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| 1 | a way that leads from one place to another , especially one with a hard surface that cars and other vehicles can use 路；道路；（尤指）公路 |
| All roads leading into the village are flooded. 通向村庄的所有道路都被洪水淹没了。 |
| He was driving on the wrong side of the road. 他在道路上逆向行驶。 |
| A cat suddenly ran into the middle of the road. 一只猫突然窜到了路中间。 |
| busy road (=road with a lot of traffic) The children have to cross a busy road to get to school. 繁忙的道路 |
| | 1a | a street with buildings along one side or both sides （旁边有建筑物的）街道，路 | | I’ ve lived on this road for twenty years. 我住在这条路上已有20年了。 | | up/down/along the road (=further on the road) There’ s a supermarket just up the road. 这是个很可能会对未来产生深远影响的决定。 | |
| | 1b | used in the names of some streets. The written abbreviation is Rd （用于街道名）街，道，路 | | They live on Lockwood Road. 他们住在洛克伍德街。 | | Turn left into the London road (=the road that goes to London) . 左转上通向伦敦的路。 | |
| | 1c | relating to or happening on a road 有关道路的；发生在道路上的 | | a road accident 道路事故 | | road traffic 道路交通 | | road safety (=safety when driving on or crossing a road) 道路安全 | |
| | 1d | by travelling in a vehicle on roads 乘车 | | The journey is about three hours by road. 乘车大约有3小时的路程。 | |
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| 2 | a particular process or course of action 路子；方法 |
| Ella felt Don was leading her down a very dangerous road. 埃拉觉得唐正把她领上一条危险的路。 |
| | 2a | to take a particular course of action 走那条路；那样做 | | I’ ve tried being reasonable with him and I don’ t want to go down that road again. 我已经试图和他讲道理了，现在我不想再那样做了。 | |
| | 2b | a process or series of events that will achieve something or have a particular result 通往…的道路；…之路 | | The road to success is not always an easy one. 通往成功的道路并非总是一帆风顺。 | | on the road to recovery/success etc After weeks of illness he is finally on the road to recovery. 他病了几个星期后，终于开始康复了。 | | It’ s a crucial step on the road to democracy. 这是通向民主的重要一步。 | |
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| - | be in the/sb’ s road BRITISH spoken
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| to be in a position that stops someone from going where they want to go |
| 挡着某人的路；妨碍某人 |
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| - | down the road informal
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| used for talking about the future and what may happen |
| 将来；今后 |
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| Two years down the road, you might feel very differently. 再过两年，你可能会有完全不同的感受。 |
| It’ s a decision that may well have an impact further down the road. 这是个很可能会对未来产生深远影响的决定。 |
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| - | on the road
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| 1 | travelling in a car , bus , or truck , especially for a long distance or a long period of time （尤指长途或长时间）乘车旅行 | We’ ve been on the road now for five hours. 我们现在已经在路上跑了5个小时。 | |
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| 2 | if entertainers are on the road , they are travelling to many different places to perform （表演者）在巡回演出 | The band was on the road for seven months last year. 去年该乐队进行了7个月的巡回演出。 | |
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| 3 | going from one place to another because you do not have a permanent home 在流浪 | 250,000 teenagers decided to live life on the road. 25万名青少年决定过流浪生活。 | |
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| 4 | if a car is on the road , it is in a good enough condition to drive and you have paid for insurance and tax （车辆）车况良好，可上路行驶 |
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| - | one for the road spoken
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| an alcoholic drink that you have quickly before you leave a place |
| 离开前匆匆喝下的一杯酒 |
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| Let’ s have one for the road. 我们喝杯酒就上路吧。 |
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| - | the road to hell is paved with good intentions
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| used for saying that people often make a situation much worse when they intended to make it better |
| 帮倒忙；好心办坏事 |
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| Words frequently used with road | | road 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | branch, cross, descend, dip, fork, lead, narrow, run, widen, wind, | 1 | | | |
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