street

noun

1. 大街；街道
   a public road in a city or town that has houses and buildings on one side or both sides
   1. The bank is just across the street.
      银行就在街对过。
   2. to walk along/down/up the street
      沿着街道走
   3. the town's narrow cobbled streets
      镇上狭窄的卵石街道
   4. 92nd Street
      第92大街
   5. 10 Downing Street
      唐宁街10号
   6. He is used to being recognized in the street .
      街上常有人认出他来，他习以为常了。
   7. a street map/plan of York
      约克街道地图 / 平面图
   8. street theatre/musicians
      街头戏剧 / 乐手
   9. My office is at street level (= on the ground floor) .
      我的办公室在一楼。
   10. It's not safe to walk the streets at night.
       夜间在街上走不安全。

1. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 大街;街道
   A street is a road in a city, town, or village, usually with houses along it.
   1. He lived at 66 Bingfield Street...
      他住在宾菲尔德大街 66 号。
   2. Boppard is a small, quaint town with narrow streets.
      博帕德是一个有着许多深巷窄道、古香古色的小镇。
2. N-COUNT 户外;街头
   You can use street or streets when talking about activities that happen out of doors in a town rather than inside a building.
   1. Changing money on the street is illegal — always use a bank...
      在街头兑换货币是违法的——无论何时都应该去银行。
   2. Their aim is to raise a million pounds to get the homeless off the streets.
      他们的目标是筹集 100 万英镑，使那些无家可归者不再流浪街头。
   3. ...a New York street gang.
      纽约街头帮派
3. See also: back street civvy street Downing Street Fleet Street high street Wall Street
4. PHRASE (比…)好得多
   If someone is streets ahead of you, they are much better at something than you are.
   1. He was streets ahead of the other contestants.
      他比其他参赛选手水平高出一大截。
5. PHRASE 普通人;平民百姓
   If you talk about the man in the street or the man or woman in the street, you mean ordinary people in general.
   1. The average man or woman in the street doesn't know very much about immune disorders.
      普通人一般不是很了解何谓免疫机能紊乱。
6. PHRASE 中…的意;和…对口
   If a job or activity is up your street, it is the kind of job or activity that you are very interested in.
   1. She loved it, this was just up her street.
      她喜欢这个，这正中她的意。

in AM, use 美国英语用 up your alley

1. A man had accosted me in the street.
   一个男的在街上和我搭讪。
2. All up and down the street the windows bang shut
   整条街的窗户都砰然关上了。
3. She walked four blocks down High Street
   她沿着商业大街走了4个街区。
4. The announcement came after a three-hour Cabinet meeting in Downing Street.
   在唐宁街进行了长达3个小时的内阁会议后发布了这份公告。
5. A disturbance in the street distracted my attention.
   街上的一阵骚乱分散了我的注意力。
6. He has made friends with the kids on the street
   他和流浪街头的孩子交上了朋友。
7. The street protests had been infiltrated by people bent on violence
   街头抗议的人群中已经渗入了一些倾向于暴力的人。
8. A fresh layer of snow covered the street
   街上覆盖了一层新雪。
9. We had almost reached the end of the street.
   我们几乎到了街的尽头。
10. Greenfield turned into the next side street and parked
    格林菲尔德转进下一个小巷，停好车。
11. A block up the street I found a parking lot.
    沿着街道往北过了一个街区，我找到了一个停车场。
12. I let myself out into the street and pulled the door shut.
    我出门上街并拉上了门。
13. I was living in a house just south of Market Street.
    我就住在市场街南边的一座房子里。
14. She bought a hot dog from a stand on a street corner.
    她从街角的小摊上买了个热狗。
15. Main Street in Great Barrington is lined with small storefronts and restaurants.
    大巴灵顿的主街两侧林立着许多小的店铺和餐馆。
16. He lived at 66 Bingfield Street
    他住在宾菲尔德大街66号。
17. Boppard is a small, quaint town with narrow streets.
    博帕德是一个有着许多深巷窄道、古香古色的小镇。
18. Changing money on the street is illegal — always use a bank
    在街头兑换货币是违法的——无论何时都应该去银行。
19. Their aim is to raise a million pounds to get the homeless off the streets.
    他们的目标是筹集100万英镑，使那些无家可归者不再流浪街头。
20. He was streets ahead of the other contestants.
    他比其他参赛选手水平高出一大截。
21. The average man or woman in the street doesn't know very much about immune disorders.
    普通人一般不是很了解何谓免疫机能紊乱。
22. She loved it, this was just up her street.
    她喜欢这个，这正中她的意。
23. He took a northbound trolley on State Street.
    他在州街登上了一辆北行的有轨电车。
24. I walk to a street corner and wait for the school bus
    我走到街角等校车。
25. A water main burst and the street was flooded.
    总水管破裂了，整条街道发了大水。
26. I saw a man shouting at a driver whose car was blocking the street.
    我看见一个男人正朝一个司机叫嚷，他的车把街道堵塞了。
27. I chanced to see your father in the street.
    我恰巧在街上看到了你的父亲。
28. I met her by chance on the street.
    我恰巧在街上遇到了她。
29. I saw Mr. Zhang in the street.
    我在街上看见了张先生。
30. The other day I came across a friend in the street.
    日前我在街上遇见了一位朋友。

n.

(out) on the streets/street

• 无家可归；流落街头；在外面大街上
  without a home; outside, not in a house or other building
  1. the problems of young people living on the streets
     年轻人流落街头的种种问题
  2. If it had been left to me I would have put him out on the street long ago.
     换了我，早就把他赶出家门了。

on/walking the streets

• 做妓女；靠卖淫为生
  working as a prostitute

streets ahead (of sb/sth)

• （比某人或事物）好得多，先进得多
  much better or more advanced than sb/sth else
  1. a country that is streets ahead in the control of environmental pollution
     一个在整治环境污染方面远远走在前面的国家

the streets are paved with gold

• （表示在某地挣钱容易）遍地都是黄金
  used to say that it seems easy to make money in a place

(right) up your street

• （正）适合你；（正）和你对口
  very suitable for you because it is sth that you know a lot about or are very interested in
  1. This job seems right up your street.
     这工作看来对你正合适。

on easy street

• 环境舒适；生活优裕；安定富足
  enjoying a comfortable way of life with plenty of money

hit the streets

hit the shops/stores

• 大量上市
  to become widely available for sale
  1. The new magazine hits the streets tomorrow.
     新的杂志明天发行。

the man (and/or woman) in the street

• 平民；老百姓
  an average or ordinary person, either male or female
  1. Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street.
     从政者通常不理解平民百姓的观点。

noun

1. a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
   1. they walked the streets of the small town
   2. he lives on Nassau Street

2. the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks
   1. be careful crossing the street

3. people living or working on the same street
   1. the whole street protested the absence of street lights

4. a situation offering opportunities
   1. he worked both sides of the street
   2. cooperation is a two-way street

5. the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction
   1. she tried to keep her children off the street