"expressway" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 高速公路
• 快速路

Definition

为了快速、长距离行驶而设计的重要宽阔道路，通常没有红绿灯或停车点。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“expressway” 通常在美式英语中用，英式英语常用“motorway”。指专为高速行驶设计的封闭道路，不包括普通快速路。常见于正式和日常语境。

Examples

The new expressway will open next month.

新的**高速公路**下个月通车。

We drove on the expressway to get to the city faster.

我们开车走**高速公路**以更快到达市区。

No bicycles are allowed on the expressway.

**高速公路**上不允许骑自行车。

Let's take the expressway—it'll save us at least half an hour.

走**高速公路**吧，可以至少省半小时。

There was a huge traffic jam on the expressway this morning.

今天早上**高速公路**发生了严重堵车。

You miss one exit on the expressway, and suddenly you're twenty miles out of your way.

在**高速公路**错过一个出口，结果一下子就偏离二十英里。