turnpike

英 ['t??npa?k] 美['t?n'pa?k]
  • n. [稅收] 收費(fèi)高速公路;收稅關(guān)卡

英英釋意


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