| 单词 | road hump |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroad hump road hump n. originally and chiefly British = sleeping policeman n. at sleeping adj. 1f; cf. speed hump n., speed bump n. at speed n. Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > parts of road > [noun] > surface > ridge to slow traffic hump1924 speed breaker1940 rumble strip1957 judder bar1960 sleeping policeman1972 road hump1974 speed hump1974 speed bump1975 1974 Times 24 July 4/7 The government would proceed with experiments in the use of ‘sleeping policemen’—road humps to slow motorists. 1994 B. J. Simpson Public Transport Today ix. 171 Road humps are a calming measure for the private car, a nuisance to buses and an intolerable obstacle to ambulances, fire engines or police cars giving chase. 2007 J. Franklin Cyclecraft xi. 168 A cyclist crossing a road hump experiences more discomfort than a motorist at the same speed. < as lemmas |
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