释义 |
no parking [parking vbl. n.] Used attrib. and absol. to designate an area, place, etc., where vehicles may not be parked; also, to designate a sign bearing this instruction.
1946Rep. Departmental Comm. Traffic Signs 1944 (Ministry of Transport) 51 We do not consider it desirable that the words ‘Halt’ or ‘No Parking’ should be marked on the carriageway. 1956F. Castle Violent Hours (1966) x. 97 The car was in a no-parking zone. 1964I. Fleming You only live Twice iv. 51 A smart Toyopet saloon waiting in a no-parking area. 1964J. Masters Trial at Monomoy ii. 49 That's a No Parking zone. 1968S. B. Hough Sweet Sister Seduced iv. 15 He reached the grass, the No Parking signs. 1971A. Price Alamut Ambush i. 12 A parked car is just a parked car if it's not in a ‘no parking’ zone. 1972M. Sinclair Norslag x. 85 A ‘No Parking’ sign by the kerb. |