"stoplight" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 红绿灯

Definition

红绿灯是设在路口用来控制交通的装置，通常有红、黄、绿三种颜色的灯。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“stoplight” 是美式英语说法，英式英语通常用“traffic light”。中文口语常说“红绿灯”。用于描述路口指示灯。

Examples

Wait for the stoplight to turn green before crossing the street.

过马路前请等**红绿灯**变绿。

The car stopped at the red stoplight.

汽车在红**红绿灯**前停下来了。

There is a stoplight at every busy intersection in the city.

城市里每个繁忙的路口都有**红绿灯**。

Can you take a left at the next stoplight?

你可以在下一个**红绿灯**左转吗？

We got stuck at every single stoplight on the way here.

一路上我们在每个**红绿灯**都被耽搁了。

The stoplight at this corner takes forever to change.

这个路口的**红绿灯**变灯太慢了。