road
noun
rəʊd noun
1 a specially prepared hard surface for cars, buses, bicycles etc to travel on 路，道路，公路; C,U
2
Road Rd
written abbreviation 书面缩写为 Rd. used in addresses after the names of roads and streets 路〔用在地址中街道名称之后〕
65 Maple Road
枫树路 65 号
He lives on Dudley Road .
他住在达德利路上。
3
on the road
a. travelling in a car, especially for long distances b. if a group of actors or musicians are on the road, they are travelling from place to place giving performances c. if your car is on the road, you have paid for the repairs, tax etc necessary for you to drive it legally 〔汽车〕可以合法行驶〔指维修好、已交税等〕
I’ve been on the road since 5:00 a.m. this morning.
我从今早 5 点起就一直在路上。
They’re on the road for six months out of every year.
他们每年有六个月在巡回演出。
It would cost too much to put it back on the road.
把它修好重新开上路的费用太高了。
4
the road to sth
if you are on the road to something, you will achieve it soon, or it will happen to you soon 向某事物迈进
The doctor says she’s well on the road to recovery.
医生说她恢复得很好。
It was this deal that set him on the road to his first million.
正是从这笔生意开始他挣到了第一笔一百万元。
the first step along the road to democracy
走向民主的第一步
5
go down a/this road
to choose a particular course of action 选择某种/这种做法
Is there any scope for going down that road in the future?
今后还能那样做吗？
It depends which road you want to go down.
这取决于你想选择哪种做法。
6
along/down the road
in the future, especially at a later stage in a process 今后，以后
You can always upgrade a bit further down the road if you want.
今后如果你想将计算机系统升级就能升级。
Somewhere down the road, they’re going to clash.
他们今后总要发生冲突。
7
one for the road
a last alcoholic drink before you leave a party, PUB etc [口] 〔离开聚会、酒吧等前喝的〕最后一杯酒 spoken
8 a big road 大路 BrE AmE AmE AmE BrE
main road
9 a road in a town 城镇的路
street
10 a road in the countryside 乡村的路
country
11 a road you pay to use 收费的路
toll road
12 parts of a road 路的一部分 BrE AmE BrE AmE BrE AmE
fast lane