street [ 'stri:t] n.街，街道；行车道
street [stri:t] n. 街,街道
步行街 pedestrian street
马路菜场入室工程 the project to build indoor free market to accommodate street vegetable vendors
Street Light 街灯
street 街
出（入）境卡
姓 family name
名 First (Given) Name
年 year
月 month
性别 sex
偕行人数 accompanying number
男 male
女 female
职业 occupation
专业技术人员 professionals & technical
国籍 nationality
国籍 country of citizenship
行政管理人员 legislators &administrators
办事员 clerk
护照号 passport No.
商业人员 commerce (Business People)
原住地 country of Origin (Country where you live)
服务人员 service
前往目的地国 destination country
登机城市 city where you boarded
签证签发地 city where visa was issued
签发日期 date issue
前往国家的住址 address while in
签名 signature
街道及门牌号 number and street
官方填写 official use only
城市及国家 city and state
日 day
出生日期 date of Birth (Birthdate)
One Street 单行道
street 街
交通规则 traffic regulation
路标 guide post
里程碑 milestone
停车标志 mark car stop
红绿灯 traffic light
自动红绿灯 automatic traffic signal light
红灯 red light
绿灯 green light
黄灯 amber light
交通岗 traffic post
岗亭 police box
交通警 traffic police
打手势 pantomime
单行线 single line
双白线 double white lines
双程线dual carriage-way
斑马线 zebra stripes
划路线机 traffic line marker
交通干线 artery traffic
车行道 carriage-way
辅助车道 lane auxiliary
双车道 two-way traffic
自行车通行 cyclists only
单行道 one way only
窄路 narrow road
潮湿路滑 slippery when wet
陡坡 steep hill
不平整路 rough road
弯路 curve road ; bend road
连续弯路 winding road
之字路 double bend road
之字公路 switch back road
下坡危险 dangerous down grade
道路交叉点 road junction
十字路 cross road
左转 turn left
右转 turn right
靠左 keep left
靠右 keep right
慢驶 slow
速度 speed
超速 excessive speed
速度限制 speed limit
恢复速度 resume speed
禁止通行 no through traffic
此路不通 blocked
不准驶入 no entry
不准超越 keep in line ; no overhead
不准掉头 no turns
让车道 passing bay
回路 loop
安全岛 safety island
停车处 parking place
停私人车 private car park
只停公用车 public car only
不准停车 restricted stop
不准滞留 restricted waiting
临街停车 parking on-street
街外停车 parking off-street
街外卸车 loading off-street
当心行人 caution pedestrian crossing
当心牲畜 caution animals
前面狭桥 narrow bridge ahead
拱桥 hump bridge
火车栅 level crossing
修路 road works
医院 hospital
儿童 children
学校 school
寂静地带 silent zone
非寂静地带 silent zone ends
交通管理 traffic control
人山人海 crowded conditions
拥挤的人 jam-packed with people
交通拥挤 traffic jam
水泄不通 overwhelm
顺挤 extrusion direct
冲挤 extrusion impact
推挤 shoved
挨身轻推 nudging
让路 give way
粗心行人 careless pedestrian
犯交通罪 committing traffic offences
执照被记违章 endorsed on driving license
危险驾驶 dangerous driving
粗心驾车 careless driving
无教员而驾驶 driving without an instructor
无证驾驶 driving without license
未经车主同意 without the owner's consent
无第三方保险 without third-party insurance
未挂学字牌 driving without a "L" plate
安全第一 safety first
轻微碰撞 slight impact
迎面相撞 head-on collision
相撞 collided
连环撞 a chain collision
撞车 crash
辗过 run over
肇事逃跑司机 hit-run driver
冲上人行道 drive onto the pavement
Wall Street Journal 《华尔街日报》
bus only street(BOS) 公共汽车专用街道
Let's take cars for example. They not only pollute the air in cities, but make them crowded. Furthermore, they are responsible for a lot of traffic accidents. The noise made by cars disturbs the residents living on both sides of streets all day and night.
就拿汽车为例。汽车不仅污染城市空气，而且使城市拥挤不堪。此外，汽车造成许多交通事故。汽车所产生的噪音使居住在街道两旁的居民日夜不得安宁。
The Wall Street Journal 华尔街日报
洒水车
street sprinkler (street flusher)
No spitting on the street.
禁止在大街上吐痰。
It's difficult to keep one's balance on an icy street.
在结冰的街道上保持平衡是不容易的。
The policeman paced up and down the street.
警察在街上踱来踱去。
He took part in a street combat in which two people were killed.
他参与了一起街头打斗，打斗中两个人被打死。
I saw a peculiar thing today; a dog was walking down the street wearing a red hat!
今天我看到一件怪事；一条狗戴着顶红帽子在街上走。
The boy walked alone along the street.
这男孩一个人在街上走。
You should be cautious when you cross the street.
过马路时，你要小心 。
The street sellers repeatedly barked their selling cries about their goods.
马路上的小贩们一个劲儿大声叫卖货物。
He collapsed in the street and died on the way to the hospital.
他突然昏倒在大街上，在被送往医院的路上死了。
The street lights come on at dusk and go off at dawn.
黄昏时路灯亮起来，拂晓时熄灭。
They rushed out of the house into the street.
他们匆忙跑出屋子, 来到街上。
Sorry! We've passed the street. The previous one was the right one.
对不起，我们已走过了那条街了，前面我们走过的那条街才是对的。
Attempts have been made not to allow such heavy trucks to drive in the city streets as they are making excessive noise.
已设法不让这类大卡车在市内马路上行驶，因为它们发出的噪声太大了。
Suddenly, a voice hailed me and there was Jones standing on the other side of the street.
突然听到有人叫我，原来琼斯就站在马路对面。
Several properties in this street are to be let.
