英语词汇“pelican crossing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pelican crossing

noun

(In the UK) a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights operated by pedestrians.The elderly find it dangerous to cross the road at a pelican crossing or a zebra crossing because of speeding vehicles....

Residents believe a pelican crossing should replace a zebra crossing on that stretch of road.
I think a pelican crossing on a dual carriageway would be extremely dangerous and a bridge would encourage youths to throw things at cars.

Origin

1960s: pelican from pe(destrian) li(ght) con(trolled), altered to conform with the bird's name.

单词	pelican crossing
释义	pelican crossing noun (In the UK) a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights operated by pedestrians.The elderly find it dangerous to cross the road at a pelican crossing or a zebra crossing because of speeding vehicles.... Residents believe a pelican crossing should replace a zebra crossing on that stretch of road. I think a pelican crossing on a dual carriageway would be extremely dangerous and a bridge would encourage youths to throw things at cars. Origin 1960s: pelican from pe(destrian) li(ght) con(trolled), altered to conform with the bird's name.
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