lane

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

lane /leɪn/ S3 W3 noun [countable] 1 ROAD/PATHa narrow road in the countryside 〔乡间的〕小路 → path a quiet country lane 一条宁静的乡间小路2 a road in a city, often used in road names …巷〔常用于路名中〕 the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane 公园巷的希尔顿酒店 a network of alleys and back lanes (=narrow unimportant roads, often behind a row of houses) 纵横交错的后街小巷3 TTRone of the two or three parallel areas on a road which are divided by painted lines to keep traffic apart 车道 That idiot changed lanes without signalling. 那个白痴没打灯就变道。the inside/middle/outside lane Use the outside lane for overtaking only. 外侧车道仅限超车使用。the fast/slow lane Cars in the fast lane were travelling at over 80 miles an hour. 快车道上的汽车时速超过80英里。three-lane motorway/highway/road 三车道的高速公路/公路/道路 → bus lane , cycle lane4. DSone of the narrow parallel areas marked for each competitor in a running or swimming race 跑道；泳道5 TTWTTAa line or course along which ships or aircraft regularly travel between ports or airports 〔船或飞机的〕航道；航线 busy shipping lanes 繁忙的海运航道 → life in the fast lane at fast lane(1), → walk/trip down memory lane at memory(7)

Examples from the Corpus

lane• That idiot changed lanes without signaling.• We rode our bicycles along pretty country lanes.• The Russian swimmer in lane 6 is in the lead.• The last stretch of road is a narrow lane bordered by trees.• busy shipping lanescountry lane• The abbey site is approached through a gate in a country lane and along a grassy track.• A far better alternative was to walk the back roads and country lanes.• A course that mixes open pasture, bridleways, forest tracks and country lanes undeniably favours the horse.• Grip and balance are remarkable for such a heavy car but this isn't one to hustle down country lanes.• Fancy taking in the quaint country lanes of Hampshire?• Julia smiled with delight. she was enjoying her walk down the quiet country lane towards the riverbank.• The country lanes are feet deep in snow.back lanes• Wolfenden had come and gone, but persecution was still abroad in the streets and back lanes of Tyneside.• Alas, we always had to return to our cobbled back lanes.• Petitions for lighting in the back lanes of the Denes area and in Great Stainton were handed in.• The back lanes in the North Road area have been atrocious, people were dumping their rubbish in them.the inside/middle/outside lane• Huge jams built up behind the 74-year-old pensioner as he crawled for five miles along the inside lane of the dual-carriageway A1.• The repairs are being carried out to the bridge at Knayton and the inside lanes of both carriageways are closed.• I was given the inside lane and I was furious and protested.• When they got out they saw a Vauxhall Astra, its front badly damaged, directly behind in the inside lane.• Voice over On the M40, our police driver struggles to keep up with a car in the outside lane.• A single-decker yellow-and-black bus was travelling fast in the inside lane, its headlights dipped and no traffic immediately in front of it.• But this time I was prepared, hiding in the inside lane.• The Yugo finally skidded to a halt upside down and straddling the middle lane.shipping lanes• The fires caused widespread smogs, limiting visibility and forcing the closure of airports and shipping lanes.• Specific sites away from shipping lanes, fishing grounds, submarine cables and so on are isolated in a way difficult to achieve on land.• The zone was reduced to 12 miles after it was discovered that a 50-mile zone would interfere with international shipping lanes.• It confined transoceanic vessels to a few narrow shipping lanes that promised safe passage.• By 6 p. m., we were out of the shipping lanes.• The icebergs have a long journey south to the shipping lanes.• Battles over access to shipping lanes and trade routes are commonplace, and piracy returns in modern trappings.Origin lane Old English lanu

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lane
lane S3 W3 /leɪn/

noun [countable]

Language: Old English
Origin: lanu

1. a narrow road in the countryside ⇨ path:

a quiet country lane
2. a road in a city, often used in road names:

the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane

a network of alleys and back lanes (=narrow unimportant roads, often behind a row of houses)
3. one of the two or three parallel areas on a road which are divided by painted lines to keep traffic apart:

That idiot changed lanes without signalling.
the inside/middle/outside lane

Use the outside lane for overtaking only.
the fast/slow lane

Cars in the fast lane were travelling at over 80 miles an hour.
three-lane motorway/highway/road ⇨ bus lane, cycle lane
4. one of the narrow parallel areas marked for each competitor in a running or swimming race
5. a line or course along which ships or aircraft regularly travel between ports or airports:

busy shipping lanes
⇨ life in the fast lane at fast lane(1), ⇨ walk/trip down memory lane at memory(7)

THESAURUS

■ types of road
   ▪ road a hard surface for cars, buses etc to drive on: They're planning to build a new road. | My address is 42, Station Road.
   ▪ street a road in a town, with houses or shops on each side: She lives on our street. | We walked along the streets of the old town. | Oxford Street is one of Europe's busiest shopping areas. | He was stopped by the police, driving the wrong way down a one-way street. | Turn left on Main Street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in American English). | These days the same shops are on every high street (=the street in the middle of a town, where most of the shops are – used in British English).
   ▪ avenue a road in a town, often with trees on each side: the busy avenue in front of the cathedral | He lived on Park Avenue.
   ▪ boulevard a wide road in a city or town – used especially in street names in the US, France etc. In the UK, streets are usually called avenue rather than boulevard: the world-famous Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.
   ▪ lane a narrow road in the country: a winding country lane
   ▪ cul-de-sac a short street which is closed at one end: The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac in North Oxford.
   ▪ track especially British English, dirt road American English a narrow road in the country, usually without a hard surface: The farm was down a bumpy track.
   ▪ ring road British English a road that goes around a town: The airport is on the ring road.
   ▪ bypass British English a road that goes past a town, allowing traffic to avoid the centre: The bypass would take heavy traffic out of the old city centre.
   ▪ dual carriageway British English, divided highway American English a road with a barrier or strip of land in the middle that has lines of traffic travelling in each direction: I waited until we were on the dual carriageway before I overtook him.
   ▪ freeway/expressway American English a very wide road in a city or between cities, on which cars can travel very fast without stopping: Take the Hollywood Freeway (101) south, exit at Vine Street and drive east on Franklin Avenue. | Over on the side of the expressway, he saw an enormous sedan, up against a stone wall.
   ▪ motorway British English, highway American English a very wide road for travelling fast over long distances: The speed limit on the motorway is 70 miles an hour. | the Pacific Coast Highway
   ▪ interstate American English a road for fast traffic that goes between states: The accident happened on Interstate 84, about 10 miles east of Hartford.
   ▪ toll road a road that you pay to use: The government is planning to introduce toll roads, in an effort to cut traffic congestion.
   ▪ turnpike American English a large road for fast traffic that you pay to use: He dropped her off at an entrance to the New Jersey Turnpike.

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