单词 | road sense |
释义 | > as lemmasroad sense road sense n. (a) the instinctive knowledge or awareness acquired by tramps, etc., on the road (rare). (b) the ability to behave in a safe or sensible way on the road; skill or judgement in using roads. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic sense roadcraft1845 road sense1902 roadmanship1903 1902 J. Flynt Little Brother ix. 197 He had satisfied the road sense of the fitness of things..and was not prepared to disturb his moral equilibrium any further. 1911 H. Bingham Across South Amer. viii. 102 The new pack-mules, lacking all road sense and missing the bridle, promptly ran away. 1923 Daily Mail 10 Aug. 6/3 The good driver uses care instinctively because he has the imagination or ‘road-sense’ which tells him instantly what he can and what he cannot do. 1993 Cat World July 36/2 As for learning to cope with traffic generally,..roadsense is one of those things that a cat has to learn for itself. < as lemmas |
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