mo‧tor‧way S2 / məʊtəweɪ $ moʊtər- / 名词 [可数名词]
British English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances, especially between cities → expressway , freeway , highway , interstate
COLLOCATIONS
动词
drive on/along/down the motorway He was driving along the motorway at a steady sixty miles an hour.
get on/off the motorway We got on the motorway near Watford.
join the motorway (= get on the motorway ) Traffic will be diverted through Hamilton before joining the motorway.
leave the motorway A few miles further on they left the motorway.
turn off the motorway (= leave the motorway ) We forgot to turn off the motorway and ended up in London.
形容词
busy The motorway is always busy around Birmingham.
a major motorway Two of Britain’s major motorways pass through Nottingham.
a six-lane/eight-lane etc motorway There are plans to build a new six-lane motorway through the area.
motorway + NOUN
motorway driving Is motorway driving included in the driving test?
motorway traffic the constant noise of motorway traffic
a motorway crash Six people were killed in a motorway crash.
a motorway pile-up (= when several cars on a motorway crash into each other ) a news report of a motorway pile-up on the M25
a motorway junction (= a place where you can join or leave the motorway ) Their stores are all situated near major motorway junctions.
短语
a stretch/section of motorway This stretch of motorway is always very busy.
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.