词组 | street |
释义 | street /striːt/ noun a road in a city or town that has houses, shops etc on one or both sidesadjectivesa busy street (=with a lot of traffic or people) The house faces onto a busy street.a crowded street (=with a lot of people) The streets get very crowded at weekends.a quiet street (=with very few people) It was late and the streets were quiet.an empty/deserted street (=with no people) As he walked home, the street was deserted.a narrow street Riva’s narrow streets and elegant cafés are a delight.the main street (=the biggest street in a town or village) They drove slowly along the main street.the high street BrE (=the main street with shops) I bought this coat at a shop on the high street.a shopping street BrE (=with a lot of shops) This is one of Europe’s most elegant shopping streets.a residential street (=with houses, not shops) The house is on a quiet residential street.a one-way street (=in which you can only drive in one direction) He was caught driving the wrong way down a one-way street.a side/back street (=a small quiet street near the main street) The restaurant is tucked away in a side street.winding streets (=streets that turn in many directions) We spent hours exploring the town’s winding streets.cobbled streets (=with a surface made from round stones) The cobbled streets were closed to cars.verbscross the street (=walk to the other side) She crossed the street and walked into the bank.walk the streets I didn’t feel safe walking the streets after dark.live on the street(s) (=not have a home) He lost his job and was forced to live on the streets.roam/wander the streets (=walk along streets without any clear purpose or direction) Dogs roam the city’s streets.people line the street (=they form rows along the side of a street) Crowds lined the street, hoping to see the princess.street + nounsa street corner (=a place where streets meet) Youths were standing around on street corners.a street light/lamp It was getting dark, and the street lamps were already on.a street vendor (=someone who sells things on a street) He bought a bunch of flowers from a street vendor.a street musician/performer/entertainer Amy liked listening to the street musicians who played outside the market.street crime/violence (=when people are attacked in the street) Young men are most likely to be victims of street crime.a street protest/demonstration There were mass street protests against the government.a street battle A street battle between local youths and police broke out.street clothes (=ordinary clothes, not a special uniform or costume) She changed into her street clothes and left the theatre.street people/children (=people without a home who live on the streets) The charity aims to help street children.a street gang (=a group of people who commit crimes in the street) He was shot by members of a street gang.prepositionson/in a street There is a new café on our street.in the street Children played in the street.down/along the street A man was walking down the street.across the street Someone just moved in across the street.phraseson the other side of the street There was a car parked on the other side of the street.the streets are full of sb On Saturday morning, the streets are full of shoppers.THESAURUS: street → road |
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