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单词 traffic island
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traffic island
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌaɪ.lənd/us
/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌaɪ.lənd/
(alsoisland)
araisedareain themiddleof aroadforseparatingtraffictravellingin differentdirections, and sometimes wherepeoplewho arecrossingtheroadcanwaitsafelyfortrafficto go past:
Thecarriagewayswereseparatedbytrafficislandsto makeovertakingimpossible.
When shereachedthetrafficisland in themiddleof theroadshelookedin thedirectionthetrafficwassupposedto come from.
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  • Threetouristsweretrappedon atrafficisland andlorrydriverswereroaringpasthurlingabuseat them.
  • Agangofmaskedmen in astolencarrammedamotoristyesterdaycausinghim tocrashinto atrafficisland.
  • Thetroublesometrafficisland onWestStreetwasfinallyremoved.
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(Definition oftraffic islandfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
traffic island
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌaɪ.lənd/us
/ˈtræf.ɪk ˌaɪ.lənd/
(alsoisland)
araisedareain themiddleof aroadwherepeoplewho arecrossingtheroadcanwaitsafelyfortrafficto go past
交通岛，安全岛

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The experimentaltrafficislandhas proved of considerable benefit to pedestrians, but other traffic has not been materially assisted.
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Atrafficislandwill not touch the problem for pedestrians, and it will be a danger to motorists.
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Atrafficislandwould be ridiculous on a road of this busy-ness, with traffic going at speed despite the 40 miles an hour limit.
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An immediate easement of the flow of traffic can sometimes be made by merely reducing the size of atrafficisland.
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He may think that atrafficisland, a bollard or a pavement is two or three feet forward or backward of its actual position.
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As the scheme is proposed, there will be onetrafficislandand the traffic will all go round in the same direction, from whatever direction it may have come.
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He attempted to drive home whilst intoxicated and crashed into atrafficisland.
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In 2001, the monument was relocated from atrafficislandto east of the road.
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This precious monument had the go ahead for atrafficislandto protect it in 2011.
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Its center originally was intended partly as atrafficislandfor pedestrians.
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In 2010, the prefabricated stalls have been removed by the city authorities and thetrafficislandhas been cleaned up.
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A modern ventilation shaft in the centre of thetrafficislandat the junction indicates the location of the original lift shafts.
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The tower was left standing and today remains as a private dwelling on atrafficisland.
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Old photographs indicate that the monument was originally on atrafficislandand was surrounded by railings.
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The monument and its surroundings remained largely unchanged until some time after 1974, when thetrafficislandwas enlarged, the pylons removed, and the platform replaced by lawn.
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