back road

IPA/ˈbæk ˌrəʊd/
IPA/ˈbæk ˌroʊd/

back road — 名詞

1. a narrow road away from busy main roads, usually in the countryside, that carrie

1.名詞B1
釋義

鄉間小路

遠離主幹道的安靜小路

a narrow road away from busy main roads, usually in the countryside, that carries very little traffic

例句

Instead of taking the motorway, Hassan followed a winding back road through the valley.

Hassan 沒有走高速公路,而是沿著一條蜿蜒的鄉間小路穿過山谷。

collocation: winding back road

The GPS sent Quan and Élise down a narrow back road lined with oak trees.

導航系統把 Quan 和 Élise 帶到一條兩旁種滿橡樹的狹窄鄉間小路。

collocation: narrow back road

常見搭配
  • take a back road
  • drive on back roads
  • winding back road
  • narrow back road
  • quiet back road
  • dirt back road
  • gravel back road
  • back road through the countryside
  • back road behind the farm
  • grow up on a back road
同義詞
  • country road

    broader term — any road in the countryside, not necessarily a small or quiet one

  • lane

    usually narrower than a back road; often unpaved and found between fields or hedges

  • side road

    a road that branches off a main road, but may still be in a town or city

  • byway

    more formal and less common; often used in official contexts for minor roads

反義詞
  • main road

    a large road that carries heavy traffic, typically through towns or between cities

  • highway

    a major public road designed for fast, long-distance travel

  • motorway

    a high-speed road with multiple lanes, built for large volumes of traffic

文法句型

a/the back road

back roads (plural)

用法筆記

Often used in the plural form 'back roads' when talking about a network of such roads in a particular area.

常見錯誤

There was a traffic jam on the back road.
There was very little traffic on the back road.
By definition, back roads have little traffic, so a traffic jam would be unusual unless the road is being used as a detour.

同根字

  • back roads
    noun (plural)B1
  • backstreet
    名詞B2
  • backcountry
    名詞C1

常見搭配

常用片語

  • take a back road
  • get off the main road onto back roads
  • get lost on back roads

介系詞搭配