这街道的几处房产将被租出去。
An old friend hailed me from the other side of the street.
一个老朋友在马路对面向我打招呼。
Several properties in this street are to be let.
这街道里的几处房产将被出租。
The last few years have seen an explosive increase in the number of homeless people on our streets.
近几年我们的街道上无家可归的人数激增。
She alleviated the tiring waiting by counting the cars passing on the street.
她用计算街上过往的汽车来消除由于等待带来的烦躁。
The country boys thought the streets of London were paved with gold.
乡村青年以为伦敦遍地是黄金。
I trailed her to a shop in Oxford Street.
我跟踪她到牛津街的一家商店。
On the other side of the street is a famous Gothic church.
街的另一边是一座著名的哥特式教堂。
She crossed the street with extreme caution.
她非常小心地穿过街道。
The sudden fall on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
华尔街股市的暴跌引起了全世界股市的连锁反应。
The little boy was bold enough to walk in the dark street.
这小男孩胆子大，敢走在黑暗的大街上。
How long is the street?
这条街有多长？
I live at 203 Curzon Street.
我住在可胜街203号。
Curzon Street? Isn't Mary living there?
可胜街？玛丽不是也住那儿吗？
Yes, she lives just across the street.
是的，她就住在街对面。
Excuse me. Where is No.5 Street?
对不起，第五大街在哪儿？
No spitting on the street． 禁止在大街上吐痰。
There is a good restaurant on the street.那条大街上有一个很好的餐馆。
Above all , they got over Lincoln’s point that “ the necessity of being ready increase”, for they left no doubt that this was not the climax of their campaign for equality but merely the beginning, that they were going to stay in the streets until they could get equality in the schools, restaurants, houses and employment agencies of the nation, and that, as they demonstrated here today, they had found an effective way to demonstrate for changes in the laws without breaking the law themselves.
首先，他们明白了林肯的“准备增长的必需性”理论，因为他们一点也不怀疑他们争取平等的运动还没有达到高潮，而仅仅是个开端，他们要继续在街上静坐直到他们在学校、饭店、室内和职业介绍机构得到平等对待的权力。而且，就像他们现在展示的一样，他们已经找到了不触犯法律来引起法律的改变的有效的方法。
The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildings——these are still common sights in parts of England.
在英格兰的某些地方，依然能够见到狭谷中环绕着教堂的茅草屋组成的小村庄，驾车穿过村庄里狭窄的街道时两旁是刷成了白色或者紫色的茅草小屋，从绵延的山顶上能看见美丽的茅草农场建筑。
I bought this loaf of bread in the chain store opposite the street.
我在街道对面的连锁商店里买了这只面包。
He dashed across the street and ran towards me.
他冲过马路，向我跑过来。
On the farther side of the street there was a row of small shops.
街那头是一排小商店。
He guided the man through the streets to the railway station.
他带这个人走过街道到火车站。
There was a traffic accident in this street, but no one was harmed.
这街上发生了交通事故，但没有人受伤。
Taking a blind man across the street is a kind act.
扶盲人过马路是一种善良的行为。
The window looks upon the street.
这扇窗户面向大街。
I met him in the street.
我在街上遇到他。
She nodded when she passed me in the street.
她在街上走过我身旁时向我点了点头。
He is a painter of street scenes.
他是一个画街景的画家。
The thief slipped away down a side street.
小偷悄悄从一条小马路溜走了。
They stopped to talk when they met on the street.
他们在街上相遇时，停下来聊了几句。
He stood in a strange street.
他站在一条陌生的街道上。
They crossed the street and went into the shop.
他们穿过街道，进了商店。
你真走运。
It's your lucky day.
I found $10.00 on the street. (我在街上拣了10美元。)
It's your lucky day. (你真走运。)
That's fortunate. (真有好运气。)
You got lucky.
By the street of
"Bye and bye" one arrives at the house of
"Never".
迁延因循，一事无成。
If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city (or street).
众擎易举。
One barking dog sets all street a-barking.
一狗吠声响，狗吠满街坊。
A I like the big, dramatic events at the Olympics.
A 我喜欢重大的、壮观的奥运会项目。
B So do I. I’m also looking forward to the marathon. It’s one of the biggest events. It’s a classic race.
B 我也是。我还期待着马拉松比赛。这是重大的奥运会项目之一。它是经典的比赛项目。
A I agree. And it’s something everyone can see.
A 我同意。它还是每个人都可以看到的比赛。
B Yes, the race goes all through Beijing. There will be thousands watching it on the streets.
B 是的，比赛将贯穿北京城。到时候将有成千上万的人站在街头观看比赛。
A It’s such a tough race!? Forty kilometres .
A 这是多么艰苦的比赛！40公里. . .
B I know. I hope it isn’t too hot when they run the marathon. It’s better when it’s cooler.
B 我知道。我希望当马拉松比赛举行的时候天气不要太热。天气凉爽些比较好。
A There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
A 将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运会。
B I know. Beijing will be so busy during the Olympics. Everywhere will be crowded.
B 我知道。在奥运会召开期间北京将非常热闹。到处都将很拥挤。
A I guess so. There’ll be lots and lots of tourists from all over the world.
A 我想是这样。将有许许多多来自世界各地的游客。
B And it’s not only the Olympics gyms– everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, and the restaurants.
B 不仅奥运会场将很拥挤——到处都将很拥挤。商店、街道、旅馆，还有餐馆。
A I know. I guess the traffic could be really heavy.
A 我知道。我想交通可能非常拥挤。
B At least it’s going to be a really exciting time!
B 至少那将是一个非常激动人心的时刻！
A Excuse me, do you know where the Novotel Peace Hotel is?
A 劳驾，你知道诺富特和平饭店在哪里吗？
B Yes, it’s that way.
