roadside

/ˈrəʊdsaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈrəʊdsaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈrōd-ˌsīd/ (ame, mw)

roadside — noun

1. the narrow strip of ground beside a road, often covered with grass or gravel

1.名詞A2
釋義

the narrow strip of ground beside a road, often covered with grass or gravel

例句

Gabriel pulled over to the roadside after his car engine started smoking.

collocation: pull over to the roadside

Bright yellow flowers grew along the roadside near Mira's village.

preposition: along the roadside

同義詞
  • verge

    British English, specifically the grassy strip at the edge of a road

  • shoulder

    American English, especially the paved strip on a highway where cars can pull off

  • wayside

    more literary or old-fashioned, often in the phrase 'by the wayside'

用法筆記

Often used as a compound modifier before a noun, e.g. roadside stall, roadside assistance, roadside bomb. In American English the paved strip at the edge of a highway is usually called the shoulder rather than the roadside.

常見錯誤

❌They stopped at the road side to check the map.
✅They stopped at the roadside to check the map.
💡Roadside is written as one word.