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on the sidewalk
Children were playing on the sidewalk.
孩子们在人行道上玩耍。
人行道
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人行道
a paved path for pedestrians, usually beside a street or roadway
Children were playing on the sidewalk.
孩子们在人行道上玩耍。
供行人使用的铺砌路面,通常位于街道或道路旁
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
The sidewalk is too narrow for two people to walk side by side.
这条人行道太窄，两个人无法并排行走。
We waited on the sidewalk for the bus to arrive.
我们在人行道上等公交车到来。
Please sweep the sidewalk in front of the shop every morning.
请每天早晨清扫商店门前的人行道。
Children were playing on the sidewalk.
孩子们在人行道上玩耍。
She walked along the sidewalk to school.
她沿着人行道走去学校。
sidewalk用作定语时通常翻译为“路边的”或“人行道上的”。
There is a sidewalk cafe on that street.
那条街上有一家路边咖啡馆。
Not this
I walk in the sidewalk every morning.
Use this
I walk on the sidewalk every morning.
在表示‘在人行道上’时，英语用介词‘on’表示表面接触，而中文的‘在...上’可能被误译成‘in’（表示内部）。应使用‘on’。
Not this
I like walking on sidewalk.
Use this
I like walking on the sidewalk.
可数名词单数‘sidewalk’前通常需要冠词（a/an/the），表示‘人行道’这一特定设施或泛指时常用‘the’。
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在人行道上
We walked on the sidewalk to avoid the traffic.
我们走人行道以避开车辆。
人行道咖啡馆
We sat at a sidewalk cafe and watched people go by.
我们坐在路边咖啡馆，看着人来人往。
人行道特卖
The store is having a sidewalk sale this weekend.
这家商店本周末举行人行道特卖。
开裂的人行道
He tripped on a cracked sidewalk and hurt his knee.
他在开裂的人行道上绊倒了，摔伤了膝盖。
人行道摊贩
A sidewalk vendor was selling roasted chestnuts.
一个路边摊贩在卖烤栗子。
清扫人行道
Please sweep the sidewalk in front of our house.
请清扫我们房子前面的人行道。
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side（边）+ walk（走）：街边供人行走的铺砌路面，即“人行道”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：城市街道、步行出行 “sidewalk”是中性常用词，多用于美式英语，指街道旁供行人行走的铺砌路面；在英式英语中更常说 pavement。日常口语和书面表达中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
发音要点：sidewalk 中 walk 的 l 不发音，读 /wɔːk/。walk、talk、chalk、stalk、balk 都拼作 -alk，l 同样不发音，并与 -awk 的 hawk 同韵；这些词都与 sidewalk 的后半部分押韵。注意 side 读 /saɪd/，不要按字母读成 /sɪd/。
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