单词 | chicane |
释义 | chicaneWord family nounchicanerchicanerychicanechicaning Roadschi·cane /ʃɪˈkeɪn/ noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE TTRan S-shaped bend in a straight road, especially on a track for racing cars 〔尤指赛车跑道上的〕S形弯道 Examples from the Corpus chicane• Perhaps a chicane placed at intervals would be better.• Other measures can include chicanes, pavement extensions and road narrowings.• In general riders don't like chicanes, especially the slower ones.• Experts say chicanes do work but wrongly designed they can speed traffic up.• The marshal was killed moments after the start as the drivers slowed on the approach to the second chicane.• The Chicane at Juniper Hill will be named the Spanboard chicane. (1900-2000) chicane name of a particular combination of cards in certain card games ((19-20 centuries)), from French, from chicaner; → CHICANERY |
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