| 单词 | off the road |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoff the road P21. off the road: (of a person) not able or permitted to drive a vehicle or to travel; (of a vehicle) not able or permitted to be driven, out of use, unroadworthy. Π 1902 Amer. Druggist & Pharmaceut. Rec. 9 June 325/1 One of the best traveling emissaries of the Stein-Vogeler Company, has been temporarily off the road by reason of an unusually severe attack of the grip. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 159 Runner, a vehicle that was in running order, as opposed to one that was off the road. 1991 Daily Express 1 June 38/3 Standards are strict and any car failing must be repaired or taken off the road. 2000 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 11 Feb. 58 [They] are off the road at the moment for driving offences. 2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan ix. 61 You could go in a car, if you swore blind that your bike was temporarily off the road for mods or repairs. < as lemmas |
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