highway
gb/hˈaɪwˌeɪ/ us/hˈaɪwˌeɪ/
A2
Ingles
~ 3300
autópálya, főút, biztos út, egyenes út
PANGNGALAN
A2
1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'highway' with 'street' or 'road'; 'highway' usually refers to a major route between cities, not small local roads.
Kahulugan
Main road for fast travel
Mga kolokasyon
highway traffic
|highway patrol
|highway exit
|build a highway
|highway construction
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
local road (A smaller road serving local traffic rather than long-distance travel.)
Mga tema
transportation
|infrastructure
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
B2
2
biztos út
B1
egyenes út
B1
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may take this figurative use literally, thinking it refers to an actual road.
Kahulugan
Direct route to success or result
Mga kolokasyon
highway to success
|highway to failure
Mga kasingkahulugan
fast track (Informal term for a quick and direct route to achievement.)
Mga kasalungat
long way around (An indirect and slower method of achieving something.)
Mga tema
metaphor
|success
|business
|education
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
highway
IPA
GB/hˈaɪwˌeɪ/
US/hˈaɪwˌeɪ/
Mga pantig at diin
high - way (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (high)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: highway
- Plural: highways
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
highways
noun
Related words
Mga ekspresyon
highway robbery
1/hˈaɪwˌeɪ ɹˈɑbɚi/
idiom
informal
Extremely high price
Something that costs much more money than it should.
Mga Halimbawa
- $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.
Mga Halimbawa
- It's my way or the highway when it comes to safety rules here.
- The boss has a 'my way or the highway' attitude.