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streets

UK //striːts//US //striːts//

词源

源自中古英语 'strete',进一步源自拉丁语 'strata',意为'铺设的道路'。

noun

❶ 城市或城镇中供车辆和行人通行的公共道路,通常两旁有建筑物。用于指代具体的道路或象征城市生活。

“The streets were crowded with people during the festival.”

(节日期间,街上挤满了人。)

“She grew up on the streets of New York.”

(她在纽约的街头长大。)

同义词:roads, avenues, boulevards

常见短语

hit the streets — 指走上街头,通常用于描述抗议、游行或开始某项活动。

“Protesters hit the streets to demand justice.”

(抗议者走上街头要求正义。)

on the streets — 指无家可归或流落街头,也可表示在公共场所活动。

“Many homeless people are forced to live on the streets.”

(许多无家可归的人被迫流落街头。)