B 是的，在那个方向。
A Straight ahead?
A 一直走吗？
B Go straight ahead at first – go down Wangfujing Street and take the second right.
B 先直走——沿着王府井大街向前走，然后在第二个路口右拐。
A And the hotel is there?
A 然后就到了饭店？
B Yes, take the second right and you’ll see the hotel about 200 metres away on your left.
B 是的，在第二个路口右拐，你就会看到那家饭店在你左侧前方大约200米处。
A I like this suitcase very much. It's very light.
A 我非常喜欢这个手提箱。它非常轻便。
B Good. What's next? What else do you want to buy?
B 好。下面买什么？你还要买什么？
A I need to buy an umbrella.
A 我需要买一把伞。
B Yes. You need one at this time of year. It's very wet.
B 好的。一年的这个时候需要伞。天气很潮湿。
A I think I need a heavier coat, too.
A 我想我还需要一件厚一些的衣服。
B I know just the place! There’s a shopping mall just along the street.
B 我知道哪里卖！在这条街上有一个购物中心。
A Beijing has lots of parks, too.
A 北京也有许多公园。
B Yes, I agree. I love Behai Park and Ritan Park . . . and the Temple of? Heaven Park. You should visit London and see the parks there.
B 是的，我同意。我爱北海公园和日坛公园. . .还有天坛公园。你应该去伦敦看看那里的公园。
A Yes, I’d love to. ?I’d love to go to the 2012 Olympics!
A 是的，我很愿意。我愿意到那里去看2012年的奥运会。
B Yes, you must try and come. You will be surprised at how green London is.
B 是的，你一定要争取来。看到伦敦那么绿你会大吃一惊的。
A Because of the parks?
A 是因为那些公园吗？
B Not only the parks. The weather helps, and there are trees in the streets and in people's gardens as well as in the parks.
B 不仅是公园。天气也起作用，在街道上、私人的庭院里以及公园里都有树木。
A I want to see Shanghai. I've heard it's a very interesting city.
A 我想看看上海。我听说上海是个非常有趣的城市。
B What do you want to see? ?Anything special?
B 你想看什么？有什么特别想看的吗？
A Oh, lots of things. Old Shanghai, the houses, the streets, the markets, the river front ...
A 哦，想看很多东西。老上海的房子、街道、市场以及河滩...
B You may be disappointed, you know. Shanghai looks more modern than Beijing nowadays.
B 你可能会失望的，你知道。上海现在看起来比北京还现代。
A That's a shame. But maybe some of the old city remains.
A 太遗憾了！但是也许有一些旧上海的东西遗留下来吧。
B Oh, yes. There are still lots of the old areas.
B 噢，是的。现在上海仍然有许多老区。
A I like the big athletic races at the Olympics.
A 我喜欢奥运会重大的田径比赛。
B So do I. I love the 5000 metres, the 10,000 metres and the marathon. Especially the marathon. It’s a classic race.
B 我也是。我喜欢5000米，10000米和马拉松比赛。我尤其喜欢马拉松。这是经典的比赛项目。
A I agree. And it’s something everyone can see. There will be thousands watching it on the streets.
A 我同意。这是每个人都必看的比赛。到时候街上将有数千人观看比赛。
B Yes, the race goes all through Beijing. It’s such a tough race! Forty kilometres . . .
B 是的，比赛将穿越北京。这是如此艰苦的比赛！有40公里. .
A There will be thousands of visitors in Beijing for the Olympics.
A 将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运比赛。
B You’re right. Everywhere will be crowded.
B 你说得对。到处都将非常拥挤。
A I guess so. There’ll be tourists from all over the world.
A 我想也是这样。世界各地都将有观光客来到这里。
B Everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, the restaurants, the metro system.
B 到处都将十分拥挤。商店、街道、旅馆、餐馆以及地铁系统都将十分拥挤。
A I guess the traffic could be really heavy. It’s going to be a really exciting time!
A 我想交通可能相当拥挤。那将是一个非常激动人心的时刻！
A I’ve got to book my train ticket to Xi’an.
A 我要预订去西安的火车票。
B I can come with you and help you book it.
B 我可以和你一起去，帮你订票。
A Thanks, that’d be great. Where is the railway station?
A 谢谢，那太好。火车站在哪里？
B It’s very central. It’s just one street south of Changan Avenue.
B 就在市中心。就在长安大街往南的一条街上。
A I really appreciate your help.
A 非常感谢你的帮助。
B It’s nothing. I’m glad if I can help you.
B 别客气。我很高兴能帮助你。
A Let’s meet later, after work. What time’s best for you?
A 咱们晚些时候见，下班后见面。对你来说最佳的时间是什么时候？
B About 6 should be fine. Where’s the best place for you to meet?
B 6点左右应该可以。在哪里见面对你最合适？
A Somewhere in Wangfujing Street would be good.
A 在王府井的某个地方就可以。
B How about meeting in front of the Xinhua Bookstore? Is that ok for you?
B 在新华书店前面见面怎么样？对你合适吗？
A That’s perfect. See you there at 6.
A 完全可以。6点见。
B I’ll wait for you just outside the shop. See you later.
B 我就在书店外面等你。再见。
A You know, I think the marathon will be a great event in the Olympics.
A 你知道，我想马拉松比赛将是奥运会上令人瞩目的大事件。
B I know what you mean. It will go all round Beijing.
B 我明白你的意思。马拉松比赛将环绕北京城举行。
A There will be hundreds of thousands of spectators.
A 到时将有成千上万的人观看比赛。
B It’s always so dramatic, out on the streets of the city.
B 马拉松比赛总是激动人心，在城市的街道上举行。
A And there’s the men’s race and the women’s race.
