overpass

/ˈəʊvəpɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈovɚpˌæs] /ˈəʊvərpæs/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈovɚpˌæs] /ˌō-vər-ˈpas/ (ame, mw)

overpass — noun

  • overpasssingular
  • overpassesplural

1. a structure like a raised road or bridge that is built above another road or rai

1.名詞B1
釋義

a structure like a raised road or bridge that is built above another road or railway line, so that vehicles and people can cross from one side to the other without stopping for the traffic below

例句

Diego drove under the overpass and took the exit toward the industrial park.

preposition: under the overpass

The city council approved a plan to build a pedestrian overpass near the elementary school.

collocation: pedestrian overpass

同義詞
  • flyover

    British English equivalent; much less common in American English

  • bridge

    wider meaning — an overpass is a type of bridge, but 'bridge' more often refers to structures over water or valleys

反義詞
  • underpass

    a road or path that goes beneath another road rather than over it

用法筆記

In American English, an overpass always refers to a road or path that goes above another road; the equivalent structure that goes under a road is called an underpass.

常見錯誤

❌I walked over the overpass to get to the other side.
✅I walked across the overpass to get to the other side.
💡'over the overpass' is redundant; use 'across' or 'on'.
❌The car drove through the overpass.' (when meaning below it)
✅The car drove under the overpass.
💡people and vehicles go under or on an overpass, not through it.