| 释义 |
thor·ough·fare
I. \-ˌfa(a)](ə)r, -ˌfe], ]ə\ noun
Etymology: Middle English thoruhfare, from thoruh, thorugh, thorw, thorow through + fare passage — more at thorough, fare
1. : a way or place through which there is passing: as
a. archaic : a town through which considerable traffic passes
b.
(1) : a street that goes through from one street to another
(2) : an obstructed way open to the public
(3) : an important street or highway
c.
(1) : a waterway (as a river or strait) used for travel or shipping
(2) : a waterway usually without flowage between two bodies of water (as lakes)
2.
a. : the action of passing through : passage, transit
< hell and this world, one realm, one continent of easy thoroughfare — John Milton >
b. : the conditions necessary for passing through
< a streetcar came, jerked to a stop just at the bumper, and clanged for thoroughfare — Margaret Avison >
II. transitive verb
: to pass through
< those slits that thoroughfared the older town — J.R.Lowell > |