A 而且有男子马拉松和女子马拉松。
B I think Chinese athletes will do really well in the marathon.
B 我想中国运动员将在马拉松比赛中取得优异的成绩。
A I also like the big, dramatic events at the Olympics.
A 我也喜欢奥运会上的大型的、壮观的比赛项目。
B So do I. I love the marathon. It’s one of the biggest events. It’s a classic race.
B 我也是。我喜欢马拉松。这是大型项目之一。很古典的比赛项目。
A It’s such a tough race! Forty kilometres is a long way.
A 它是如此艰苦的比赛！40公里可是一个很长的路程。
B I know. I hope it isn’t too hot when they run the marathon. It’s better when the weather is cooler.
B 我知道。我希望举行马拉松比赛时天气不要太热。天气凉爽一些会更好。
A I agree. And the race goes all through the streets of Beijing. There will be thousands watching it throughout the city.
B 我赞成。马拉松比赛将穿过北京的街道。到时候全城将有数千人观看。
A There will be thousands and thousands of people in Beijing for the Olympics.
A 到时候将有成千上万的人来北京观看奥运比赛。
B And millions watching it on TV. Beijing will be so busy and crowded.
B 还有数百万人通过电视观看比赛。北京会非常热闹拥挤。
A There will be people from all over the world.
A 人们将从世界各地赶来。
B Everywhere will be crowded. The shops, the streets, the hotels, the restaurants.
B 到处都将非常拥挤。商店、街道、旅馆以及餐馆。
A I expect the traffic will be really heavy too.
A 我估计交通也会非常拥挤。
What’s your hotel like? 你的饭店什么样？
It’s excellent. It’s very central. And it’s convenient for the shops on Wangfujing Street.
北京饭店好极了。它在市中心，从那里到王府井大街上的商店非常方便。
And it’s easy for all the tourist sights. The Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square are very near.
从那里去所有的旅游景点都很容易。那里离故宫和天安门广场很近。
It’s really nice. Good restaurants, a good coffee shop and a great gym.
我的饭店非常好。有很好的餐厅、咖啡馆和大的健身房。
And the staff are really friendly and helpful.
全体员工都非常友好，而且乐于助人。
I’m glad you like it.
我很高兴你喜欢那里。
Is there a good bookshop near here?
这附近有好的书店吗？
Yes, I know two bookshops near here, on Wangfujing Street.
有。我知道这附近有两家书店，在王府井大街上。
I’d like to buy some guide books to Beijing.
我想买几本北京导游手册。
No problem. I’ll take you.
没问题。我带你去。
And maybe also a book to start learning Chinese.
也许还买本书开始学中文。
We can find that too. They are good bookshops.
我们也会找到这样的书。那是很不错的书店。
I like the big athletic races at the Olympics.
我喜欢奥运会重大的田径比赛。
So do I. I love the 5000 metres, the 10,000 metres and the marathon.
Especially the marathon. It’s a classic race.
我也是。我喜欢5000米，10000米和马拉松比赛。
我尤其喜欢马拉松。这是经典的比赛项目。
I agree. And it’s something everyone can see. There will be thousands watching it on the streets.
我同意。这是每个人都必看的比赛。到时候街上将有数千人观看比赛。
Yes, the race goes all through Beijing. It’s such a tough race! Forty kilometres . . .
是的，比赛将穿越北京。这是如此艰苦的比赛！有40公里. .
A Do you know where the Yunnan restaurant is in Houhai?
A 你知道后海的那家云南餐厅在哪里吗？
B Yes, it’s on the west side of the lake.
B 是的，它在湖的西岸。
A Where exactly? There are so many restaurants in Houhai.
A 更确切的位置在哪里？后海那里餐厅太多了。
B Don’t worry. It’s easy to find.
It’s about 100 metres from the beginning of the street.
It’s on your left – the lake will be on your right.
B 别担心。非常容易找到的。从路头大概100米，它在你左手方，湖应该在你的右手方。
It’s that way.
那条路。
Go straight ahead, then turn right.
沿着这条路直走，然后右转。
It’s about 200 metres, on your right.
大概200米，在你的右手边。
Turn first right at the end of the street.
在这条路尽头的第一个路口右转。
My hotel is west of the Worker’s Stadium.
我的宾馆在工人体育场的西边。
Behai Park is just north of the Forbidden City.
北海公园就在故宫的北侧。
The restaurant is on the east side of the lake.
这家餐厅在湖的东岸。
The bookstore is at the south end of Wangfujing Street.
这家书店在王府井大街的南头。
A I’m going to that new Cantonese restaurant tomorrow.
A 我明天会去那家新开张的粤式餐厅。
B The one near Wangfujing Street? You’ll enjoy it – it’s good.
B 在王府井大街附近的那家？你一定会喜欢的，那个很好。
A What should I try? Do they have any speciality?
A 我应该点什么呢？它们有什么特色菜肴吗？
B Yes, I’d recommend the dumplings. They’re really tasty.
B 是的，我特别推荐他们做的饺子。那个非常好吃。
你可以推荐某种食物或菜肴，用recommend / 推荐
A I want to buy a new digital camera.
A 我想买一台数码相机。
B That should be easy. There’s lots of good shops.
B 这个应该很容易。这里有很多好商店。
A Where can I buy a good camera – not too expensive?
A 在哪里才能买到一台好的呢－不要太贵的？
B You should go to Wangfujing Street. You’ll find good shops for cameras.
B 你应该去王府井大街。你将会找到一些好的相机商店。
A Where can I buy cigarettes?
A 我可以在哪里买到烟？
B There’s a shop on the first floor of the hotel.
B 在宾馆一楼有一家商店。
A I’m also looking for a map – a street map of Beijing. Where can I buy that?
