Word
beltway
环城公路;绕城公路
核心释义
a highway that encircles an urban area so traffic does not have to pass through the center
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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
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
用法In use
To avoid downtown traffic, we took the beltway around the city.
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.
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.
用法提示:beltway 作名词,表示绕开市中心的环城快速路。
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。
take the beltway
Take the beltway to avoid downtown traffic.
相关词与表达Connections
近义词Synonyms
- ring road
- 环城公路 · 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。
- loop
- 环线 · 常用于美国,指城市环线,但也可指任何环形道路。
- bypass
- 旁路 · 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。
- circumferential highway
- 环形公路 · 正式用语,与 beltway 同义,但较少用于日常会话。
- orbital road
- 轨道公路 · 英式英语,常指环绕大城市的公路,与 beltway 类似但用法更正式。
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