motorway

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mo·tor·way /ˈməʊtəweɪ $ ˈmoʊtər-/ S2 noun [countableC]

British EnglishBrETTR a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances, especially between cities 高速公路 → expressway, freeway, highway, interstate

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

drive on/along/down the motorway

He was driving along the motorway at a steady sixty miles an hour.

get on/off the motorway

We got on the motorway near Watford.

join the motorway (=get on the motorway)

Traffic will be diverted through Hamilton before joining the motorway.

leave the motorway

A few miles further on they left the motorway.

turn off the motorway (=leave the motorway)

We forgot to turn off the motorway and ended up in London.

adjectives

busy

The motorway is always busy around Birmingham.

a major motorway

Two of Britain's major motorways pass through Nottingham.

a six-lane/eight-lane etc motorway

There are plans to build a new six-lane motorway through the area.

motorway + NOUN

motorway driving

Is motorway driving included in the driving test?

motorway traffic

the constant noise of motorway traffic

a motorway crash

Six people were killed in a motorway crash.

a motorway pileup (=when several cars on a motorway crash into each other)

a news report of a motorway pileup on the M25

a motorway junction (=a place where you can join or leave the motorway)

Their stores are all situated near major motorway junctions.

phrases

a stretch/section of motorway

This stretch of motorway is always very busy.

Examples from the Corpus

motorway• A chain hotel located in a city centre or at the exit roundabout of a motorway guarantees many identical rooms.• Read in studio Police have opened a motorway service station to encourage drivers to take a break.• However, he defended the widening of the M25 motorway around London, and the building of bypasses in rural areas.• A new motorway service station has been opened to encourage drivers to take a break.• Male speaker He's still probably sweating a little because he's waiting to be called off at the next motorway junction.• The speed limit on motorways is 70 mph.• In front of her the motorway shimmered in the sun like the sands of a desert.• Gargy Patel looks back on the first twelve months of the motorway completed after two decades of delay.• Fifty vehicles were involved, ten people were killed, many more hurt on the motorway just outside Swindon.• A wall of windows overlooked the motorway.

单词	motorway
释义	motorway Word family adjectivemotorablemotorialmotorynounmotoristmotoriummotorizationmotorbicyclemotorcademotorcyclingmotorcyclistmotorhomemotormanmotormouthmotor neurone diseasemotor scootermotorwaymotorverbmotorize Related topics: Roads mo·tor·way /ˈməʊtəweɪ $ ˈmoʊtər-/ ●●● S2 noun [countableC] British EnglishBrETTR a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances, especially between cities 高速公路 → expressway, freeway, highway, interstate n COLLOCATIONS verbs drive on/along/down the motorway He was driving along the motorway at a steady sixty miles an hour. get on/off the motorway We got on the motorway near Watford. join the motorway (=get on the motorway) Traffic will be diverted through Hamilton before joining the motorway. leave the motorway A few miles further on they left the motorway. turn off the motorway (=leave the motorway) We forgot to turn off the motorway and ended up in London. adjectives busy The motorway is always busy around Birmingham. a major motorway Two of Britain's major motorways pass through Nottingham. a six-lane/eight-lane etc motorway There are plans to build a new six-lane motorway through the area. motorway + NOUN motorway driving Is motorway driving included in the driving test? motorway traffic the constant noise of motorway traffic a motorway crash Six people were killed in a motorway crash. a motorway pileup (=when several cars on a motorway crash into each other) a news report of a motorway pileup on the M25 a motorway junction (=a place where you can join or leave the motorway) Their stores are all situated near major motorway junctions. phrases a stretch/section of motorway This stretch of motorway is always very busy. Examples from the Corpus motorway• A chain hotel located in a city centre or at the exit roundabout of a motorway guarantees many identical rooms.• Read in studio Police have opened a motorway service station to encourage drivers to take a break.• However, he defended the widening of the M25 motorway around London, and the building of bypasses in rural areas.• A new motorway service station has been opened to encourage drivers to take a break.• Male speaker He's still probably sweating a little because he's waiting to be called off at the next motorway junction.• The speed limit on motorways is 70 mph.• In front of her the motorway shimmered in the sun like the sands of a desert.• Gargy Patel looks back on the first twelve months of the motorway completed after two decades of delay.• Fifty vehicles were involved, ten people were killed, many more hurt on the motorway just outside Swindon.• A wall of windows overlooked the motorway.
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