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divided highway

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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diˌvided ˈhighway noun [countable]  TTR American English a main road with two lines of traffic travelling in each direction, separated by a piece of land 〔中央有分隔带的〕双向公路,对向车道 SYN British English dual carriageway
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divided highwayThe road was mostly two-lane blacktop, but there were sections of divided highway, too.
diˌvided ˈhighway nounChineseSyllable
two Corpus with of travelling main traffic a lines road


divided highway
diˌvided ˈhighway noun [countable]
American English a main road with two lines of traffic travelling in each direction, separated by a piece of land
   SYN  dual carriageway British English


divided highwayBrE /dɪˌvaɪdɪd ˈhaɪweɪ/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˌvaɪdɪd ˈhaɪweɪ/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE ˌdual ˈcarriageway) nouna road with a strip of land in the middle that divides the lines of traffic moving in opposite directions (中央有分隔带的)双幅车行道,双向车道