soft shoulder
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌsoft ˈshoulder noun [countable] TTRthe edge of a road, when this edge is made of dirt rather than a hard material 〔路边的〕软质路肩 → hard shoulder
Examples from the Corpus
soft shoulder• The car rumbled over the soft shoulder, then finally stopped.• At the thought, he felt his right front tire slip from the pavement on to the soft shoulder.ˌsoft ˈshoulder nounChineseSyllable
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soft shoulder
ˌsoft ˈshoulder
noun [countable]
the edge of a road, when this edge is made of dirt rather than a hard material ⇨ hard shoulder
ˌsoft ˈshoulder
noun [countable]the edge of a road, when this edge is made of dirt rather than a hard material ⇨ hard shoulder