highway
US
UK highway n: (major road)
SC 公路 gōng lù
TC 公路
TC 公路
SC 交通要道 gōng lù，jiāo tōng yào dào
The truck driver drove down the highway to deliver lumber to California.
卡车司机沿着高速公路将木材送往加利福尼亚。
highway to [sth] n: figurative (route to [sth]) (比喻)
SC 康庄大道，首要途径 kāng zhuāng dà dào，shǒu yào tú jìng
SC 大道，大路 dà dào，dà lù
TC 大道，大路
TC 大道，大路
The preacher shouted, "Those sinners are riding on the highway to hell!"
传教士喊道：“那些罪人正大步走在通往地狱的大道上！”
hgwy. n: written, abbreviation (highway)
SC 公路，干道 gōng lù
TC 公路
TC 公路
hwy., hwy n: written, abbreviation (highway)
SC 公路，干道 gōng lù
TC 公路
TC 公路
divided highway, dual highway (US), dual carriageway (UK) n: (two-way road divided by central strip)
SC 双向车道公路
SC 双向公路
The divided highway that runs through town was once known as 'Main Street'.
从前，贯穿小镇的双向公路被称为“主街道”。
flyover, also US: highway overpass n: mainly UK (overpass above a motorway)
SC 立交桥 lì jiāo qiáo
TC 天橋
TC 天橋
SC 高架公路 lì jiāo qiáo，gāo jià gōng lù
The freeway is backed up because they are doing repairs on a flyover in the next town.
highway engineering n: (development of motorways)
SC 道路工程学 dào lù gōng chéng xué
highway patrol n: US (motorway police)
SC 高速公路巡警 gāo sù gōng lù xún jǐng
On New Year's Eve, the highway patrol sets up roadblocks to discourage drunk driving.
highway robbery n: historical (stagecoach hold-up)
SC 在公路上拦路抢劫
SC 拦路劫车
Carjacking is the modern equivalent of highway robbery.
highway robbery n: figurative, informal (excessively high price)
SC 过于高昂的价格
That ridiculous price for fresh carrots is highway robbery.
interstate highway n: US (motorway connecting US states)
SC 州际公路 zhōu jì gōng lù
TC 州際公路
TC 州際公路
He drove from New York to Maine on the interstate highways.
ramp, highway ramp n: US (slip road: to enter or exit a highway) (供汽车用的)
SC 坡道 pō dào
Jane slowed the car as she pulled onto the exit ramp.
state highway n: US (motorway)
SC 州际高速公路 zhōu jì gāo sù gōng lù
toll highway n: US (motorway for which a fee is charged) (美国英语)
SC 收费高速公路 shōu fèi gāo sù gōng lù