Word · Frequency #6528
alleys
小巷;胡同
alleys is the plural of alley.
核心释义
A narrow street or passageway between or behind buildings.
- 1.
狭窄的街道或通道,尤其是穿过街区中间通向建筑物后部的通道
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
- 2.
弹珠(游戏中使用的小球)
A marble (small ball used in games).
- 3.
两侧有墙的狭窄街道
a narrow street with walls on both sides
- 4.
外野手之间的区域
The area between the outfielders.
- 5.
保龄球滚向球瓶的球道
a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
- 6.
打保龄球的场所
An establishment where bowling is played.
- 7.
保龄球滚动的长木地板条
An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
- 8.
网球场上用于双打比赛的边线或边线之间的额外区域
The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
- 9.
花园或公园中两排树或灌木之间的小径或通道
A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
- 10.
教堂中排椅之间的通道
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
- 11.
入口比出口宽的通道,给人以长度的错觉
Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
- 12.
印刷厂中排字工工作台之间的空间
The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
保龄球馆;保龄球球道;球道;双打边线间的区域;外野空隙;弹珠;玻璃球
用法In use
We turned into a narrow alley behind the shops to find the cafe's back entrance.
用法提示:alley 作名词,指狭窄的街道或巷子。
The children rode their bicycles through the quiet alley that connects the two main streets.
用法提示:alley 是名词,表示连接街道的窄巷。
Their apartment window looks out onto a dark alley, so it doesn't get much sunlight.
用法提示:alley 作名词,指建筑物之间的狭窄通道。
in the alley
表示位置。
The cat is hiding in the alley.
猫藏在小巷里。
down the alley
表示方向。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- back alley
- 后巷
- The garbage truck turned into a back alley.垃圾车拐进了一条后巷。
- blind alley
- 死胡同
- The investigation led them up a blind alley.调查将他们引向了死胡同。
- dark alley
- 黑暗的小巷
- She was afraid to walk through the dark alley at night.她害怕晚上穿过黑暗的小巷。
- narrow alley
- 狭窄的小巷
- The car could barely fit through the narrow alley.汽车勉强能穿过狭窄的小巷。
- alley cat
- 流浪猫
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆 'alley' 可拆为 'all' 和 'ey','all' 指所有墙壁,'ey' 像眼睛,小巷窄得像眼睛的缝隙。
语境与语域Context & Register
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语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为 alleys。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Valley and galley rhyme with alley (all end in /li/). Ally and allay are spelling lookalikes but sound different: ally starts with /æl/ and ends with /aɪ/, allay starts with /ə/ and ends with /eɪ/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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