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the driveway to [place]
driveway 指从公路通向私人住宅的车道，不是一般的道路。
The driveway to the house is lined with trees.
通往房子的车道两旁种满了树。
私人车道
driveways — plural of driveway
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
私人车道
a road leading up to a private house
The driveway to the house is lined with trees.
通往房子的车道两旁种满了树。
通往私人住宅的道路
a road leading up to a private house
We usually park our car in the driveway, not on the street.
我们通常把车停在车道上，而不是停在街上。
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After the snowstorm, we spent an hour clearing the driveway with shovels.
暴风雪过后，我们花了一个小时用铲子清理车道。
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A delivery truck was blocking the driveway, so we couldn't get out.
一辆送货卡车挡住了车道，所以我们出不去。
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they parked in the driveway
他们把车停在车道上。
WordNet
driveway 指从公路通向私人住宅的车道，不是一般的道路。
The driveway to the house is lined with trees.
通往房子的车道两旁种满了树。
表示“停在车道上”时，in the driveway 和 on the driveway 都很常见。
You can park in the driveway overnight.
你可以把车停在车道上过夜。
常见的修饰语有 long、short、private、shared、gravel、paved 等。
They bought a house with a long private driveway.
他们买了一栋带长而私密的车道的房子。
Not this
I parked my car in driveway.
Use this
I parked my car in the driveway.
driveway 是可数名词，表示私人住宅的车道，特指时需加冠词 the。汉语中没有冠词，容易遗漏。
Not this
Slow cars should use the left driveway on the highway.
Use this
Slow cars should use the left lane on the highway.
汉语“车道”既可指 lane（行车道）也可指 driveway（私人车道）。英语中 driveway 专指通往住宅的私有道路，公路上的“车道”应为 lane。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
私人车道
The house has a private driveway that leads to a garage.
这栋房子有一条通往车库的私人车道。
长长的车道
They walked up the long driveway to the front door.
他们沿着长长的车道走到前门。
碎石车道
Our gravel driveway needs to be raked after the storm.
暴风雨过后，我们的碎石车道需要耙平。
车道大门
An automatic driveway gate opens when the car approaches.
汽车靠近时，自动车道大门会打开。
车道入口
The driveway entrance is blocked by a fallen tree.
车道入口被一棵倒下的树堵住了。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
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拆成 drive（开车）+ way（路）：开车回家的那条私人路，就是车道。
语域：neutral 常见场景：住宅区、房地产描述、家庭生活 该词通常用于日常和书面描述，指通往私人住宅的车道，在房产介绍等较正式语境中也比较常见。
All six share the spelling -way and final sound /weɪ/, but none rhymes exactly with driveway /ˈdraɪvˌweɪ/: the first syllable /draɪv/ is not repeated, and most differ in the syllables before -way (e.g., highway /ˈhaɪˌweɪ/ has no /v/).
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