sidewalk

IPA/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
KK[sˈaɪdwˌɔk]IPA/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/

sidewalk — 名詞

  • sidewalksingular
  • sidewalksplural

1. An elevated, hard-surfaced strip alongside a road where pedestrians can travel s

1.名詞B1
釋義

人行道

道路兩側供行人行走的鋪面路段

An elevated, hard-surfaced strip alongside a road where pedestrians can travel safely.

例句

Mauricio walked his dog along the sidewalk every evening after dinner.

Mauricio 每天晚飯後都會沿著人行道遛狗。

collocation: walk along the sidewalk

The icy sidewalk outside the library made walking quite dangerous.

圖書館外的人行道結了冰，走路變得很危險。

collocation: icy sidewalk

常見搭配
  • walk along / on the sidewalk
  • icy / slippery / cracked sidewalk
  • sidewalk cafe / café
  • concrete sidewalk
  • sidewalk vendor / artist
  • sweep / shovel the sidewalk
  • on the sidewalk
  • edge of the sidewalk
同義詞
  • pavement

    British English equivalent; in the US, pavement means the road surface itself

  • footpath

    Common in UK and Australian English; often refers to paths not necessarily beside a road

  • walkway

    More general term for any paved or raised path, not necessarily beside a street

反義詞
  • roadway

    The part of the street used by vehicles, as opposed to the sidewalk for pedestrians

  • street

    The whole paved surface including the area for cars; sidewalk is specifically the pedestrian edge

用法筆記

Sidewalk is the standard American English term. In British English, the equivalent word is 'pavement'. It is a countable noun, so you can say 'a sidewalk' or 'the sidewalk'.

常見錯誤

I walked on the pavement' (in the US).
I walked on the sidewalk.
'pavement' in the US refers to the road surface, not the walking path.
There was a crack in the walkway.' (when meaning the street-adjacent path).
There was a crack in the sidewalk.
'walkway' is a more general term for any path; 'sidewalk' specifically runs beside a street.

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常用片語

  • edge of the sidewalk
  • middle of the sidewalk
  • side of the sidewalk

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