| 单词 | crosswalk |
| 释义 | ˈcrosswalk
Also cross walk and with hyphen.
[cross- 4 a.]
a. A path or walk that crosses another, esp. in a garden.
1744F. Moore Voyage to Georgia 30 The Garden is laid out with Cross-walks planted with Orange-trees. 1813Jane Austen Pride & Prej. II. v. 53 Leading the way through every walk and cross walk.
b. N. Amer. and W. Austral. A pedestrian crossing. Also fig.
1853Children's Aid Society (First Public Announcement) Mar., The girls{ddd}are the cross-walk sweepers, the little apple-peddlers, and candy-sellers of our city. 1904N.Y. Even. Post 16 May 7 The Government service answers very well as a cross-walk in getting over a trying period in a young man's life. 1915Amer. City Sept. 184/2 It was decided to recommend..that the following be adopted for general use... Education of the public to use crosswalks at intersections. 1962Coast to Coast 1961–62 173 He went towards the cross walk. He had to wait for the traffic. 1964M. McLuhan Understanding Media xxii. 224 Witness the portent of the crosswalk, where the small child has power to stop a cement truck. 1979P. Theroux Old Patagonian Express (1980) iii. 48 No traffic waited at the red lights, no pedestrians at the crosswalks. 1983Austral. Women's Weekly Aug. 20/3 Pedestrian crossings? Not in Perth. There, a pedestrian crossing is a crosswalk. |
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