on the street

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英文释义

介词短语
  1. Without a home; without the means to afford good shelter. idiomatic
    — We haven't been able to pay rent for five months. Next month we'll be on the street.
  2. In public, including daily life and the crime that sometimes occurs there; especially, in the world of street crime and those whose daily life is immersed in it. idiomatic
    — At that time, a greenback was worth more on the street than it was at the foreign exchange office.
  3. In actual practice, as opposed to in a laboratory, classroom, etc. idiomatic
    — These students are eager to test their knowledge on the street instead of in the exam book.
  4. Working as a sex worker. idiomatic
    — Times got a little desperate and she was on the street for a while.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, street.
    — The pavement markings on the street were confusing to foreigners.

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