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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But we wouldn't be surprised if he resurfaced in the Beltway in the not-so-distant future.
  不过，我们并不感到惊讶，如果他在在不太遥远的将来贝尔特韦重铺。
• 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。
• Give-and-take is essential to the Beltway process.
  互让妥协对工作的进展是很重要的。
• 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。
• But look beyond the Beltway and something rather more promising is under way.
  但是，如果把目光转向环城高速之外，你会发现希望更大的景象正在形成。
• That they now see Mr Obama as a one-term president will soon mean the worst open warfare inside the Beltway in 30 years.
  共和党现在将奥巴马视为一任总统，这意味着，华盛顿不久将爆发一场30年来最糟糕的公开战争。