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streets /striːts/► SEE ALLbe streets ahead (of sb/sth)on the streetsthe streets are paved with goldhit the streetshit the shops/storeswalk the streets
●be ˈstreets ahead (of sb/sth) (BrE, informal) be very much better (than sb/sth) 远远超过；（比…）好得多，先进得多◆Japan is streets ahead of us in computer technology.
日本在计算机技术方面比我们先进得多。●on the ˈstreets (informal) 1. without a home 无家可归；流落街头◆He was weak and ill and he knew he wouldn’t survive on the streets.
他病弱不堪，知道如果流落街头的话就活不下去。2. working as a prostitute 做妓女；靠卖淫为生◆She’s been on the streets since she was fifteen.
她从十五岁起就以卖淫为生。●the streets are ˌpaved with ˈgold (saying) used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place （表示在某地挣钱好像很容易）遍地是黄金◆More and more people are moving to the big cities, where they believe the streets are paved with gold.
越来越多的人搬迁到了大城市，他们以为那里遍地是黄金。 ORIGIN In the traditional story of Dick Whittington, Dick goes to London because he is told that it is so rich that even the streets are paved with gold, but later finds out that this is not true. 在传统故事“迪克 ∙ 惠廷顿”中，迪克听说伦敦很富有，甚至连马路都铺满了黄金，于是去了那里，后来发现这一切都不是真的。●hit the ˈstreets●hit the ˈshops/ˈstores (informal) become widely available for sale 大量上市◆The new games console hits the streets tomorrow.新款游戏机明天将大量上市。●walk the ˈstreetswalk around the streets of a town or city （在城镇里）穿街走巷；在大街上闲逛◆Is it safe to walk the streets alone at night?夜间独自一人在大街上行走安全吗？ |