beltway

英 [ˈbeltweɪ]

美 [ˈbeltweɪ]

n.  (尤指环绕华盛顿特区的)环行路，环路

COCA.23053

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指环绕华盛顿特区的）环行路，环路
  a ring road , especially the one around Washington DC

柯林斯词典

• 环城公路；环线
  Abeltwayis a road that goes around a city or town, to keep traffic away from the centre.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 ring road

英英释义

noun

• a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
  Synonym:bypassring roadringway

双语例句

• As a result, it has created quite a buzz inside the Beltway, not least because it casts President Barack Obama in an unflattering light.
  其结果是，本书在华盛顿掀起了不小的轰动，尤其是因为它对总统巴拉克奥巴马（barackobama）的描述比较负面。
• The beltway is very dangerous to drive on, especially during the rush hour.
  在这条窄路上开车很危险。特别是拥堵的时候。
• The whole transmission dropped out when I was driving on the beltway.
  当我在环行公路上开车的时候，整个变速箱掉了下来。
• Zhonghuan is a beltway of Tianjin.
  中环是一个绕城天津。
• Study on Key Technology Forecast about Metropolitan Beltway Highway Traffic
  大都市绕城高速公路交通量预测关键技术研究
• I'll take the beltway!
  我去查环城高速公路！
• This is not the first time he has found himself in a "Beltway" brouhaha, and the relationship between politicians and generals has always been more complex in Washington where the president is also the commander-in-chief, than in London.
  麦克里斯特尔陷入“环路”骚乱已不是第一次了，而且在总统兼任总司令的华盛顿，政客与将军的关系永远要比在伦敦更复杂。
• After Lew, a Queens, New York native, graduated from Harvard University and Georgetown Law, he headed straight to Washington and has mostly stuck inside the Beltway ever since.
  卢自小在纽约皇后区长大，从哈佛大学（HarvardUniversity）和乔治敦大学法学院（GeorgetownLaw）毕业后直接去了华盛顿，此后的大部分时间里都在政府圈子里供职。
• As host of Meet the Press, Russert established himself as the consummate Washington insider, but he drew much of his knowledge and authority from his roots outside the Beltway.
  作为《和媒体面对面》节目的主持人，罗斯特成为一位完美的华盛顿知情人，但是他的大部分知识和权威性都来自平民的出生。
• The US may have gone off the idea of acting as the new Rome. But the barbarians are still a long way from the Beltway.
  美国也许已经抛弃了扮演新罗马帝国的想法，但对于野蛮人们而言，他们距离罗马的环城公路还很远呢。