street

street什么意思

noun

1. a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

e.g. they walked the streets of the small town
he lives on Nassau Street

2. the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks
the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel

e.g. be careful crossing the street

3. people living or working on the same street

e.g. the whole street protested the absence of street lights

4. a situation offering opportunities

e.g. he worked both sides of the street
cooperation is a two-way street

5. the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction

e.g. she tried to keep her children off the street

1. 大街;街道
A street is a road in a city, town, or village, usually with houses along it.

e.g. He lived at 66 Bingfield Street...
他住在宾菲尔德大街 66 号。
e.g. Boppard is a small, quaint town with narrow streets.
博帕德是一个有着许多深巷窄道、古香古色的小镇。

2. 户外;街头
You can use street or streets when talking about activities that happen out of doors in a town rather than inside a building.

e.g. Changing money on the street is illegal — always use a bank...
在街头兑换货币是违法的——无论何时都应该去银行。
e.g. Their aim is to raise a million pounds to get the homeless off the streets.
他们的目标是筹集 100 万英镑，使那些无家可归者不再流浪街头。

3. see also: back street;civvy street;Downing Street;Fleet Street;high street;Wall Street

4. (比…)好得多
If someone is streets ahead of you, they are much better at something than you are.

street的近义词

e.g. He was streets ahead of the other contestants.
他比其他参赛选手水平高出一大截。

5. 普通人;平民百姓
If you talk about the man in the street or the man or woman in the street, you mean ordinary people in general.

e.g. The average man or woman in the street doesn't know very much about immune disorders.
普通人一般不是很了解何谓免疫机能紊乱。

6. 中…的意;和…对口
If a job or activity is up your street, it is the kind of job or activity that you are very interested in.

e.g. She loved it, this was just up her street.
她喜欢这个，这正中她的意。