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单词 expressway
释义
expressway
noun[C]
uk
/ɪkˈspres.weɪ/us
/ɪkˈspres.weɪ/
awideroadfor fast-movingtraffic,especiallyone in the US that goes through acity, with alimitednumberofplacesat whichdriverscanenterandleaveit
快速干道；高速公路
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(Definition ofexpresswayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

expressway| American Dictionary

expressway
noun[C]
us
/ɪkˈspresˌweɪ/
awideroadbuiltfor fast-movingtraffic, with alimitednumberofplaceswheredriverscanenterandleaveit
(Definition ofexpresswayfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theexpresswaysystem stretching far beyond the city limits speeded the decentralization of white population to the suburbs.
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Expresswaybuilding and urban renewal programmes in the 1950s and 1960s provided powerful tools to reshape urban space and its uses.
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On the other hand, private discourse often laments the loss of beloved places - the meadow turned into a mall, the city neighborhood cut through by anexpressway.
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No one in his right mind would attempt to cross theexpresswayon foot, because the traffic is so heavy.
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There are a number of advantages to anexpressway.
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Anexpresswaycould be designed to suit long-distance journeys with fewer junctions, and could also improve conditions on the original road, freeing up space there.
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Expressways have been built instead of feeder roads to markets; office blocks have been built when homes were needed instead of shanty towns.
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As for the first junction, there is already a considerable problem with traffic tailback at theexpressway, particularly in the evening rush hour.
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In the case of motorways and expressways they have been public meetings, but for treatment areas they have been private, with local groups participating.
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Is she aware that many stretches of our motorways and expressways are tourist attractions in themselves all the year round?
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Is it not true that theexpresswayscheme has been vetted by some eminent medical people?
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Workmen who were late for work were injured when they tried to cross theexpresswaywith using the overhead bridges.
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I realise that uncertainty about theexpresswayis causing considerable difficulty in the comprehensive development area.
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It is at the moment a question of waiting for the corporation and the county council to produce their proposals for theexpressway.
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They have their own views on the number of air travellers that theexpresswaywill attract.
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