n.[C]
- 街,街道
I live on the same
street as Peter.
我和彼得住在同一條街上。
- (相對於人行道的)車道[the S]
- 全街區的居民[the S]
The whole
street protested such police brutality.
全街區的人都抗議警方這種野蠻行為。
片語
by a street
- 以懸殊的比例;大幅度地
Their team won
by a street.
他們的隊獲得大勝。
on the streets
- 無家可歸
They were
on the streets.
他們無家可歸。
go on the streets
- 當妓女
After she lost her job, she had to
go on the streets.
她失去工作後,不得不去當妓女。
not in the same street with/as
- 遠不能與……相比
As a coach, he is
not in the same street with his predecessor.
作為一名教練,他遠不能與他的前任相比。
run the streets
- 成為流浪兒
Jack
ran the streets after the death of his parents.
傑克在他父母死後成了流浪兒。
walk the streets
- 當妓女
She was forced to
walk the streets.
她被迫當妓女。
辨析
n.
- a public road in a city, town, or village, typically with buildings on one or both sides.
-
[as modifier]
relating to the subculture of fashionable urban youth.
-
[as modifier]
homeless:
street children.
Phrase
- not in the same street
Brit. informal far inferior in terms of ability. - on the streets
- homeless.
- working as a prostitute.
- streets ahead
Brit. informal greatly superior. - up
(or right up)
one's street
(or N. Amer. alley)
informal well suited to one's tastes, interests, or abilities.
Derivative
Etymology
OE stræt, of W. Gmc origin, from late L. strāta (via) ‘paved (way)’, fem. past part. of sternere ‘lay down’.