A 我还需要一张地图－你长北京的街道地图。在哪里能买到呢？
B In the same shop. They sell various things, including newspapers and postcards.
B 在同样的那家店。他们卖很多不同的东西，还有报纸和明信片。
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be . We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
Winston Churchill British prime minister
无论需要付出多大的代价，我们也要捍卫我们的岛国。我们要战斗在海滩，我们要战斗在登陆地带，我们要战斗在田野、街巷，我们要战斗在山冈、丘陵，我们决不投降。
英国首相丘吉尔，W。
no kidding? 不是开玩笑的吧?
a: i can finish two large pizzas in 10 minutes all by myself.
A: 我可以一个人十分钟内吃掉二个大比萨。
B: No kidding?
B: 真的啊?
这里的“No kidding?”也可说成“Are you serious?”、“Really?”、“Are you kidding me?”之类的话。
into ... 热衷; 喜爱(人、事)
a: hey, there’s very good thai restaurant down the street. would you like to go?
A: 嘿! 这里在过一点有一家很棒的泰国餐厅喔! 你想不想去呢
b: well, actually, i’m not really into spicy food. can we try something else?
b: 嗯...实际上, 我并不是很喜欢辣的食物。我们可以试试别的东西吗?
“into something” 是对某事「有兴趣」、 「喜欢」的意 思。好比 “i’m into fishing lately.”(我近来对钓鱼有兴趣。)“spicy food” 就是的辛辣 (hot ) 的食物。美国人中很多怕吃辣的东西。很多异国风味 (包括中餐)到了美国都要调整一下口味。原本较辣的东西, 都会改为所谓的「微辣」(mild)。
“Honey, let me take you out to dinner. But you know I don’t feel like dressing up to go someplace fancy. How about just going down the street to the greasy spoon and getting hamburgers.”
“亲爱的,让我带你去外面吃晚饭吧。不过,我实在不想穿得必恭必敬的去那些大饭馆。咱们就上街那头那个小饭馆去吃汉堡包,怎么样?”
"Driving to a friend's house last night I took the wrong turn off the main highway and got lost. I didn't have a road map but I flew by the seat of my pants and after twenty minutes I found the street I was looking for."
“昨晚在我开车去一个朋友家的路上，我在一条高速公路上拐错了一个弯，结果就迷失了方向。我当时又没有地图。我只好凭着自己的猜测开，过了二十分钟我终于找到了我要去的那条路。”
- the man in the street 普通的人，老百姓
The interview with the man in the street shows that 90% of them are satisfied with the TV fro grams.
This is the busiest street in the city. It’s the commercial and cultural center here.
这是这儿最繁华的街道，是本市的商业和文化中心。
A: Hello Neil. How are you enjoying Beijing?
A: 尼尔，你好！你在北京感觉怎么样？
B: Hi Yan. It’s very good. There’s so much to see and do.
B: 嗨，燕！非常好。在北京有那么多要看的东西和要做的事。
A: Have you been shopping yet?
A: 你去购物了吗？
B: No. I’ve been too busy seeing other things, like the Forbidden City.
B: 还没有。我一直忙于看别的东西，比如故宫。
A: I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street.
A: 我可以带你去看王府井大街上的商店。
B: That would be nice. I’d like that.
B: 那太好了。我很愿意。
You can offer to show someone something by saying: I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street. / I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street.
当你主动提出带某人看某物时可以这样说：I can show you the shops on Wangfujing Street. / 我可以带你逛王府井大街上的商店。
A: What hotel are you staying at?
A: 你住在哪家酒店？
B: The Beijing Hotel.
B: 北京饭店。
A: Ah, it’s very good. Do you like it?
A: 啊，北京饭店很好。你喜欢那里吗？
B: Yes, it’s excellent. It’s very central. And it’s convenient for the shops on Wangfujing Street.
B: 是的，北京饭店好极了。它在市中心，从那里到王府井大街上的商店非常方便。
A: And it’s easy for all the tourist sights. The Forbidden City and Tian’anmen Square are very close.
A: 从那里去所有的旅游景点都很容易。那里离故宫和天安门广场很近。
B: Yes, just a short walk.
B: 是的，只需走不远的一段路。
A: I’m glad you like it.
A: 我很高兴你喜欢那里。
A: Excuse me, where can I buy cigarettes?
A: 劳驾，请问在哪里能买到香烟？
B: Cigarettes. Certainly, sir. At the shop on the first floor.
B: 香烟。当然，先生。在一楼的商店能买到。
A: On the first floor? Thanks.
A: 在一楼？谢谢你。
B: You’re welcome. It’s the shop next to the coffee lounge.
B: 不客气。咖啡休息厅旁边的商店。
A: And I’m also looking for a map – a street map of Beijing. Do you have one?
A: 我还想找张地图——北京的市区图。你有吗？
B: Yes. Here’s one.
B: 有，这有一张。
A: Is there a good bookshop near here?
A: 这附近有好的书店吗？
B: Yes, I know two bookshops near here, on Wangfujing Street.
B: 有。我知道这附近有两家书店，在王府井大街上。
A: I’d like to buy some guide books to Beijing.
A: 我想买几本北京导游手册。
B: No problem. I’ll take you there.
B: 没问题。我带你去。
A: And maybe also a book to start learning Chinese.
A: 也许还买本书开始学中文。
B: We can find that too. They are good bookshops.
B: 我们也会找到这样的书。那是很不错的书店。
If you want to say there are lots of something, you can say: there’re lots of . . . / there’re lots of . . . or there are lots of . . . / there are lots of . . . e.g.: There’re lots of newspapers and magazines in Beijing / There’re lots of newspapers and magazines in Beijing: There are lots of shops in Wangfujing Street / There are lots of shops in Wangfujing Street.
