roadwork

roadwork — noun

1. the activity of making a new road or fixing an existing one, usually with barrie

1.名詞B1
釋義

the activity of making a new road or fixing an existing one, usually with barriers, signs, and slower traffic around the site.

例句

Roadwork on Highway 8 forced Salma to take the slower coastal route home.

roadwork on + road name

Crews finished the overnight roadwork before the first school buses arrived.

overnight roadwork

同義詞
  • highway work

    a more formal phrase, especially in official notices or planning documents

  • road construction

    often stresses building a new road or a large new section

  • repair work

    broader; can be used for many kinds of fixing, not only roads

文法句型

roadwork on + road/place

because of roadwork

roadwork + close/slow + traffic

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean the activity itself. In British English, roadworks is often more common for the same idea, especially on signs and in traffic reports.

常見錯誤

❌There were many roadwork on the ring road.
✅There was a lot of roadwork on the ring road.
💡In this sense, roadwork is usually uncountable.
❌The council started roadwork the bridge last night.
✅The council started roadwork on the bridge last night.
💡Use 'on' before the road or place where the work is happening.