C 大街，街道 public road in a city, town or village with houses and buildings on one side or both sides

　block the ～　阻塞街道
　clean a ～　清扫街道
　close a ～　封闭街道
　cover a ～　覆盖街道
　cross a ～　横过马路
　fill the ～　充满街道
　go about the ～　在街上散步
　lay down a ～　铺路
　line the ～　排列在街道两旁
　look to the ～　朝着街道
　name ～s　给街道命名
　number ～s　给街道编号码
　parade the ～s　沿着街道游行
　plan the ～s　设计街道
　police the ～s　维持街道秩序
　run the ～s　流浪街头
　sweep ～s　扫街道
　take to the ～　走上街头（游行）
　walk along〔down〕 a ～　沿大街走
　walk up and down the ～　在街上来回走
　widen a ～　加宽街道
　go on the ～s　卖淫
　walk the ～s　做妓女
　back ～　偏僻的街道
　broad ～　宽敞的大街
　busy ～　繁华的街道
　clean ～　干净的街道
　cross ～　交叉的街道
　dirty ～　肮脏的街道
　high ～　大街，大马路
　lonely ～　冷清的街道
　main ～　大街
　narrow ～　狭小的街道
　noisy ～　喧闹嘈杂的大街
　one-way ～　单行道
　through ～　直通道路的街道
　whole ～　整个街坊
　wide ～　宽广的街道
　winding ～　弯曲的街道
　important ～　重要的街道
　downtown ～　城市商业区街道
　shopping ～　商业区
　～ barricade　街垒
　～ island　安全岛
　～ lamp　街灯
　～ light　路灯
　～ map　街道地图
　～ theatre　街头剧
　in the ～　〈英〉在街上
　see sb in the ～　在街上看见某人
　woman of the ～s　娼妓
　on the ～　〈美〉在街上
　not in the same ～ (as)　不如…那样好，难和…相比
　on easy ～　生活优裕

　The street runs through the town.　街道横穿这个镇。
　I stopped the car to let the children cross the street.　我把车停下来，让那些孩子们过马路。
　The boy sped down the street.　那个男孩沿街快步走去。
　I caught sight of a man riding a pony down the street.　我突然看见一个人骑着一匹小马从街那头过去了。
　The place is shut out from the street by a fence.　一道篱笆把该地和大街隔开了。
　All sorts of strange things were on sale in the street.　这条街上出售各种各样奇特的物品。
　I ran against an acquaintance in the street yesterday.　我昨天在街上偶遇一位熟人。
　Simon said he would rather beg in the street than get money in such a dishonest way.　西蒙说与其用这种不诚实的方法赚钱，他宁可沿街乞讨。
　A car ran over a child in the nearby street yesterday.　昨天一辆汽车在附近街上轧死一个小孩。
　Jim was struck down by a bus in the middle of the main street.　吉姆在大街的当中被一辆公共汽车撞倒了。
　We ran out of gas right in the middle of the main street and blocked traffic.　我们的汽车正好在主要大街的中央没油了，造成了交通阻塞。
　Our school building stands at the end of the street.　我们的教学楼就位于这条街的尽头。
　We submitted a request that more lights (should) be installed on our street.　我们提交了要求在我们居住的街道上增加路灯的申请报告。
　The street-cleaning department takes away all refuse from the streets.　环卫部门把垃圾从街道上运走。
　They received the cheers of hundreds of thousands of peoples who lined the streets.　他们受到沿街站立的几十万群众的欢呼。
　The wind screamed through the streets.　风呼啸着吹过街道。
　His address is 888, Changchun Street.　他的地址是长椿街888号。
　Wall Street is one of the international financial centres.　华尔街是国际金融中心之一。
　His home is in Fleet Street, London.　他的家在伦敦舰队街。
　There are street lights on both sides.　两边都有街灯。
　Our street puts on a carnival every year.　我们街的居民每年举行一次狂欢会。
　The whole street went to the meeting.　所有街坊都去开会了。

 ♣ go on the streets
　做妓女　become a prostitute
　When she first came to the city, she could not find a job and in the end she was forced to go on the streets.　她初次进城找不到工作，最后只得被迫靠卖淫为生。
 ♣ (just〔right〕) up sb's street
　〈非正〉为某人之所长；合某人的兴趣 well suited to sb
　This job seems right up your street.　这项工作看来正适合你做。
　When Cage comes to stay make sure you play only pop music—that's just up her street.　如果凯奇来小住，你务必只演奏流行音乐——那正合她的兴趣。
　Shakespeare was not really up his street.　他并不能真正地理解莎士比亚的作品。
 ♣ not in the same street as〔with〕
　〈非正〉远不如，比不上　 not nearly as good〔the same〕 as
　Our amateur sportsmen are not in the same street as some of those from the country's universities.　我们的业余运动员根本不能和那个国家的大学业余运动员相比。
　As a scholar he is not in the same street with his predecessors.　作为学者，他远不如其前辈。
 ♣ on the streets
　〈非正〉无家可归的，贫穷的　 having nowhere to live
　If I don't find a job soon I'll be on the streets.　如果我不马上找到工作，我将无家可归。
 ♣ streets ahead (of)
　〈非正〉大为优越，好得多　 much better than〔superior to〕
　That wine you brought is streets ahead of the stuff I make myself.　你带来的酒比我自己酿的好得多。
　Your work is streets ahead of hers.　你的工作干得比她出色得多。

 ♣ in the street, on the street
　这两个短语意思相同，意为“在街上”，它们的差别仅在于：前者多见于英式英语，后者多见于美式英语。
 ♣ street, alley, avenue, expressway, highway, lane, road
　参见road条。

　从我们村到另一个村有一条弯弯曲曲的小路。
　［误］ There's a narrow winding street from our village to the next one.
　［正］ There's a narrow winding road from our village to the next one.
　［析］ street指两旁有建筑物的路，通常指城市里的街道，而不指乡村里的道路。

　［同义词］ avenue, highway, lane, road
　［词源］　古英语stræt<拉丁语strata（石板路）