如果你想说有很多，你可以说：there’re lots of . . . / 有很多 . . . 或者 there are lots of . . . / 有很多. . . 例如: There’re lots of newspapers and magazines in Beijing / 在北京有很多报纸何杂志: There are lots of shops in Wangfujing Street / 在王府井大街有很多商店。
跸 [bì] /to clear streets when emperor tours/
大道 [dà dào] /main street/
大街 [dà jiē] /street/main street/
大街小巷 [dà jiē xiǎo xiàng] /large streets and small lanes/
华尔街日报 [huá ěr jiē rì bào] /Wall Street Journal/
街 [jiē] /street/
街道 [jiē dào] /street/
街头 [jiē tóu] /(n) street; street intersection/
老百姓 [lǎo bǎi xìng] /ordinary people/the "person in the street"/
马路 [mǎ lù] /street/road/
陌 [mò] /raised path/street/
南京路 [nán jīng lù] /Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai/
For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals — no meat, no fur, no medicines.
例如，在近期的一次集市上，一位老奶奶站在动物权利宣传点前散发小册子，规劝人们不要使用动物制品和动物实验制品——肉类，毛皮，药物。
Yet railroads continue to borrow billions to acquire one another, with Wall Street cheering them on.
然而铁路公司仍然继续贷款数十亿美元来进行相互兼并，而华尔街也鼓励它们这样做。
The flap over rap is not making life any easier for him. Levin has consistently defended the company's rap music on the grounds of expression.
人们对说唱音乐的焦虑并没使他的日子变得好过。莱文一向以它是一种富于表现力的演唱方式为理由来捍卫公司的说唱音乐。
In 1992, when Time Warner was under fire for releasing Ice-T's violent rap song Cop Killer, Levin described rap as lawful expression of street culture, which deserves an outlet.
1992年公司因出品Ice-T乐队狂暴的说唱歌曲《警察杀手》后备受谴责时，莱文说这是街头文化的合法表达方式，它应该有自己的宣泄途径。
"The test of any democratic society," he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, "lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We won't retreat in the face of any threats."
他在《华尔街日报》一篇专栏文章中写道：“任何一个民主社会的检验不在于它能多有效地控制各种情感的表达，而在于是否给予了人们思考和表达的最广泛的自由，尽管有时这种结果会引起争论和愤怒。我们不会在任何威胁面前退却。”
Typically, the decision to cross a street is based on remembering many earlier experiences.
最典型的是，决定过街也要凭借许多对以前经历的记忆。
{adj: Cockney} relating to or resembling a cockney
"Cockney street urchins"
{adj: Kuwaiti} of or relating to the capital of Kuwait or its residents
"Kuwaiti streets are lined with luxury stores"
{adj: Liverpudlian} of or relating to Liverpool or its people
"Liverpudlian streets"
"Liverpudlian street urchins"
{adj: Luxemburger} of or relating to the capital city of Luxemburg
"Luxemburger streets"
{adj: Muscovite} of or relating to the residents of Moscow
"Muscovite street dealers"
{adj: Singaporean} of or relating to the city of Singapore
"the Singaporean main street"
{adj: ablaze, inflamed, reddened} lighted with red light as if with flames
"streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"
"the inflamed clouds at sunset"
"reddened faces around the campfire"
{adj: alleged} declared but not proved
"alleged abuses of housing benefits"- Wall Street Journal
{adj: at large, escaped, loose, on the loose} having escaped, especially from confinement
"a convict still at large"
"searching for two escaped prisoners"
"dogs loose on the streets"
"criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
{adj: average, ordinary} lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
"average people"
"the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
{adj: barricaded, barred, blockaded} preventing entry or exit or a course of action
"a barricaded street"
"barred doors"
"the blockaded harbor"
{adj: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tatterdemalion, tumble-down} in deplorable condition
"a street of bedraggled tenements"
"a broken-down fence"
"a ramshackle old pier"
"a tumble-down shack"
{adj: blocked, out of use} closed to traffic
"the repaving results in many blocked streets"
{adj: brushed} touched lightly in passing; grazed against
"of all the people brushed against in a normal day on a city street I remember not a one"
{adj: burned, burnt, burned-over, burned-out, burnt-out} destroyed or badly damaged by fire
"a row of burned houses"
"a charred bit of burnt wood"
"a burned-over site in the forest"
"barricaded the street with burnt-out cars"
{adj: busy} crowded with or characterized by much activity
"a very busy week"
"a busy life"
"a busy street"
"a busy seaport"
{adj: canopied} covered with or as with a canopy
"a canopied bed"
"streets canopied by stately trees"
{adj: careful} exercising caution or showing care or attention
"they were careful when crossing the busy street"
"be careful to keep her shoes clean"
"did very careful research"
"careful art restorers"
"careful of the rights of others"
"careful about one's behavior"
<-> careless
{adj: cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away} thrown away
"wearing someone's cast-off clothes"
"throwaway children living on the streets"
"salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
{adj: choked, clogged} stopped up; clogged up
"clogged pipes"
"clogged up freeways"
"streets choked with traffic"
{adj: cleared} rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
"cleared land"
"cleared streets free of fallen trees and debris"
"a cleared passage through the underbrush"
"played poker on the cleared dining room table"
<-> uncleared
{adj: clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive} preventing movement
"the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"
{adj: closed} not open or affording passage or access
"the many closed streets made travel difficult"
"our neighbors peeped from behind closed curtains"
<-> open
{adj: crosswise} lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction
"a crosswise street"
"the crosswise dimension"
<-> lengthwise
{adj: disenfranchised, disfranchised, voiceless, voteless} deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
" labor was voiceless"
"disenfrenchised masses took to the streets"
<-> enfranchised
{adj: downtown} of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center
"downtown Manhattan"
"delinquents roaming the downtown streets"
<-> uptown
{adj: dull, muffled, muted, softened} being or made softer or less loud or clear
"the dull boom of distant breaking waves"
"muffled drums"
"the muffled noises of the street"
"muted trumpets"
{adj: embarrassed, humiliated, mortified} made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride
"too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"
"humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"
"felt mortified by the comparison with her sister"
{adj: enthusiastic} having or showing great excitement and interest
"enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"
"an enthusiastic response"
"was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
<-> unenthusiastic
{adj: exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant} joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
"rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"
"a triumphal success"
"a triumphant shout"
{adj: flowing, streaming} moving smoothly and continuously
"crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"
"fan streaming into the concert hall"
{adj: infested, overrun, plagued} (often followed by `with' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers
"waters infested with sharks"
"shark-infested waters"
"the locust-overrun countryside"
"drug-plagued streets"
{adj: lightless, unilluminated, unlighted, unlit} without illumination
"came up the lightless stairs"
"the unilluminated side of Mars"
"through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets"
{adj: lined} bordered by a line of things
"tree lined streets"
{adj: metagrobolized, metagrobolised, metagrabolized, metagrabolised, mystified} totally perplexed and mixed up
"all this duncical nonsense has my brains metagrobolized"- Wall Street Journal
{adj: off-street} not on the streets
"off-street parking"
"off-street unloading of vehicles"
<-> on-street
{adj: oily} coated or covered with oil
"oily puddles in the streets"
{adj: on-street} at the sides of streets
"on-street parking is prohibited at rush hour"
<-> off-street
{adj: one-way} moving or permitting movement in one direction only
"one-way streets"
"a one-way ticket"
{adj: opposite} being directly across from each other; facing
