Word · Frequency #380
streets
街道；马路
streets is the plural of street.
a public road in a city or town, usually with buildings along it
- 1.
A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
街道的铺砌部分,通常位于村庄或城镇。
- 2.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
通常包括人行道的、两旁有建筑物的街道
- 3.
A road as above, but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.
同上,但包括人行道和建筑物。
- 4.
the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
人行道之间的车行道部分；车辆行驶的道路部分
- 5.
Metonymic senses:
转喻义。
- 6.
the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction
被视为充满贫困、犯罪、卖淫和荒废的城市街道环境
- 7.
Living in the streets.
流浪街头。
- 8.
A great distance.
很远的距离。
- 9.
A style of skateboarding featuring typically urban obstacles.
以城市障碍物为特色的滑板风格。
街道的铺砌部分,通常位于村庄或城镇。；通常包括人行道的、两旁有建筑物的街道；同上,但包括人行道和建筑物。；人行道之间的车行道部分；车辆行驶的道路部分；转喻义。
In use
I saw a small cafe on the main street.
The streets were crowded with shoppers last weekend.
Turn left at the next street.
they walked the streets of the small town
he lives on Nassau Street
be careful crossing the street
she tried to keep her children off the street
on the street
美式英语中常用on the street表示在街道上。
There is a bakery on the street.
这条街上有一家面包店。
Connections
Collocations
- main street
- 主要街道，大街
- The parade will go down the main street.游行队伍将沿着主要街道前进。
- street corner
- 街角
- Let's meet at the street corner.我们在街角见面吧。
- street address
- 街道地址
- Please provide your full street address.请提供您的完整街道地址。
- street lights
- 路灯
- The street lights turn on at dusk.路灯在黄昏时亮起。
- cross the street
- 过马路
- Always look both ways before you cross the street.过马路之前一定要左右看看。
- street market
- 街市，集市
Learner notes
Memory Tip
street含有'str'，联想'straight'（笔直的），街道就是笔直的道路。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：street、road、address、neighborhood “street”是通用词汇，通常用于日常交流，没有特定语域限制。
Grammar Note
常用介词 on 和 in，on the street 指在街道上，in the street 指在街道中间。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the spelling pattern 'eet' and the long /iːt/ sound, rhyming with 'street'. Note that words like 'great' (spelled 'eat' but pronounced /ɡreɪt/) look similar but do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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