单词 | high road |
释义 | high road Roadsˈhigh road noun [countableC] 1. old-fashionedTTR a main road 大路,大道,大街 2 take the (moral) high road American EnglishAmE to do what you believe is right according to your beliefs 采取自己认为正当的行动方式 Daley has taken the high road in his campaign. 戴利在竞选活动中采取了正派的做法。 Examples from the Corpus take the (moral) high road• Daley has taken the high road in his campaign, trying to ignore Merriam's attacks.• Read in studio Still to come on Central News, taking the high road.• She was at least making the attempt to take the high road, only to run into a dead end.• Instead, I decided to take the high road. Examples from the Corpus high road• A paved high road forded the stream.• He screamed as loudly as his horse that was now blocking the high road with its failing death throes.• We seemed to drift into tranquility once we reached the long plateau stretch on the high road to Taos.• She was at least making the attempt to take the high road, only to run into a dead end.• Instead, I decided to take the high road.• A horse whinnied and reared; the troop trotted quickly out of the inn yard towards the high road. |
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