"And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow
"we lived on opposite sides of the street"
"at opposite poles"
{adj: other} not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
"today isn't any other day"- the White Queen
"the construction of highways and other public works"
"he asked for other employment"
"any other person would tell the truth"
"his other books are still in storage"
"then we looked at the other house"
"hearing was good in his other ear"
"the other sex"
"she lived on the other side of the street from me"
"went in the other direction"
<-> same
{adj: pale, pallid, wan, sick} (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
"the pale light of a half moon"
"a pale sun"
"the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"
"a pallid sky"
"the pale (or wan) stars"
"the wan light of dawn"
{adj: parked} that have been left
"there were four parked cars across the street"
{adj: patronized, patronised} having patronage or clients
"street full of flourishing well-patronized shops"
<-> unpatronized
{adj: peak} of a period of maximal use or demand or activity
"at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable"
<-> off-peak
{adj: quaint} strange in an interesting or pleasing way
"quaint dialect words"
"quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities"
{adj: ruffianly, tough} violent and lawless
"the more ruffianly element"
"tough street gangs"
{adj: same} same in identity
"the same man I saw yesterday"
"never wore the same dress twice"
"this road is the same one we were on yesterday"
"on the same side of the street"
<-> other
{adj: seething} in constant agitation
"a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets"
"a seething mass of maggots"
"lovers and madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare
{adj: shady, shadowed, shadowy, umbrageous} filled with shade
"the shady side of the street"
"the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"
"we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"
"cool umbrageous woodlands"
{adj: slender, slight, slim, svelte} being of delicate or slender build
"she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris
"a slim girl with straight blonde hair"
"watched her slight figure cross the street"
{adj: slippery, slippy} causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
"slippery sidewalks"
"a slippery bar of soap"
"the streets are still slippy from the rain"
<-> nonslippery
{adj: streetwise, street smart, with-it} having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment
{adj: thronged} filled with great numbers crowded together
"I try to avoid the thronged streets and stores just before Christmas"
{adj: through} (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
"a through street"
"a through bus"
"through traffic"
{adj: two-way} operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite directions
"a two-way valve"
"two-way traffic"
"two-way streets"
{adj: unbarred, unbolted, unlatched, unlocked, unsecured} not firmly fastened or secured
"an unbarred door"
"went through the unlatched gate into the street"
"an unlocked room"
{adj: uncleared} not cleared; not rid of objects or obstructions
"uncleared land"
"many cars were stuck in the snow on uncleared streets"
<-> cleared
{adj: uncollected, ungathered} not brought together in one place
"uncollected garbage in the streets"
<-> collected, gathered
{adj: uniform, unvarying} always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
"a street of uniform tall white buildings"
<-> multiform
{adj: unmelted} not melted
"streets unpassable because of piles of unmelted snow"
<-> melted
{adv: diagonally} in a diagonal manner
"she lives diagonally across the street from us"
{adv: face-to-face, opposite} directly facing each other
"the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"
"lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"
"they sat opposite at the table"
{adv: furiously} in a manner marked by extreme or violent energy
"the boys fought furiously"
"she went peddling furiously up the narrow street"
{adv: horseback, ahorse, ahorseback} on the back of a horse
"he rode horseback to town"
"managed to escape ahorse"
"policeman patrolled the streets ahorseback"
{adv: nowadays, now, today} in these times
"it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished"- Nancy Mitford
"we now rarely see horse-drawn vehicles on city streets"
"today almost every home has television"
{adv: restfully, quietly} in a restful manner
"the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
{adv: steeply} in a steep manner
"the street rose steeply up to the castle"
{adv: uphill} upward on a hill or incline
"this street lay uphill"
{n: Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug} street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
{n: Bowery} a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
{n: Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius} small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
{n: Broadway, Great White Way} a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
{n: Death} the personification of death
"Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
{n: Downing Street} a street of Westminster in London
"the Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street"
{n: Downing Street} the British government
{n: Fleet Street} British journalism
{n: Fleet Street} a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
{n: Grub Street} the world of literary hacks
{n: Harley Street} a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
{n: John Doe, Joe Blow, Joe Bloggs, man in the street} a hypothetical average man
{n: K, jet, super acid, special K, honey oil, green, cat valium, super C} street names for ketamine
{n: Lewis, Sinclair Lewis, Harry Sinclair Lewis} United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)
{n: Lombard Street} a street in central London containing many of the major London banks
{n: London plane, Platanus acerifolia} very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree
{n: Main Street} any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis)
"Main Street will never vote for a liberal politician"
{n: Pall Mall} a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs
{n: Park Avenue, Park Ave.} a fashionable residential street in New York City
{n: Quai d'Orsay} the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries
{n: R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle} street names for flunitrazepan
{n: Strand} a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
{n: Stravinsky} the music of Stravinsky
"Stravinsky no longer causes riots in the streets"
{n: Utrillo, Maurice Utrillo} French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955)
{n: Venice, Venezia} the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
{n: Wall Street, Wall St.} a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
{n: Wall Street, the Street} used to allude to the securities industry of the United States
{n: Whitehall} a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
{n: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen} street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
{n: addition} a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
{n: alley, alleyway, back street} a narrow street with walls on both sides
{n: applecart} a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
{n: arcade} a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls
{n: avenue, boulevard} a wide street or thoroughfare
{n: backup} an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
"a traffic backup on the main street"
"he discovered a backup in the toilet"
{n: ballast} coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
{n: barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, street organ} a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
{n: bazaar, bazar} a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
{n: beggary, begging, mendicancy} a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
