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lay-by

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Roads
ˈlay-by noun (plural lay-bys) [countable]  British EnglishTTR a space next to a road where vehicles can stop 路侧停车带
Examples from the Corpus
lay-byDozens of officers descended when one convoy stopped in a lay-by.George pulled into a lay-by and gingerly fingered through the wallet with renewed twinges of horror.Set into the trees across from the lay-by was the Mühltalperle coffee house.I'd seen his lorry in the lay-by.Dozens of drivers had stopped in the lay-by and thousands driven past.Assuming he quit the lay-by about twelve-twenty.It was bigger than the lay-by of yesterday, shaded by leafy beech trees that flanked the road on both sides.The lay-by was three miles away.
ˈlay-by nounChineseSyllable
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lay-by
ˈlay-by noun (plural lay-bys) [countable]
British English a space next to a road where vehicles can stop


lay-byBrE /ˈleɪ baɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈleɪ baɪ/ 🔊 noun [countable] (BrE) an area at the side of a road where vehicles may stop for a short time 路边临时停车处;路侧停车带

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

[uncountable] (AustralE, NZE, SAfrE) a system of paying some money for an article so that it is kept for you and you can pay the rest of the money later 预付订金购买You could secure it on lay-by. 你可以预付订金方式购买此货。🔊🔊