n.[C]
- 街,街道
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I live on the same
street as Peter.
我和彼得住在同一条街上。
- (相对于人行道的)车道[the S]
- 全街区的居民[the S]
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The whole
street protested such police brutality.
全街区的人都抗议警方这种野蛮行为。
短语
by a street
- 以悬殊的比例;大幅度地
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Their team won
by a street.
他们的队获得大胜。
on the streets
- 无家可归
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They were
on the streets.
他们无家可归。
go on the streets
- 当妓女
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After she lost her job, she had to
go on the streets.
她失去工作后,不得不去当妓女。
not in the same street with/as
- 远不能与……相比
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As a coach, he is
not in the same street with his predecessor.
作为一名教练,他远不能与他的前任相比。
run the streets
- 成为流浪儿
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Jack
ran the streets after the death of his parents.
杰克在他父母死后成了流浪儿。
walk the streets
- 当妓女
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She was forced to
walk the streets.
她被迫当妓女。
辨析
n.
- a public road in a city, town, or village, typically with buildings on one or both sides.
-
[as modifier]
relating to the subculture of fashionable urban youth.
-
[as modifier]
homeless:
street children.
Phrase
- not in the same street
Brit. informal far inferior in terms of ability. - on the streets
- homeless.
- working as a prostitute.
- streets ahead
Brit. informal greatly superior. - up
(or right up)
one's street
(or N. Amer. alley)
informal well suited to one's tastes, interests, or abilities.
Derivative
Etymology
OE stræt, of W. Gmc origin, from late L. strāta (via) ‘paved (way)’, fem. past part. of sternere ‘lay down’.