿巴黎的大街散步。

She likes to walk along the avenue.

她喜欢沿着林阴道散步。

drive v. 私人车道
〔辨析〕

指连接私人住宅与外部街道的车道,通常专供私人车辆通行。

〔例证〕

There are two lines of big trees on both sides of the drive.

车道两边是两行大树。

He pulled up the delivery van at the cottage drive.

他把送货车停在小别墅的私人车道上。

We can't park the car on this drive.

我们不能把车停在这条私人车道上。

highway v. 〈尤美〉公路
〔辨析〕

指连接两个城镇的主干道。

〔例证〕

There are two highways out of the town.

离开那个镇子的公路有两条。

The highway runs parallel with the railway.

这条公路与那条铁路平行。

motorway v. 〈英〉高速公路
〔辨析〕

尤指城市之间的高速公路。

〔例证〕

The motorway has been closed due to the thick fog.

由于大雾,高速公路关闭了。

You can see many warning signs along the motorway.

沿着高速公路可以看到很多警示牌。

path v. 小路,小径
〔辨析〕

通常指小道、小路、小径,特别是田间、林间常由人或牲畜走出来的小径。

〔例证〕

Have you noticed the well-worn path across the grass?

你注意到草地上那条被踩得坑坑洼洼的小径了吗?

They followed the path to the village.

他们顺着小路来到那个村子。

We walked along the path, enjoying the natural scenery.

我们沿着小路行走,欣赏着自然风光。

They had to cut out a path through the jungle.

他们只得在丛林中开出一条小路。

road v. 路,道路,公路
〔辨析〕

词义广泛,多指供车辆、行人或马匹等使用的平坦大道,也指旁边有建筑物的街道。

〔例证〕

This road was formally opened last week.

这条路是上周正式通车的。

You cannot be too careful while crossing the road.

过马路的时候再小心也不为过。

It's safer to walk on the pavement than in the road.

在人行道上走要比在马路中间走安全。

The woman slipped on the icy road and broke her leg.

那个女人在结冰的路上滑了一跤,摔断了腿。

route v. 路,路线,路途
〔辨析〕

指从某处到另一处的路线,或公共汽车、火车、轮船、飞机等的固定路线或航线。

〔例证〕

We've decided on the route to take.

我们已选定了要走的路线。

You'd better take this route to town.

你进城最好走这条道。

It's the quickest route to Detroit.

这是去底特律最快的路线。

The special plane did not fly the usual commercial route.

专机没有按通常的商业航线飞行。

street v. 大街,街道
〔辨析〕

指城镇中的道路,其一侧或两侧通常有房屋、商店等建筑物。

〔例证〕

Have you ever been to this shopping street?

你去过这条商业街吗?

This used to be a quiet residential street.

这里曾经是一条安静的居民街。