首页英语词典turnpiketurnpike英英释意

turnpike

英['tɜːnpaɪk] 美['tɝn'paɪk]
  • n. [税收] 收费高速公路;收税关卡

英英释意


1. (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
2. an expressway on which tolls are collected