| 单词 | freeway |
| 释义 | freeway (once / 9633 pages) n A freeway is a busy, divided road with several lanes heading in both directions. The freeway is often to quickest way to get where you're going, unless there's a traffic jam or an accident slowing things down. People often use the terms freeway and highway interchangeably, and there's also parkway and expressway — or motorway, if you're in the UK. Traffic moves fast on the freeway, and its access is limited to exits that lead to and from smaller local roads and streets. There are no traffic signals on the freeway, but a crash or road work can sometimes bring traffic to a complete stop. WORD FAMILYfreeway: freeways USAGE EXAMPLESOfficers attempted to pull over a Maserati with paper plates on the 170 Freeway shortly before 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) State officials closed Interstate 90 on Sunday night between Kittitas and Vantage and planned to keep the freeway closed through the night. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) The thought of playing at the Rose Bowl — an 18-minute drive down the 210 Freeway from home if traffic is clear — was thrilling enough. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) n a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic Syn|Hypo|Hyper expressway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway autobahn an expressway in a German-speaking country autostradaan expressway in an Italian-speaking country toll road, turnpikean expressway on which tolls are collected highway, main road a major road for any form of motor transport |
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