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    rush hour

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    ˈrush hour ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]  TTRBUSY PLACEthe time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work 〔上下班的〕高峰时间，交通拥挤时间 I got caught in the morning rush hour. 早上交通高峰时间我遇上了堵车。 heavy rush hour traffic 高峰时间拥挤的交通
    Examples from the Corpus
    rush hour• Which is hard to believe at rush hour.• That concentration, greater than on a highway during rush hour, would not cause even a headache in most healthy people.• Service is frequent, with trains running every 7 { minutes during rush hour and once every 30 minutes on Sundays.• Like traffic caught in rush hour, freeway construction moves glacially -- especially when well-organized locals try to spike it.• In rush hour, forget it.• The law states the owners would have to put in a ferry, an interesting thought for the rush hour.• Peter suggested keeping on until half an hour into the rush hour but no longer as it looked like being particularly crowded today.    From Longman Business Dictionaryrush hourˈrush hour noun [countable, uncountable] the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most crowded, because people are travelling to or from workI try not to travel at rush hour.heavy rush-hour traffic
    ˈrush hour nounChineseSyllable
    the the Business Corpus of time when day roads,


    rush hour
    ˈrush hour noun [uncountable and countable]
    the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work:
        I got caught in the morning rush hour.
        heavy rush hour traffic


    rush hourBrE /ˈrʌʃ aʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrʌʃ aʊər/ 🔊 noun [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the time, usually twice a day, when the roads are full of traffic and trains are crowded because people are travelling to or from work （上下班时的）交通高峰期◆the morning/evening rush hour 早上的／傍晚的交通高峰期◆Don't travel at rush hour/in the rush hour.别在交通高峰期间出行。◆rush-hour traffic交通高峰期的车流<titled tranID="9" status="6">Driving<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>驾驶</chn></titled>

    Having a car 拥有一辆汽车

    • have/own/ (BrE) run a car 有一辆汽车
    • ride a motorcycle/motorbike 骑摩托车
    • drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift 开／喜欢／用自动挡／手动挡汽车
    • have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired 给汽车做一次保养／维修一下／修理一下
    • buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car 买／卖二手车
    • take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test 参加／通过／未通过驾照考试／道路考试
    • get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license 得到／拥有／丢失／携带驾照

    Driving 驾驶

    • put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt 系上／解开安全带
    • put/turn/leave the key in the ignition 把钥匙插进点火开关；转动钥匙点火；把钥匙留在点火开关
    • start the car/engine 发动汽车／引擎
    • (BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear 换挡；挂上挡
    • press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator 踩刹车／离合器／油门
    • release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake 松开离合器／手刹
    • drive/park/reverse the car 驾车；停车；倒车
    • (BrE) indicate left/right 示意左转／右转
    • (especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right 示意左转／右转
    • take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn 拐弯；错过拐弯处
    • apply/hit/slam on the brake(s) 踩刹车；猛踩刹车
    • beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn 按喇叭

    Problems and accidents 问题及事故

    • a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth) 车打滑／撞上（某物）／（与某物）相撞
    • swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian 猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车／行人
    • crash/lose control of the car 撞车；车失控
    • have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run 出车祸／肇事逃逸事故；在车祸／肇事逃逸事故中丧生；幸免于车祸／肇事逃逸事故
    • be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck 被汽车／公交车／大卡车轧过／撞倒
    • dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood 撞凹／撞上引擎盖
    • break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield 打碎挡风玻璃
    • blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire 爆胎；扎破轮胎
    • get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture 胎瘪了；轮胎被扎破了
    • inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire 给轮胎充气；更换／安装／更换／检查轮胎

    Traffic and driving regulations 交通法规

    • be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam 遇上堵车
    • cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock 引起交通堵塞
    • experience/face lengthy delays 经历／面临长时间的延误
    • beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour 避开交通高峰时段
    • break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit 超速行驶；遵守速度限制；限速行驶
    • be caught on (BrE) a speed camera 被测速摄像机逮住
    • stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding 因超速被要求停车／停靠路边／被逮住
    • (both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights 闯红灯
    • be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI) 因酒后驾车／醉酒驾车被逮捕／起诉
    • be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving 被禁止驾车；被取消驾驶资格