- (especially North American English)
a main road for travelling long distances, especially one connecting and going through cities and towns （尤指城镇间的）公路，干道，交通要道 Plans were being made for the construction of a new interstate highway system. 一个新的州际公路系统的建设计划正在制定中。 Highway patrol officers closed the road. 公路巡警关闭了这条路。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryb2A blowout at highway speeds can be dangerous. 以高速公路的时速行驶时爆胎会很危险。 He took highway 314 heading north. 他沿 314 公路向北行驶。 He travels the highways and byways of Texas. 他来往于得克萨斯州的大路小路上。 I used to travel that highway with my family. 我以前常和家人一起沿那条公路出行。 Once you hit the highway, the only services are at Eagle Plains. 一旦你上了这条公路，只有到了伊格尔平原那里才有服务区。 They tore along the highway. 他们沿着公路疾驶。 We pulled off the highway and stopped for a break. 我们把车停到公路边稍作休息。 a four-lane highway 四车道公路 the highway to Sydney 通往悉尼的公路 A long stretch of coastal highway was flooded. 一长段沿海公路被洪水淹没了。 The hotel is located off Highway 21. 这家旅馆位于21号公路旁。 There's a 55 mph speed limit on most highways. 大多数公路限速每小时55英里。 We soon reached the highway interchange. 我们很快到达了高速公路交汇处。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wide
- three-lane
- two-lane
- …
- drive
- travel
- use
- …
- traffic
- bridge
- exit
- …
- along the highway
- down the highway
- up the highway
- …
- highways and byways
- (British English, formal)
a public road 公用通道 Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc1All citizens have the right to use the public highway. 所有公民都有使用公用通道的权利。 There is a Highways Department proposal for new traffic islands. 路政署建议兴建新的交通岛。 He was fined for obstructing the public highway. 他因堵塞公路而被罚款。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wide
- three-lane
- two-lane
- …
- drive
- travel
- use
- …
- traffic
- bridge
- exit
- …
- along the highway
- down the highway
- up the highway
- …
- highways and byways
Idioms
highway robbery (especially North American English)
(also daylight robbery British and North American English)
the fact of somebody charging too much money for something 漫天要价；敲竹杠
my way or the highway
- (North American English, informal)
used to say that somebody else has either to agree with your opinion or to leave 要么听我的，要么走人