streets1
be 'streets ahead (of sb/sth) (BrE,informal)
be very much better (than sb/sth) 远远超过；﹙比某人/某事物﹚好得多，先进得多:
Japan is streets ahead of us in computer technology. 日本在计算机技术方面比我们先进得多。
on the 'streets (informal)
without a home 无家可归；流落街头:
He was weak and ill and he knew he wouldn’t survive on the streets. 他病弱不堪，知道如果流落街头的话就活不下去。
working as a prostitute 做妓女；靠卖淫为生:
She’s been on the streets since she was fifteen. 她从十五岁起就以卖淫为生。
the streets are ,paved with 'gold (saying)
used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place ﹙表示在某地挣钱好像很容易﹚遍地是黄金:
More and more people are moving to the big cities, where they believe the streets are paved with gold.越来越多的人搬迁到了大城市，他们以为那里遍地是黄金。
hit the streets 另见hit
walk the streets 另见walk
streets
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street
/striːt/
(streets)
1. N-COUNT/N-IN-NAMES A street is a road in a city, town, or village, usually with houses along it. 街道
- He lived at 66 Bingfield Street. 他住在宾菲尔德街66号。
2. 可数名词 You can use street or streets when talking about activities that happen out of doors in a city or town rather than inside a building. 街头
- Changing money on the street is illegal – always use a bank. 在街头兑换货币是非法的–始终要去银行。
- Their aim is to raise a million dollars to get the homeless off the streets. 他们的目的是募集100万美元以使无家可归者不再流浪街头。
3. → see also Downing Street, Main Street, Wall Street
/striːt/
(streets)
1. N-COUNT/N-IN-NAMES A street is a road in a city, town, or village, usually with houses along it. 街道
- He lived at 66 Bingfield Street. 他住在宾菲尔德街66号。
2. 可数名词 You can use street or streets when talking about activities that happen out of doors in a city or town rather than inside a building. 街头
- Changing money on the street is illegal – always use a bank. 在街头兑换货币是非法的–始终要去银行。
- Their aim is to raise a million dollars to get the homeless off the streets. 他们的目的是募集100万美元以使无家可归者不再流浪街头。
3. → see also Downing Street, Main Street, Wall Street
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