ring road

IPA/ˈrɪŋ rəʊd/
IPA/ˈrɪŋ rəʊd/

ring road — noun

1. a large road built in a loop around a town or city, so cars and trucks can drive

1.名詞B1
釋義

a large road built in a loop around a town or city, so cars and trucks can drive past it instead of through the busy middle part.

例句

Ilan took the ring road to skip the slow traffic near the city centre.

take the ring road to avoid the centre

The new ring road around Esme's town opened to drivers last spring.

同義詞
  • bypass

    a road that goes around one town to avoid its centre, but usually not a full loop

  • beltway

    American English term for a ring road circling a whole city

用法筆記

Mainly British; the American English term for this kind of road is 'beltway' or 'loop'. Often paired with 'take', 'join', 'leave', or 'around'.

常見錯誤

❌We drove on the ring street to the airport.
✅We drove on the ring road to the airport.
💡it is always 'ring road', never 'ring street'.