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单词 highway
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Definition of highway in English:

highway

noun ˈhʌɪweɪˈhaɪˌweɪ
North American
  • 1A main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities.

    (尤指连接主要城镇的)主干道,大路

    a six-lane highway

    6车道的公路。

    figurative the highway to success

    〈喻〉成功的道路。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No civilians were allowed on the newly closed main highways outside of town.
    • The main campus is located within the boundaries of an urban area and is easily accessible by two major highways.
    • It can be reached by highways from the major cities in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan.
    • I nodded once and looked back out the window as he pulled off the main highway onto a side road.
    • At one point, all major highways into the Maryland city were blocked.
    • To get there, head towards Gyeongju on the main highway out of town and just follow the signs.
    • While some workers occupied the factory, others blocked one of the town's major highways.
    • The strikers staged a sit-down demonstration on Katchery Road, one of the city's main highways.
    • Most of the main roads and highways in the city are high enough to have escaped the flooding.
    • On the trip over, I see the bicycle-only highways between Dutch cities, and the canals that run parallel.
    • The infrastructure is lacking: after one year of decent growth traffic has come to a standstill in larger cities and on major highways.
    • It should be installed on the streets of every major town and city and along all the major roads and highways.
    • Subsequent ice jams threaten bridges and can close major highways.
    • It is invisible to eyes looking at road signs along major highways.
    • The government has blocked off a major highway for street markets, concerts and plays.
    • A visit to a reconstructed fur trade post usually takes today's visitor off frequently traveled major highways.
    • All were ambushed on major highways regularly traveled by journalists.
    • From my window I can see huge highways crisscrossing the city.
    • What follows can best be described as an ambling but focused trip down U.S. highways and town streets.
    • Twisty, scenic highways and photographable little towns are what I'm looking for.
    Synonyms
    street, road, roadway, avenue, boulevard, way
    1. 1.1 (chiefly in official use) a public road.
      〈主官〉公路
      the Highways Department

      公路部。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In agreement with highways officials, our engineers will wind up the major part of work in the area on Friday.
      • Councillors from Horwich and Blackrod met with highways officials yesterday in an attempt to find a solution to traffic problems in Crown Lane, Horwich.
      • But campaigners were dealt a bitter blow when county highways officials confirmed that Government funding would not be available for the bypass.
      • County highways officials are considering an alternative solution to Tewkesbury town centre's traffic problems.
      • The planning sub-committee deferred making a decision until it received more information from the county council on highways issues.
      • But highways officials now say the 14th century bridge will be ready to reopen in less than six weeks.
      Synonyms
      avenue, street, road, main road, high road, drive, row, lane, parade, promenade, way, roadway, thoroughfare
    2. 1.2Computing A pathway connecting parts of one computer system or between different systems.
      〔计算机〕公用通道
      an information highway
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And part of the enjoyment is finding others on the cyber highway system and reading what they have to say too.
      • Information technologies are the highways along which ideas travel.
      • And it could start being installed this year, using the world's highways as the base network.
      • Travelling the information highway can be an exhilarating journey, but for many it can also be like flying blind.
      • Short of banning them from the information highway, what can parents do to protect their children?

Rhymes

byway, skyway

Definition of highway in US English:

highway

nounˈhīˌwāˈhaɪˌweɪ
North American
  • 1A main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities.

    (尤指连接主要城镇的)主干道,大路

    a six-lane highway

    6车道的公路。

    figurative the highway to success

    〈喻〉成功的道路。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While some workers occupied the factory, others blocked one of the town's major highways.
    • Subsequent ice jams threaten bridges and can close major highways.
    • At one point, all major highways into the Maryland city were blocked.
    • The strikers staged a sit-down demonstration on Katchery Road, one of the city's main highways.
    • Most of the main roads and highways in the city are high enough to have escaped the flooding.
    • What follows can best be described as an ambling but focused trip down U.S. highways and town streets.
    • It can be reached by highways from the major cities in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan.
    • The infrastructure is lacking: after one year of decent growth traffic has come to a standstill in larger cities and on major highways.
    • A visit to a reconstructed fur trade post usually takes today's visitor off frequently traveled major highways.
    • To get there, head towards Gyeongju on the main highway out of town and just follow the signs.
    • The government has blocked off a major highway for street markets, concerts and plays.
    • I nodded once and looked back out the window as he pulled off the main highway onto a side road.
    • Twisty, scenic highways and photographable little towns are what I'm looking for.
    • The main campus is located within the boundaries of an urban area and is easily accessible by two major highways.
    • On the trip over, I see the bicycle-only highways between Dutch cities, and the canals that run parallel.
    • It is invisible to eyes looking at road signs along major highways.
    • No civilians were allowed on the newly closed main highways outside of town.
    • All were ambushed on major highways regularly traveled by journalists.
    • It should be installed on the streets of every major town and city and along all the major roads and highways.
    • From my window I can see huge highways crisscrossing the city.
    Synonyms
    street, road, roadway, avenue, boulevard, way
    1. 1.1
      another term for expressway
    2. 1.2 (chiefly in official use) a public road.
      〈主官〉公路
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In agreement with highways officials, our engineers will wind up the major part of work in the area on Friday.
      • Councillors from Horwich and Blackrod met with highways officials yesterday in an attempt to find a solution to traffic problems in Crown Lane, Horwich.
      • County highways officials are considering an alternative solution to Tewkesbury town centre's traffic problems.
      • The planning sub-committee deferred making a decision until it received more information from the county council on highways issues.
      • But highways officials now say the 14th century bridge will be ready to reopen in less than six weeks.
      • But campaigners were dealt a bitter blow when county highways officials confirmed that Government funding would not be available for the bypass.
      Synonyms
      avenue, street, road, main road, high road, drive, row, lane, parade, promenade, way, roadway, thoroughfare
    3. 1.3Computing A pathway connecting parts of one computer system or between different systems.
      〔计算机〕公用通道
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Short of banning them from the information highway, what can parents do to protect their children?
      • Information technologies are the highways along which ideas travel.
      • Travelling the information highway can be an exhilarating journey, but for many it can also be like flying blind.
      • And part of the enjoyment is finding others on the cyber highway system and reading what they have to say too.
      • And it could start being installed this year, using the world's highways as the base network.
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