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单词 pedestrian
释义
pedestrian
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈdes.tri.ən/us
/pəˈdes.tri.ən/
B1
apersonwho iswalking,especiallyin anareawherevehiclesgo:
行人，步行者
A few pedestriansshelteredfrom therainindoorways.几个行人站在门口躲雨。
Thedeathratefor pedestrianshitbycarsisunacceptablyhigh.遭遇车祸的行人死亡率之高令人无法接受。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Walking and walkers
  • bring/callsomething/someoneto heelidiom
  • cavalcade
  • constitutional
  • foot traffic
  • heel
  • hiker
  • hiking
  • hoof itidiom
  • rambler
  • shanks's pony
  • sleepwalk
  • sleepwalking
  • somnambulate
  • somnambulist
  • stretch
  • walkabout
  • walkies
  • walking
  • walking pole
  • walking stick
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pedestrian
adjective
formaldisapproving
uk
/pəˈdes.tri.ən/us
/pəˈdes.tri.ən/
notinteresting;showingvery littleimagination:
乏味的，单调的；缺乏想象力的
Herbooks, with fewexceptions, areworkmanlikebut pedestrian.除了极少几本以外，她的书写得精确细腻但缺乏想象力。
Hisspeechwaslongand pedestrian.他的讲话冗长乏味。
Synonyms
earthbound
plodding
prosaicformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not interesting or exciting
  • boringThat was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it.
  • excruciatingShe went over the plot of the book in excruciating detail.
  • deadlyHis latest film was just deadly. I left after the first hour!
  • mind-numbingThe incident was described in a mind-numbing, 400-page report so dense that no one read it.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Tedious and uninspiring
  • anonymous
  • banal
  • basic
  • be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
  • bland
  • lifelessness
  • marginal
  • marmoreal
  • meh
  • menial
  • slow
  • soulless
  • spinach
  • staid
  • stale
  • staleness
  • stuffy
  • tame
  • turgid
  • worthy
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(Definition ofpedestrianfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pedestrian| American Dictionary

pedestrian
noun[C]
us
/pəˈdes·tri·ən/

pedestriannoun[C](WALKER)

apersonwho iswalking,esp. in anareawherevehiclesgo:
Bicyclists and pedestrians use thepath.
pedestrian
adjective
us
/pəˈdes·tri·ən/

pedestrianadjective(NOT INTERESTING)

showinglittleimagination; notinteresting:
Thelyricsareprettypedestrian.
(Definition ofpedestrianfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpedestrian

pedestrian
The enlarged oak walkways create a generous provision for pedestrians to enjoy the views of the river and meadows.
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In these cities, the ground floor plane has become the domain of the motor vehicle: pedestrians have made a claim for the sky.
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More attuned to absence (the voices on the headset) than presence (the pedestrians that passed me).
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As a result, grants for subways, guard rails and overhead bridges were introduced in the late 1930s to train and direct pedestrians.
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A brief theory of field ionization for pedestrians on the level of ionization rates and critical fields is provided.
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Although cars stream by, pedestrians lose the impetus to move forward, derailed by this cool pool of sound with its mysterious, chantlike hum.
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Pavements, kerbs, signs, road markings, diverse street furniture, pedestrians and moving traffic were represented.
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The proposed diagonal route creates the shared surface east/west link which will bring pedestrians and cyclists across the site.
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The latter type provided a wide central opening for vehicular traffic and two smaller side ones for pedestrians.
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Deaths and injuries take place mainly in developing countries and mainly to pedestrians, cyclists, bus users and children.
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The following year the bridge was reopened to pedestrians and automobile traffic at a grand ceremony.
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Children in these accidents were mainly pedestrians and cyclists.
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There are many more pedestrians on the road than motor vehicles.
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There were fixed tariffs for pedestrians and vehicles, and traders were required to hand over some of their merchandise.
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His fleeting glimpses of pedestrians establish ' ' anonymous connection amid the relentless flow of urban life.
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Collocationswithpedestrian

pedestrian

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passing pedestrian
I suppose this battle started when the first person jumped on a horse and a passing pedestrian got splashed.
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pedestrian access
Pedestrianaccessis excellent, and good for people with disabilities.
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pedestrian overpass
A north end pedestrian overpass was removed years ago.
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Wikipedia
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