the beltway
The beltway around the city is congested during rush hour.
城市周围的环路在高峰时段很拥堵。
环绕城市区域的高速公路,以便交通不必经过市中心；<美>(环绕城市或某一地区的)环路；环形公路
a highway that encircles an urban area so traffic does not have to pass through the center
环绕城市区域的高速公路,以便交通不必经过市中心
a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
To avoid downtown traffic, we took the beltway around the city.
为了避开市中心的车流，我们走了绕城公路。
用法提示：beltway 作名词，指环绕城区的高速公路。
The new beltway connects the airport to the suburbs.
新的环城公路把机场和郊区连接起来。
用法提示：beltway 作名词，意为环绕城区的高速公路。
Drivers can use the beltway to cross the city without entering the center.
司机可以走环城公路穿过城市，而不必进入市中心。
用法提示：beltway 作名词，表示绕开市中心的环城快速路。
The beltway around the city is congested during rush hour.
城市周围的环路在高峰时段很拥堵。
Take the beltway to avoid downtown traffic.
走环路以避开市中心交通。
They live just outside the beltway in the suburbs.
他们住在环路外的郊区。
英式英语常用，可替换 beltway，但 beltway 更特指美国首都华盛顿的环城公路。
常用于美国，指城市环线，但也可指任何环形道路。
通常指绕过城市中心但不一定完全环形的道路，与 beltway 不完全等同。
正式用语，与 beltway 同义，但较少用于日常会话。
英式英语，常指环绕大城市的公路，与 beltway 类似但用法更正式。
grammar · medium
易错句子We drove in the beltway.
正确表达We drove on the beltway.
中文学习者受母语影响，常将“在环路上”译为“in the beltway”，但英语中表示行驶在道路上使用介词“on”。
grammar · medium
易错句子He bought a new leather beltway.
正确表达He bought a new leather belt.
中文中“腰带”的“带”与“环城公路”的“路”字形相近，易混淆。英语中“beltway”仅指环城公路，而“belt”才指腰带。
区别：'beltway'指环绕城市的环路，有时特指华盛顿特区环城公路，而'bypass'指绕过城市或障碍的支路，通常不一定是环形。
区别：'beltway'是美式英语，'ring road'是英式英语，两者都指环形公路，但'ring road'更常见于英国及其他英语国家。
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