turnpike

• n. [税收] 收费高速公路；收税关卡

turn,转动，pike,矛，枪杆。比喻用法。

turnpike (n.)

early 15c., "spiked road barrier used for defense," from turn + pike (n.2) "shaft." Sense transferred to "horizontal cross of timber, turning on a vertical pin" (1540s), which were used to bar horses from foot roads. This led to the sense of "barrier to stop passage until a toll is paid" (1670s). Meaning "road with a toll gate" is from 1748, shortening of turnpike road (1745).

1. A lot of motels lie beside the turnpike.

很多汽车旅馆都位于付费公路旁边.

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2. You have to pay a toll to drive on a turnpike.

在收费公路上开车要缴通行税.

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3. A lot of cars passed through the turnpike at rush hours.

许多车在交通高峰时通过了高速公路.

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4. We're on the turnpike. just two miles from downtown.

我们就在高速公路上——离市区只有两英里.

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5. We drive the turnpike to work.

我们开车经过收费公路去上班.

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