rule of the road

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of the requirements for how drivers, bicyclists, etc, behave and operate while using public roadways.
    — To obtain a driving licence, you must pass a test to show that you understand the rules of the road.
  2. The regulation requiring all traffic (travelling on a road or otherwise) to keep either to the left or the right.
    — The general rule of the road for steamers is precisely the same as the general rule of the pavement for foot passengers in London […]
  3. (nautical) A regulation concerning safe handling of vessels on roadsteads, seaways, sea lanes, etc.
  4. A basic (fundamental) and general requirement or principle for how to operate or behave in a certain context or domain (for example, an industry, an occupation, a company, an association). countable,figuratively
    — You can't fill in fraudulent information on this form if you want to keep your job at this company. That's not a suggestion, that's just a rule of the road around here.

词形变化

rules of the road plural
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