| 单词 | motorway madness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmotorway madness motorway madness n. colloquial reckless driving on a motorway, esp. in fog.In quot. 1967, with reference to policy and planning. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > on road > inconsiderately road-hoggism1894 road hoggishness1905 road-hogging1906 road hoggery1908 motorway madness1967 1967 Times 19 Oct. 8/1 Mr. John Tennant..criticizing the second part of the motion, complained of ‘Motorway madness’. It seemed to be forgotten that the roads of Britain were close to saturation. 1969 Times 15 Dec. 9/4 (headline) Motorway madness in fog. 1973 Guardian 15 Oct. 14/1 Fog is the number one motorway menace with irresponsible..driving coming second. Mix the two, and the headlines next morning scream ‘Motorway madness’ yet again. 1995 Today (BNC) The mist heralded the traditional festive curse: motorway madness. < as lemmas |
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