中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.公路，大路 (opp. byway)。
2.交通干线；正路，直路。
3.(达到目的的)途径。
短语和例子
a highway to success 成功之道。 ocean highways 海洋航路。 highway traffic 公路交通。 highways and byways 干道和支路。 the king's highway 天下的公路。 go on the highway ＝ take (to) the highway 作拦路的强盗。 the silent H- 静寂的大路〔指英国泰晤士河〕。

a major road for any form of motor transport
同义词：main road,

A highway is any public road or other public way on land; the term exists in distinction to waterway. In North American and Australian English, the term frequently implies a major road such as a controlled-access highway or an arterial, generally under the control of a state or provincial agency instead of a local road authority.

例句与用法

The parade stalked along the highway .
游行队伍沿着公路阔步前进。

This is a smooth , strongly built highway .
这条公路坚实平整。

The hilly country has a highway .
那片丘陵地区有一条公路。

It is a highway ten meters wide .
这是一条十米宽的公路。

The cyclist turned off the highway onto a side road .
自行车下了公路岔上了小道。

The tires sang over the highway .
轮胎在公路上嚓嚓低吟。

The field adjoins to the highway .
这块田紧靠着公路。

They had stood parting in the silent highway .
他们曾站在那条僻静的大道上，准备告别。

Highways radiate in all directions .
公路四通八达。

Numerous lesser roads branched off from the main highway .
从主要公路上分出无数小道。