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ring road

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈring road noun [countable]  British EnglishTTRROAD/PATH a road that goes around a large town to keep the traffic away from the centre 环城公路 bypass
Examples from the Corpus
ring roadNine tenths of the Leicester ring road is finished and has been for some years.Back beside the ring road and the footbridge.She fills up with petrol on the ring road.It is so obvious that they should all stay outside the ring road except for the bus station where they would all terminate.I stayed with him in the heavy traffic round the ring road, skirting the city centre and out towards Bingley.All the good spots are close to the ring road.Access at the bottom of Tubwell Row to the ring road might have to be controlled by traffic lights.
ˈring road nounChineseSyllable
town that around large goes keep Corpus a a to road


ring road
ˈring road noun [countable]
British English a road that goes around a large town to keep the traffic away from the centre ⇨ bypass


ring roadBrE /ˈrɪŋ rəʊd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrɪŋ roʊd/ 🔊 (BrE) (US ˈouter belt) nouna road that is built around a city or town to reduce traffic in the centre 环路;环城路