{n: big H, hell dust, nose drops, smack, thunder, skag, scag} street names for heroin
{n: blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse} a street with only one way in or out
{n: blind corner} a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving
{n: block, city block} a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
"he lives in the next block"
{n: channel} a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
"the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"
"gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
{n: charge} a person committed to your care
"the teacher led her charges across the street"
{n: coke, blow, nose candy, snow, C} street names for cocaine
{n: corner, street corner, turning point} the intersection of two streets
"standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
{n: cross street} a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it
{n: crossing, crosswalk, crossover} a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
{n: cruiser, police cruiser, patrol car, police car, prowl car, squad car} a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
{n: curfew} an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
{n: deck} street name for a packet of illegal drugs
{n: dime bag, dime} street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
{n: display window, shopwindow, show window} a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
{n: door} a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
"the office next door"
"they live two doors up the street from us"
{n: dosser, street person} someone who sleeps in any convenient place
{n: drug of abuse, street drug} a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
{n: easy street} financial security
{n: elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway} a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
{n: fight, fighting, combat, scrap} the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
"a fight broke out at the hockey game"
"there was fighting in the streets"
"the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
{n: flea market} an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles
{n: flower girl} a woman who sells flowers in the street
{n: front yard} the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street
{n: frontage} the extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc)
{n: gamine} a homeless girl who roams the streets
{n: ginkgo, gingko, maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba} deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree
{n: guerrilla theater, street theater} dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park or on the street
{n: homelessness} the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)
{n: homeless} people who are homeless
"the homeless lived on the city streets"
{n: intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour} a junction where one street or road crosses another
{n: jaywalker} a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally
{n: linkboy, linkman} (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
{n: local road, local street} a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it
{n: main drag} the main street of a town or city
{n: main street, high street} street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
{n: manhole cover} a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street)
{n: mariachi} a group of street musicians in Mexico
{n: mews} street lined with building that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
"she lives in a Chelsea mews"
{n: mugger} a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)
{n: noise} sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
"he enjoyed the street noises"
"they heard indistinct noises of people talking"
"during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
{n: one-way street} a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction
{n: one-way street} unilateral interaction
"cooperation cannot be a one-way street"
{n: order} established customary state (especially of society)
"order ruled in the streets"
"law and order"
<-> disorder
{n: organ-grinder} a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy
{n: pavage} a tax toward paving streets
{n: peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman} someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
{n: pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing} street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way especially with diagonal stripes
{n: plat} a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
{n: point} the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
"she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
{n: pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane} street names for marijuana
{n: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street} a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
{n: public easement} any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)
{n: public square, square} an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
{n: raree-show} a street show
{n: rathskeller} a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
{n: roadblock, barricade} a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
{n: rue} (French) a street or road in France
{n: school crossing} a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school
{n: shinny, shinney} a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
{n: shopfront, storefront} the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
{n: side street} a street intersecting a main street and terminating there
{n: sidewalk, pavement} walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
{n: silence, quiet} the absence of sound
"he needed silence in order to sleep"
"the street was quiet"
<-> sound
{n: soap, scoop, max, liquid ecstasy, grievous bodily harm, goop, Georgia home boy, easy lay} street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
{n: sodium-vapor lamp, sodium-vapour lamp} lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting
{n: speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication} (language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"
"he uttered harsh language"
"he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
{n: stickball, stickball game} a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle
{n: street address} the address where a person or organization can be found
{n: street arab, gamin, throwaway} a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
{n: street cleaner, street sweeper} a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)
{n: street clothes} ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.)
{n: street credibility, street cred, cred} credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
{n: street fighter, tough} someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
{n: street fighter} a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods
{n: street name} an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods)
"her street name is Bonbon"
{n: street name} slang for something (especially for an illegal drug)
"`smack' is a street name for heroin"
{n: street name} the name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer
"all my stocks are held in street name"
{n: street name} the name of a street
{n: street sign} a sign visible from the street
{n: street smarts} a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment
{n: street urchin, guttersnipe} a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas
{n: streetlight, street lamp} a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street
{n: streetwalker, street girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern} a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
{n: street} a situation offering opportunities
"he worked both sides of the street"
"cooperation is a two-way street"
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