on-ramp

/ˈɒn ræmp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːn ræmp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯn-ˌramp ˈän-/ (ame, mw)

on-ramp — noun

1. a connecting road that lets drivers enter a highway or another large main road

1.名詞B1
釋義

a connecting road that lets drivers enter a highway or another large main road

例句

Theo moved into the right lane early and took the on-ramp to Route 8.

take the on-ramp to [road]

Orange cones narrowed the on-ramp, so traffic merged one car at a time.

traffic merges from the on-ramp

同義詞
  • entry ramp

    another North American term with the same meaning

  • entrance ramp

    common in traffic reports and road signs

  • slip road

    British term that may refer to either an entrance or an exit road

反義詞
  • off-ramp

    the road used to leave the highway

用法筆記

Used for entering a highway, not leaving it. In British English, slip road can refer to either an entrance or an exit road, so the direction may need context.

常見錯誤

❌Take the off-ramp to get onto the highway.
✅Take the on-ramp to get onto the highway.
💡An on-ramp leads you onto the main road; an off-ramp leads you away from it.