jaywalk

IPA/ˈdʒeɪwɔːk/
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jaywalk — verb

  • jaywalkpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • jaywalkshe / she / it
  • jaywalkedpast simple
  • jaywalking-ing form

1. to cross a road on foot where the law does not allow it, for example at a point

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to cross a road on foot where the law does not allow it, for example at a point without a marked walkway or while the traffic signal shows green for vehicles, putting yourself at risk of being hit by a car

例句

Yuki was fined for jaywalking across the busy four-lane road in the rain.

passive: be fined for jaywalking

Diego jaywalked across the street because the nearest crosswalk was three blocks away.

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文法句型

jaywalk across + [street/road]

用法筆記

Almost always used in continuous or infinitive form (jaywalking, to jaywalk). The noun gerund 'jaywalking' is more common than the base verb in legal and news contexts. This word is chiefly American English; British English prefers 'cross the road illegally' or 'dart across the road'.

常見錯誤

❌She walked across the street where there was no crosswalk.
✅She jaywalked across the street.
💡'jaywalk' specifically means crossing where it is illegal to do so, not merely walking where there is no crosswalk.
❌He jaywalked the street.
✅He jaywalked across the street.
💡'jaywalk' is intransitive and needs a preposition ('across') before the object.