lane S3 W3 / leɪn / 名词 [可数名词]
1 a narrow road in the countryside → path :
a quiet country lane
2 a road in a city, often used in road names :
the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane
a network of alleys and back lanes (= narrow unimportant roads, often behind a row of houses )
3 one of the two or three parallel areas on a road which are divided by painted lines to keep traffic apart :
That idiot changed lanes without signalling.
the inside/middle/outside lane
Use the outside lane for overtaking only.
the fast/slow lane
Cars in the fast lane were travelling at over 80 miles an hour.
three-lane motorway/highway/road → bus lane , cycle lane
4 one of the narrow parallel areas marked for each competitor in a running or swimming race
5 a line or course along which ships or aircraft regularly travel between ports or airports :
busy shipping lanes
→ life in the fast lane at fast lane ( 1 ) , → walk/trip down memory lane at memory ( 7 )
THESAURUS
types of road
road a hard surface for cars, buses etc to drive on : They’re planning to build a new road. | My address is 42, Station Road.
street a road in a town, with houses or shops on each side : She lives on our street. | We walked along the streets of the old town. | Oxford Street is one of Europe’s busiest shopping areas. | He was stopped by the police, driving the wrong way down a one-way street . | Turn left on Main Street (= the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in American English ) . | These days the same shops are on every high street (= the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in British English ) .
avenue a road in a town, often with trees on each side : the busy avenue in front of the cathedral | He lived on Park Avenue.
boulevard a wide road in a city or town – used especially in street names in the US, France etc. In the UK, streets are usually called avenue rather than boulevard : the world-famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
lane a narrow road in the country : a winding country lane
cul-de-sac a short street which is closed at one end : The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford.
track especially British English , dirt road American English a narrow road in the country, usually without a hard surface : The farm was down a bumpy track.
ring road British English a road that goes around a town : The airport is on the ring road.
bypass British English a road that goes past a town, allowing traffic to avoid the centre : The bypass would take heavy traffic out of the old city centre.
dual carriageway British English , divided highway American English a road with a barrier or strip of land in the middle that has lines of traffic travelling in each direction : I waited until we were on the dual carriageway before I overtook him.
freeway/expressway American English a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping : Take the Hollywood Freeway (101) south, exit at Vine Street and drive east on Franklin Avenue. | Over on the side of the expressway, he saw an enormous sedan, up against a stone wall.
motorway British English , highway American English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances : The speed limit on the motorway is 70 miles an hour. | the Pacific Coast Highway
interstate American English a road for fast traffic that goes between states : The accident happened on Interstate 84, about 10 miles east of Hartford.
toll road a road that you pay to use : The government is planning to introduce toll roads, in an effort to cut traffic congestion.
turnpike American English a large road for fast traffic that you pay to use : He dropped her off at an entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike.