hard shoulder

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ˌhard ˈshoulder noun [singular] British English  TTRthe area at the side of a big road where you are allowed to stop if you have a problem with your car 〔公路旁的〕紧急停车处，路肩 SYN American English shoulder

Examples from the Corpus

hard shoulder• The two children, Mark in Georgina's arms, were spotted along the hard shoulder.• The body of the pregnant housewife was found near the M-50 motorway after her car broke down on the hard shoulder.• He left her on the hard shoulder, near Epping, Essex, saying she would only have to wait 15 minutes.• He pulled up on the hard shoulder, switched off and got out.• I pictured a man taking leave of his motor; wobbling from the fast lane towards the hard shoulder.

ˌhard ˈshoulder nounChineseSyllable  

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hard shoulder
ˌhard ˈshoulder noun [singular] British English
the area at the side of a big road where you are allowed to stop if you have a problem with your car
   SYN  shoulder American English

hard shoulderBrE /ˌhɑːd ˈʃəʊldə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhɑːrd ˈʃoʊldər/ 🔊 (BrE) (US ˈbreakdown lane) noun [singular] a strip of ground with a hard surface beside a major road such as a motorway or interstate where vehicles can stop in an emergency 硬路肩（在高速公路旁，可供紧急停车）◆to pull over onto the hard shoulder/into the breakdown lane把车开到硬路肩／故障检修道

bypass, carriageway, diversion, hard shoulder, lane, lay-by, motorway, road, roundabout, signpost