sidewalk

noun
🔊/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
🔊/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
(North American English)
(British English pavement)
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  1. a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on(马路边的)人行道
    • Elm trees lined the sidewalks.路边有一排榆树。
    Extra Examples
    • I spotted her on a busy sidewalk in Chicago.我在芝加哥一个繁忙的人行道上发现了她。
    • Snow covered the sidewalk.雪覆盖了人行道。
    • She stepped off the sidewalk as the light changed.随着光线的变化,她走下了人行道。
    • Newspapers and broken glass litter the sidewalk.人行道上到处是乱丢的报纸和碎玻璃。
    • He used to sit on the cold sidewalk asking for money from passing shoppers.他过去常常坐在人行道上,向路过的购物者要钱。
    • The children were playing on the sidewalk in front of their home.孩子们在他们家门前的人行道上玩耍。
    • The crowd filled the church and spilled onto the sidewalk outside.人群挤满了教堂,进不去的人留在外边的人行道上。
    • They relaxed over wine at a sidewalk table.他们在路边茶座喝葡萄酒放松放松。
    • We stopped for coffee at a sidewalk cafe.我们停下来,在路边的咖啡馆喝了杯咖啡。
    • Sidewalk vendors were selling hot chestnuts.人行道上的小贩在卖热栗子。
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • city
    • public
    • busy
    verb + sidewalk
    • line
    • litter
    • sweep
    sidewalk + verb
    • lead (to something)
    sidewalk + noun
    • cafe
    • table
    • vendor
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