"sleeping policeman" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 減速帶

Definition

“sleeping policeman” 是指道路上的減速帶，用來讓車輛減速通過。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於英式英文，是“減速帶”的幽默用法。美式英語不用這個說法，不要把它跟警察聯繫在一起。

Examples

We had to slow down for a sleeping policeman.

我們因為**減速帶**而減慢了速度。

There is a sleeping policeman in front of the school.

學校門口有一個**減速帶**。

The sign warns about a sleeping policeman ahead.

標誌提醒前方有**減速帶**。

Oops! I didn’t see the sleeping policeman and I went over it too fast.

糟了！我沒看到**減速帶**，開得太快了。

Locals joke that the village is full of sleeping policemen.

當地人開玩笑說整個村莊都是**減速帶**。

Be careful—there’s a sleeping policeman just after the corner.

小心，轉角後就是一個**減速帶**。