traffic light

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traffic light

BrE

/ˈtræfɪk laɪt/

NAmE

/ˈtræfɪk laɪt/

noun

[countable]

(

also ˈtraffic lights

[plural]

)

(

NAmE also

stop·lights

[plural]

)

a signal that controls the traffic on a road, by means of red, orange and green lights that show when you must stop and when you can go 交通信号灯

◆Turn left at the traffic lights. 在交通信号灯处向左拐。