| 词汇 | expressway |
| 释义 | expressway noun[ C ] uk /ɪkˈspres.weɪ/ us /ɪkˈspres.weɪ/ a wide road for fast-moving traffic, especially one in the US that goes through a city, with a limited number of places at which drivers can enter and leave it快速干道；高速公路 Compare freeway motorway superhighwayUS pike(ROAD)USinformal turnpikeUS Feifei Cui-Paoluzzo/Moment/GettyImages Roads: motorways access road artery autobahn carriageway clearway contraflow hard shoulder highway HOV lane interstate motorway off-ramp pike ramp route slip road superhighway toll plaza toll road turnpike expressway | American Dictionaryexpressway noun[ C ] us/ɪkˈspresˌweɪ/ a wide road built for fast-moving traffic, with a limited number of places where drivers can enter and leave it Examples of expresswayexpressway The expressway system stretching far beyond the city limits speeded the decentralization of white population to the suburbs. Expressway building and urban renewal programmes in the 1950s and 1960s provided powerful tools to reshape urban space and its uses. On the other hand, private discourse often laments the loss of beloved places - the meadow turned into a mall, the city neighborhood cut through by an expressway. No one in his right mind would attempt to cross the expressway on foot, because the traffic is so heavy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are a number of advantages to an expressway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An expressway could be designed to suit long-distance journeys with fewer junctions, and could also improve conditions on the original road, freeing up space there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Expressways have been built instead of feeder roads to markets; office blocks have been built when homes were needed instead of shanty towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As for the first junction, there is already a considerable problem with traffic tailback at the expressway, particularly in the evening rush hour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the case of motorways and expressways they have been public meetings, but for treatment areas they have been private, with local groups participating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is she aware that many stretches of our motorways and expressways are tourist attractions in themselves all the year round? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not true that the expressway scheme has been vetted by some eminent medical people? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Workmen who were late for work were injured when they tried to cross the expressway with using the overhead bridges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I realise that uncertainty about the expressway is causing considerable difficulty in the comprehensive development area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is at the moment a question of waiting for the corporation and the county council to produce their proposals for the expressway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have their own views on the number of air travellers that the expressway will attract. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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