street
/striːt/noun
1- a public road in a city, town, or village, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides街, 街道; 马路, 车行道:
the narrow, winding streets of Edinburgh
爱丁堡狭窄弯曲的街道
in place names 45 Lake Street.莱克街45号。
1.1
- US used to refer to the financial markets and activities on Wall Street〈美〉华尔街的金融市场, 华尔街的金融活动。
1.2
the street/streets
the roads or public areas of a city or town大街; 公共场所:every week, fans stop me in the street.
追星族们每个星期都会在街上拦住我。
1.3
- as modifier of or relating to the outlook, values, or lifestyle of those young people who are perceived as composing a fashionable urban subculture(构成都市流行亚文化的年轻人的)观点, 价值观, 生活方式:
London street style.
伦敦前卫年轻人的生活方式。
1.4
- as modifier denoting someone who is homeless流落街头:
the street kids of the city.
那个城市的街头流浪儿。
短语
not in the same street
- Brit. informal far inferior in terms of ability〈英, 非正式〉(在能力上)远不能与…相比, 比…差得多。
on the streets
1
- homeless无家可归的, 沦落街头的。
2
- working as a prostitute卖淫, 以卖淫为生。
streets ahead
- Brit. informal greatly superior〈英, 非正式〉好很多, 强得多:
the restaurant is streets ahead of its local rivals.
那家饭店远比当地的竞争对手好得多。
up (或right up) one's street(或〈北美〉alley)
- informal well suited to one's tastes, interests, or abilities〈非正式〉对…口味的; 符合…兴趣的; 适合…能力的:
this job would be right up your street.
这件工作会非常合你意的。
派生词
streeted
adjective低矮的砖结构建筑物形成的街道纵横交错的混乱状态。
streetward
adjective & adverb词源
Old English strāt, of West Germanic origin, from late Latin strāta (via) 'paved (way)', feminine past participle of sternere 'lay down'.