expressway

/ɪkˈspresweɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈspresweɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ik-ˈspres-ˌwā/ (ame, mw)

expressway — noun

  • expresswaysingular
  • expresswaysplural

1. A major road built so cars and trucks can travel quickly across or between citie

1.名詞B2
釋義

A major road built so cars and trucks can travel quickly across or between cities, with only a small number of entry and exit ramps along the way.

例句

Nora took the expressway to reach the airport before her flight to Berlin.

collocation: take the expressway

A heavy rainstorm closed two lanes of the expressway during the Tuesday morning rush hour.

collocation: lanes of the expressway

同義詞
  • highway

    broader American term; covers any major public road, not all are controlled-access

  • freeway

    American; emphasises no tolls and full controlled access

  • motorway

    British equivalent of 'expressway'

  • thruway

    regional American (especially New York); often implies a toll road

反義詞

文法句型

on the expressway

take the expressway

用法筆記

Primarily American English; in British English, the equivalent road is usually called a 'motorway'. Often used with 'on' for travel location and 'take' for choosing this route.

常見錯誤

❌I am in the expressway.
✅I am on the expressway.
💡use 'on' (not 'in') for travel along a road.
❌The expressway has many traffic lights.
✅The expressway has no traffic lights.
💡an expressway controls entry through ramps, so traffic flows without stopping.