单词 | highway |
释义 | highwayWord family adjectivehigherhighermosthighishhighmosthighbloodedhigh-bornHigh Churchhigh-classhigh-endhighfalutinhigh-flownhigh-gradehigh-handedhigh-levelhigh-maintenancehigh-mindedhigh-octanehigh-pitchedhigh-poweredhigh-pressurehigh-pricedhigh-principledhigh-profilehigh-rankinghigh-risehigh-riskhigh-soundinghigh-speedhigh-spiritedhigh-techhigh-tensionhighwroughthighadverbhighlynounhighnesshighthighballhighbinderhighboyhighbrowhighbrowismhighchairhigh commandhigher educationhigher mathematicshigher-uphigh explosivehigh fidelityhigh fivehigh-flierhigh jinkshigh jumphighlandhighlanderhighlighthighlighterhighmanHigh Masshigh priesthigh priestesshigh reliefhighroadhigh schoolhigh seashigh seasonhigh tablehigh teahigh technologyhigh tidehigh treasonhigh-uphigh waterhighwayHighway Codehighwaymanhighway patrolhigh wireverbhightail Roadshigh·way /ˈhaɪweɪ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countableC] 1 especially American EnglishAmETTR a wide main road that joins one town to another 公路 Interstate Highway 75 → freeway, expressway, motorway 75号州际公路 2. the public highway British EnglishBrE law a road or roads that the public has the right to use 公用道路〔与私路相对〕 Examples from the Corpus the public highway• The same applied to traditional football except that in this case legislation merely banned the game from the public highway.• In suburbia, however, the scourge of the skips tends to descend on the public highway in spring and summer.• So just what are the rules, regulations and guidelines governing the depositing of skips on the public highway?• All citizens have the right to use the public highway. 3 highway robbery American EnglishAmE informal a situation in which something costs you a lot more than it should 敲竹杠,抢劫 It’s highway robbery, charging that much for gas! 这简直就是抢钱,汽油竟然要这么贵! Examples from the Corpus highway robbery• At the end highway robberies, riots and an unspecified sense of comeuppance is what we are left with.• This brother-in-law was eventually hanged for highway robbery.• A matter of murder-more than one murder, highway robbery and probably the rape of a young girl too.• She says it's highway robbery.• Sixty dollars for a textbook? That's highway robbery.• The constable left in charge of Burford was reluctant to take any action, even when Seb reported the highway robbery at Swinbrook. Examples from the Corpus highway• That kind of freewheeling discussion is the norm in other realms where public health is the issue, such as highway safety.• Travellers today can cross the Alps in less than a day due to the excellent highways and railroads.• The four-lane highway curved and straightened and curved.• Associated with this is the cross comparison of highway and rail investment on the same cost benefit basis.• There's a rest stop somewhere on Highway 61.• One story had Mix trailering his famous steed as he sped along the highway.• A collection of Arizona tales organized by the highway you drive to see their settings.• After all, Woodforde's on the highway into the city.• I got onto the highway and drove as fast as I could.• The governor will unveil an extraterrestrial-themed highway sign, and a panel discussion by UFOlogists will ensue. |
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