Word · Frequency #28470
turnpikes
收费高速公路；收费公路
turnpikes is the plural of turnpike.
an expressway on which tolls are collected
- 1.
A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms.
- 2.
A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages, animals, and sometimes people, until a toll is paid.
- 3.
A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval de frise.
- 4.
A trajectory on a finite time interval that satisfies an optimality criterion which is associated with a cost function.
收税栅；收费关卡；收税栅；收税路；收税高速公路；公路
In use
We took the turnpike to the city center because it was faster than the local roads.
Traffic was heavy on the turnpike, so we stopped at a service area for coffee.
Many turnpikes require drivers to pay a toll before they leave the highway.
take the turnpike
指选择行驶在收费高速公路上。
We took the turnpike to avoid the traffic on the local roads.
我们走了收费高速以避开地方道路的拥堵。
drive on the turnpike
用于描述在收费公路上的行驶行为。
He was driving on the turnpike when the accident happened.
事故发生时他正行驶在收费高速公路上。
pay at the turnpike
此处turnpike指历史意义的收税栅门。
Connections
Collocations
- turnpike road
- 收费公路
- The old turnpike road is now a scenic route.这条老收费公路现在是一条风景路线。
- turnpike gate
- 收税栅；收费关卡
- The carriage halted at the turnpike gate to pay the toll.马车在收费关卡前停下缴纳通行费。
- turnpike trust
- 收费公路信托机构
- Turnpike trusts built most of Britain's major roads in the 18th century.收费公路信托机构修建了18世纪英国大部分主要道路。
- New Jersey Turnpike
- 新泽西收费高速公路
- We took the New Jersey Turnpike to reach New York.我们走新泽西收费高速公路到达纽约。
- turnpike toll
- 收费公路通行费
- Drivers pay a turnpike toll at the plaza.司机们在收费广场缴纳公路通行费。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象开车上高速，路障横杆（pike）转（turn）过来拦住你，交费才能过——turnpike就是收费高速公路。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：路名/公路标识、交通报道、旅游指南 现代英语中通常指收费高速公路，多用于路名、交通报道或旅游指南等正式但常见的语境；旧义“收税栅”多出现在历史叙述中。日常口语也会使用，但不算俚语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
bike、hike、like、pike、spike 都以 -ike 结尾，与 turnpike 的 -pike 部分押 /aɪk/ 韵；turn 与第一个音节 /tɜːrn/ 发音一致。注意 turnkey 拼写相似，但读作 /ˈtɜːrn.kiː/，不押韵。
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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