the same road). ftMMftft&ffi&fiU o
The
house is on a very busy road. jjjHJftetfr—
It ft 67
ft ^ ii „ 0 He was
walking along the road when he was attacked. ftfelEft
o It takes about five hours by
road (= driving), TFftft#) lc ft 31 ftft flt o 0 It
would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road. fttti$]ftj&#?o O Take the first road on the left and
then
follow the signs. o
We
parked on a side road. ft fH A-14 )& ft X if ± 0
0 road
accidents/safety/users ftUfrXil#Ajt / ftft; ifi {& ^^^2 Road (abbr.
Rd) used in names of roads, especially
in towns ( Ate MIS63 ) $r. 35
'&; to be on the road to recovery
JEftl^
H ft A 0 We have
discussed privatization, but we would prefer not to go down that particular
road. ft Cl Tbj&fiitwm, EE! any road
[NEngE) = anyway (further)
along/down the road at some time in the future ft /§ ; M : There are certain to be more job
losses further down the road. ftCf A^iko one for the 'road (informal) a last alcoholic drink
before you leave a party, etc. A S?
IfM on the road 1 travelling,
especially for long distances or periods of time ft^lft; ( Xfa
)
-(£ ^ M fj41 : The
band has been on the road for six months. ®Sfrifc£ftACJIX„ 2(ofacarn
A) in good condition so that it can be legally driven ( VtR
H.£F ) Rlff It will cost about £500 to get the car back on the
road. J?ftA£3 500 ± 0 3 moving from place to place, and having no
permanent home Hr : Life on the
road can
be very hard. 0 the road to ,hell is
paved with good in tentions (saying) it is not enough to intend to do good things; you must
actually do them Mg; W — more at end
n., hit v., show n.
road-block /'raodblnk; NAmE ’roudblaik/ noun 1 a barrier put across the road by the
police or army so that they can stop and search vehicles {$• 2 (NAmE)
something
that stops a plan from going ahead |^5# ‘road fund licence (also 'tax disc) noun (in Britain) a small cirqle of paper that is put on
the window of a vehicle or on a motorcycle to show that the owner has paid the
tax that allows them to use the vehicle on public roads ( ISJW ) M
ifitvE
'road
hog noun
[informal, disapproving) a person who drives in
a dangerous way without thinking about the safety of other road users HI
road hold ing /'raudhauldirj; NAmE 'roudhouldir)/ noun [U] the ability of a car
to remain steady when it goes around a corner at a fast speed ( )
mfevm,
road-house /'raudhaus; NAmE 'roud-/ noun (old- fashioned, NAmE) a restaurant or bar on
a main road in the country ( £|Tftft$ift^;± 63 )
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roadie /'raudi; NAmE 'roudi/ noun [informal) a person who works with
musicians, especially pop bands, when they are on tour, and helps move and set
up their equipment ( ft;*W63 )
M&AAM road-kill /'raudkil; NAmE 'rood-/ noun 1 [U] an animal, or
animals, that have been killed by a car on the road ftftft±tt£il?fcWs(j$J 2 [C, U] the killing of an
animal by a car hitting it on the road f(:ftftftjg&_hjji^t$J$J 'road map noun 1 a map that shows the roads of an area, especially
one that is designed for a person who is driving a car ( Xts A ft ft i£ it 63 )
2 a set of instructions or
suggestions about how to do sth or find out about sth
'road
movie noun a film/movie which is
based on a journey made by the main character or characters ( S
'road
pricing noun [tl] the system of
making drivers pay to use busy roads at certain times ( ft &&!£#} )
MORE ABOUT
roads
Roads
arid streets
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In a town or city, street
is the most general word for
a road with houses and buildings on one or both sides. ftj^gL, street AA#iI63fi!i£, fHtjit: 0 street map of
for roads between towns, but streets in towns are often
called Road. * street ft Iff Wta Mills] 63310,
road:
would show you the major routes between, around and through
towns and cities. ( road
map)
m Other words used in the names of streets
include: Circle, Court, Crescent, Drive, Hill and Way.
Avenue suggests a wide street lined with trees. A lane is
a narrow street between buildings or, in BrE, a narrow country road. /ftT4h31£$F63
is]ft
Circle,
Court, Crescent, Drive, Hill ft
Am
The
high street
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High street is used in BrE, especially as a name, for
the main street of a town, where most shops, banks, etc.
are. * high
street &
ft
63ftlKlW-ft;fljft: the record store in the High Street o high street shops
rhllX#fl3f§iJiS In
Larger roads A&3 £0
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British and
American English use different words for the roads that connect towns and
cities. Motorways, (for example, the M57) in BrE, freeways, highways or interstates, (for
Interstate 94, the Long Island Expressway)
in NAmE, are large divided roads built for long-distance
traffic to avoid towns. ^7l&SMII63'&0B'il\ IIHIliffft
motorway ( *P
57 ) , freeway,
highway interstate ffjTftfc
( ft 347 ]m. tcMilft
m),
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A ring road [BrE) / an outer belt [NAmE) is built
around a city or town to reduce traffic in the centre. This
can also be called a beltway in NAmE, especially when it refers to the road around
belt (imm®)
WWM. beltway, AMiT
bypass
ft, ‘bmmwyfm,
'road
rage noun [u] a situation in which a driver becomes
extremely angry or violent with the driver of another car because of the way
they are driving & ( mjiz IB] 0ig 5$ |M] M] A
)
road-run ner /‘raudrAna(r); NAmE 'rood-/ noun a N American bird of the cuckoo family, that lives in desert
areas and can run very fast ’ •( ’ttSIfi,
MM)
'road
sense noun [u] the ability to behave in a safe
way when driving, walking, etc. on roads IS
iR.
road-show /'raudjau; NAmE 'roodjou/ noun a travelling show arranged by a radio or television programme, or by a
magazine, company or political party ( ffe £, ffr
ymmmm, i@ni, &m;
(mttf))