| 单词 | shunpike |
| 释义 | shunpike in British English (ˈʃʌnˌpaɪk) verb (intransitive) US to take a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll shunpike in American English (ˈʃʌnˌpaɪk) US noun a secondary road used to avoid turnpikes and expressways Derived forms shunpiker (ˈshunˌpiker) noun shunpiking (ˈshunˌpiking) noun shunpike in American English (ˈʃʌnˌpaik) (verb -piked, -piking) noun 1. a side road taken instead of a turnpike or expressway to avoid tolls or to travel at a leisurely pace intransitive verb 2. to drive on a shunpike Derived forms shunpiker noun Word origin [1850–55, Amer.; shun + (turn)pike]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, clear-cut, cloakroom, ethylene, runoff |
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