| 单词 | roadworks |
| 释义 | road (Shakespeare, Spenser, etc, rode) /rōd/noun
ORIGIN: OE rād a riding, raid; cf raid1 and ride roadˈie noun (informal) A member of the crew who transport, set up and dismantle equipment for musicians, esp a rock group, on tour roadˈless adjective roadˈster noun
roadˈworthiness noun roadˈworthy adjective Fit for the road road agent noun (US; historical) A highwayman roadˈbed noun
roadˈblock noun An obstruction set up across a road, eg to prevent the escape of a fugitive road book noun A guide-book to the roads of a district roadˈ-borne adjective Carried by road road bridge noun A bridge carrying a road roadˈcraft noun Knowledge and skill useful to drivers and other road-users road end noun The place where a road branches off from another road fund licence noun A former name for vehicle excise duty road game noun (US)
roadˈheader noun A tunnelling machine used in mining that excavates with a combination of cutting heads and pressurized water jets road hog noun A swinishly selfish or boorishly reckless motorist or other user of the road roadˈ-hoggish adjective roadˈholding noun The extent to which a motor vehicle grips the road when in motion roadˈhouse noun A roadside public house, refreshment-room or inn catering for motorists, cyclists, etc road hump noun Any of a series of low ridges built into a road surface to slow traffic down, a sleeping policeman road kill noun (esp N American)
road maker noun roadˈ-making noun roadˈman noun
road manager noun The tour manager for a rock band or other group, entertainer, etc, responsible for organizing venues, equipment, crew, etc road map noun a map representing the road network in a particular area; a plan for achieving a goal via a series of intermediate stages (figurative). road mender noun roadˈ-mending noun road metal noun Broken stones for roads roadˈ-metalling noun road movie noun A film with a narrative based on a journey, the latter often undertaken as an escape and having no definite destination road pricing noun The system of charging the driver of a vehicle for the use of a road (eg to reduce traffic in a city centre) road rage noun Uncontrolled anger or aggression between road users, often involving violence and injury road roller noun A heavy roller used in making roads roadˈrunner noun A type of cuckoo of the Californian and Mexican chaparral that is capable of running at great speed road scraper noun An implement for clearing roads of loose material road sense noun Aptitude for doing the right thing in driving or road-using in general roadˈshow noun
roadˈside noun
adjective By the side of a road road sign noun A sign along a road, motorway, etc giving information on routes, speed limits, etc to travellers roadsˈman noun
roadˈstead noun A place near a shore where ships may ride at anchor road surveyor noun A person who supervises roads road tax noun Vehicle excise duty road test noun A test of a vehicle on the road for performance and roadworthiness (also figurative) roadˈ-test transitive verb road train noun (Aust) A number of linked trailers towed by a truck, for transporting cattle, etc road warrior noun (informal, chiefly US) A person who travels extensively, esp for work roadˈway noun
roadˈwork noun Running on roads as a method of training for marathon runners, boxers, etc roadˈworks plural noun The building or repairing of a road, or work involving the digging up, etc of part of a road down the road (chiefly N American) In the future hit the road see under hit in or out of the (or one's) road In or out of the way one for the road A last alcoholic drink before setting off on the road
road up Road surface being repaired rule of the road see under rule take the road To set off, depart take to the road
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