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    speed limit

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Law, Roads
    ˈspeed ˌlimit noun [countable]  SCLTTRthe fastest speed allowed by law on a particular piece of road 〔为特定路段设定的〕最高速度限制，速度极限 a 30 mph speed limit 每小时 30 英里的速度限制exceed/break the speed limit 超速
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    speed limit• The national speed limit outlasted its provocation by a decade, one of the arguments for retiring it.• They go 10 miles or more below the speed limit on the highway!!• In built-up areas, for example, special slow-reacting catalytic surfaces will automatically enforce the speed limit.• The elevated highways over the Louisiana swamplands were needle straight, and we started to snap the speed limit, just a little.• The speed limit is 55 mph.• Simply putting up speed limit signs, then, is known not to work.exceed/break the speed limit• Nine of the 28 subjects were found to have been exceeding the speed limit on at least one of the four occasions.• Speed camera records showed about 11% of drivers exceeding the speed limit in July 1990 compared with over 20% before the campaign.• He says he's arresting the driver for exceeding the speed limit.• The local police frequently arrested students for exceeding the speed limit or other minor infractions of the law.• New figures show that 3 in 5 motorists break the speed limit on motorways.• This time Myeloski broke the speed limit without hesitation.• I may be guilty of exceeding the speed limit.
    ˈspeed ˌlimit nounChineseSyllable
    law fastest the piece particular a by Corpus of on speed allowed


    speed limit
    ˈspeed ˌlimit noun [countable]
    the fastest speed allowed by law on a particular piece of road:
        a 30 mph speed limit
        exceed/break the speed limit


    speed limitBrE /ˈspiːd lɪmɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspiːd lɪmɪt/ 🔊 nounthe highest speed at which you can legally drive on a particular road （道路的）最高车速限制◆You should always keep to the speed limit. 任何时候你都不得超过最高速度限制。🔊🔊◆to break/exceed the speed limit 不遵守／超过限定速度◆The road has a 30 mph speed limit. 这条公路限定最高时速 30 英里。🔊🔊<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