street
n
1 (abbr 縮寫 St) public road in a city, town or village with houses and buildings on one side or both sides 街; 街道
cross the street 穿越街道
meet a friend in the street 在街上遇見一個朋友
gangs roaming the streets 在街頭游蕩的流氓
His address is 155 Smith Street. 他的地址是史密斯大街155號.
[attrib 作定語]
at street level, ie on the ground floor 在與街道齊平的一層
a `street map/plan of York 約克城的街道地圖[詳圖]
street lighting 路燈
street theatre, ie plays, etc performed in the street, usu with a social or political theme 街頭劇(在街頭演出的, 通常為社會性或政治性的). =>Usage at road 用法見road.
2 people who live or work in a particular street 在某一街道居住或工作的人們
Our street puts on a carnival every year. 我們這條街的居民每年舉行一次狂歡會.
3 (idm 習語) be in Queer Street => queer. be (out) on/walk the streets (infml 口)
(a) be homeless 流落街頭; 無家可歸.
(b) (euph 婉) work as a prostitute 當娼妓. go on the streets (euph 婉) earn one's living as a prostitute 操皮肉生涯; 以賣淫為生. the man in the street => man. not in the same street (as sb/sth) (infml 口) not nearly so good; inferior (to sb/sth) 遠不如; 比不上(某人[某事物]). streets ahead (of sb/sth) (infml 口) much better, more efficient, cleverer, etc (than sb/sth) (比某人[某事物])好、 有效、 聰明...得多.
?? 考研助記
St.是Street的縮略形式;逗號在地址里表示前者屬于后者
?? 擴展釋義
*[stri:t]n. 街道, 馬路, 街區a. 街道的【法】 街道, 馬路相關詞組: up one's street in the street live in the street not in sb's street not in the same street with not in the same street as put it on the street