motorway

英 [ˈməʊtəweɪ]

美 [ˈmoʊtərweɪ]

n.  (英国)高速公路

复数：motorways　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4559 / COCA.30553

牛津词典

noun

• （英国）高速公路
  (in Britain) a wide road, with at least two lanes in each direction, where traffic can travel fast for long distances between large towns. You can only enter and leave motorways at special junctions .
  1. busy/congested motorways
     繁忙的 / 拥挤的高速公路
  2. Join the motorway at Junction 19.
     在19号路口进入高速公路。
  3. Leave the motorway at the next exit.
     在下个出口驶出高速公路。
  4. A nine-mile stretch of motorway has been closed.
     一段九英里长的高速公路已关闭。
  5. a motorway service area / service station
     高速公路服务站

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 高速公路
  Amotorwayis a major road that has been specially built for fast travel over long distances. Motorways have several lanes and special places where traffic gets on and leaves.
  1. ...the M1 motorway.
     M1 高速公路
  2. ...the national motorway network.
     全国高速公路网

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 freeway

英英释义

noun

• a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
  Synonym:expresswayfreewaypikestate highwaysuperhighwaythroughwaythruway

双语例句

• We have repeatedly told planners that services are vital on a motorway like the M40.
  我们一再告知城市规划者在诸如M40之类的高速公路旁建服务站是必不可少的。
• Police have set up roadblocks at all the exits to the motorway.
  警方在高速公路的所有出口通道都设置了路障。
• Three people were hurt in a 12-car pile up on a fog-bound motorway yesterday.
  昨天在大雾弥漫的高速公路上发生的12辆汽车连环相撞事故导致3人受伤。
• A line of tractors rumbled onto the motorway through a cordon of police
  一列拖拉机突破了警戒线，隆隆响着驶上了高速公路。
• The southbound carriageway of the motorway is closed.
  高速公路上往南行使的行车道被关闭了。
• I was driving up at seventy miles an hour on the inside lane on the motorway.
  我在高速公路的慢道上以每小时70英里的速度行驶。
• Cycling along the motorway is not allowed.
  在快车道上骑车不行。
• The French crowds pour like lemmings down the motorway to Paris.
  一群群法国人像旅鼠一样涌上通往巴黎的高速公路。
• the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.
  哈得孙河下的高速公路隧道
• This road is a continuation of the motorway.
  这条公路是高速公路的延伸。