highway
gb/hˈaɪwˌeɪ/ us/hˈaɪwˌeɪ/
A2
אנגלית
~ 3300
autópálya, főút, biztos út, egyenes út
שם עצם
A2
1
תבנית שימוש:
to drive on [a/the] highway
We took the highway to get to the city faster.
Az autópályán mentünk, hogy gyorsabban beérjünk a városba.
The accident blocked both lanes of the highway.
A baleset elzárta az autópálya mindkét sávját.
Highway patrol stopped the speeding driver.
They are building a new highway between the two towns.
The highway was closed due to heavy snow.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The car is on the highway.
Az autó az autópályán van.
We drive on the highway to go to the city.
A városba az autópályán megyünk.
The highway is very busy today.
The police are on the highway.
They build a new highway near my house.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'highway' with 'street' or 'road'; 'highway' usually refers to a major route between cities, not small local roads.
משמעות
Main road for fast travel
צירופים
highway traffic
|highway patrol
|highway exit
|build a highway
|highway construction
מילים נרדפות
freeway (Used mainly in American English for a controlled-access highway with no intersections.)
|
expressway (Similar in meaning but often used for urban high-speed roads.)
הפכים
local road (A smaller road serving local traffic rather than long-distance travel.)
נושאים
transportation
|infrastructure
|travel
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
A big road for cars that goes between towns or cities.
A major public road designed for fast, long-distance vehicle travel, often connecting cities or regions.
שם עצם
B2
2
biztos út
B1
egyenes út
B1
תבנית שימוש:
[something] is the highway to [goal/result]
Some say education is the highway to success.
Egyesek szerint az oktatás biztos út a sikerhez.
Ignoring safety rules is the highway to disaster.
A biztonsági szabályok figyelmen kívül hagyása egyenes út a katasztrófához.
For him, hard work was the highway to his career goals.
דוגמאות ללומדים
School is the highway to success.
Az iskola biztos út a sikerhez.
Not sleeping is the highway to bad health.
Az alváshiány egyenes út a rossz egészségi állapothoz.
Saving money is the highway to buying a house.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may take this figurative use literally, thinking it refers to an actual road.
משמעות
Direct route to success or result
צירופים
highway to success
|highway to failure
מילים נרדפות
fast track (Informal term for a quick and direct route to achievement.)
הפכים
long way around (An indirect and slower method of achieving something.)
נושאים
metaphor
|success
|business
|education
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
A certain and easy way to get what you want.
A figurative term for a sure or direct way of achieving a particular goal or result.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
highway
IPA
GB/hˈaɪwˌeɪ/
US/hˈaɪwˌeɪ/
הברות והטעמה
high - way (2 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (high)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: highway
- Plural: highways
משפחת מילים
Forms
highways
noun
Related words
ביטויים
highway robbery
1/hˈaɪwˌeɪ ɹˈɑbɚi/
idiom
informal
Extremely high price
Something that costs much more money than it should.
דוגמאות
- $10 for a cup of coffee? That's highway robbery!
- The rent increase feels like highway robbery.
my way or the highway
1/mˈaɪ wˈeɪ ˈɔɹ ðə hˈaɪwˌeɪ/
idiom
informal
Accept terms or leave
You must do what I say or go away.
דוגמאות
- It's my way or the highway when it comes to safety rules here.
- The boss has a 'my way or the highway' attitude.