interstate
interstate 英 [ˈɪntəsteɪt] 美 [ˈɪntərsteɪt]
adj. 州际的；州与州之间的 n. （美）州际公路
名词复数:interstates
- If something is interstate, it happens between different U.S. states. For example, you can drive on Interstate 80 from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey. Yep, that's a trip.
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- adj. 州际的；州与州之间的
- n. （美）州际公路
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1. Are we still on course for the interstate?
我们仍然在去州际公路的路上吗？
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2. With his headache becoming more acute, he contemplated crossing the interstate to search the other side.
随着他的头痛变得更加剧烈，他打算穿过州际公路去搜寻另一边。
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3. He said of the new act: "It will make the most significant investment in America's roads, bridges, mass transit and other infrastructure since the construction of the interstate highway system.
他说起这项新法案:" 它将是自州际高速公路网建设项目以来在美国公路、桥梁、轨道交通和其它基础设施方面最可观的公共工程投资.
- interstate (adj.) 1838, American English, in reference to traffic in slaves, from inter- "between" + state (n.) in the U.S. sense. Interstate commerce is that carried on by persons in one U.S. state with persons in another. Noun sense of "an interstate highway" is attested by 1975, American English.
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