boardwalk

/ˈbɔːdwɔːk/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɔrdwˌɔk] /ˈbɔːrdwɔːk/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɔrdwˌɔk] /ˈbȯrd-ˌwȯk How to pronounce boardwalk (audio)/ (ame, mw)

boardwalk — noun

1. a raised path made from wooden planks, usually running next to a beach, lake, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

a raised path made from wooden planks, usually running next to a beach, lake, or marsh so that people can walk along the water without sinking into sand or mud.

例句

Dahlia rode her bicycle along the wooden boardwalk beside the Atlantic Ocean.

collocation: along the boardwalk

Tourists strolled down the boardwalk, stopping at ice-cream stands and small souvenir shops.

scene: typical seaside boardwalk activity

同義詞
  • promenade

    a wide paved walkway by the sea; usually concrete or stone rather than wood

  • esplanade

    formal; a long flat open public area beside the sea, often paved

  • walkway

    general term; any path for pedestrians, not necessarily wooden or coastal

文法句型

the boardwalk

along the boardwalk

on the boardwalk

用法筆記

Often used with the definite article 'the' even on first mention, because each town or beach is understood to have only one main boardwalk. Subject is typically people walking, cycling, or strolling, not vehicles.

常見錯誤

❌We walked in the boardwalk.
✅We walked on the boardwalk.
💡use 'on' for the walking surface, not 'in'.
❌They built a new sidewalk along the beach.
✅They built a new boardwalk along the beach.
💡a sidewalk is a paved path beside a road; a boardwalk is wooden and usually waterside.