词组 | motorway |
释义 | motorway /ˈməʊtəweɪ $ ˈmoʊtər-/ noun BrE a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances, especially between citiesadjectivesa six-lane/eight-lane etc motorway (=with three, four etc lines of traffic going in each direction) There are plans to build a new six-lane motorway through the area.a busy motorway The motorway is always busy around Birmingham.a major motorway Two of Britain’s major motorways pass through Nottingham.verbsdrive on/along/down/up a motorway He was driving along the motorway at a steady sixty miles an hour.get on/join a motorway We got on the motorway near Watford.get off/turn off/leave a motorway You should leave the motorway at Junction 5.build a motorway There were plans to build a new motorway.motorway + nounsa motorway network/system The country has a very good motorway network.motorway driving Danny didn’t like motorway driving.motorway traffic We could hear the constant noise of motorway traffic.a motorway crash Six people were killed in a motorway crash.a motorway pile-up (=when several cars on a motorway crash into each other) We are getting reports of a motorway pile-up on the M25.a motorway junction (=a place where you can join or leave the motorway) Their stores are all situated near major motorway junctions.a motorway slip road (=a short road you drive on to get on or off a motorway) The bus skidded off a motorway slip road and rolled over.a motorway service station also a motorway services (=a place by the motorway where you can buy petrol, food, and drinks) We stopped at a motorway service station for a cup of coffee.a motorway toll (=an amount of money that you must pay to use a particular motorway) There are proposals to introduce a motorway toll for trucks.phrasesa stretch/section of motorway This stretch of motorway is always very busy.prepositionson a motorway It only takes about 40 minutes to get there on the motorway. | There had been an accident on the motorway.THESAURUS: motorway → road |
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