turnpike
英 ['t??npa?k]
美['t?n'pa?k]
- n. [稅收] 收費高速公路；收稅關卡
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詞態變化
復數:?turnpikes;
助記提示
1. "spiked road barrier used for defense".
2. turn on the pike.
2. turn on the pike.
中文詞源
turnpike 收費公路
turn,轉動，pike,矛，槍桿。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- turnpike (n.)
- early 15c., "spiked road barrier used for defense," from turn + pike (n.2) "shaft." Sense transferred to "horizontal cross of timber, turning on a vertical pin" (1540s), which were used to bar horses from foot roads. This led to the sense of "barrier to stop passage until a toll is paid" (1670s). Meaning "road with a toll gate" is from 1748, shortening of turnpike road (1745).
雙語例句
- 1. A lot of motels lie beside the turnpike.
- 很多汽車旅館都位于付費公路旁邊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. You have to pay a toll to drive on a turnpike.
- 在收費公路上開車要繳通行稅.
來自辭典例句
- 3. A lot of cars passed through the turnpike at rush hours.
- 許多車在交通高峰時通過了高速公路.
來自辭典例句
- 4. We're on the turnpike. just two miles from downtown.
- 我們就在高速公路上——離市區只有兩英里.
來自互聯網
- 5. We drive the turnpike to work.
- 我們開車經過收費公路去上班.
來自互聯網