lane

US: /ˈɫeɪn/
UK: /lˈe‍ɪn/


English Vietnamese dictionary


lane /lein/
  • danh từ
    • đường nhỏ, đường làng
    • đường hẻm, ngõ hẻm (ở thành phố)
    • khoảng giữa hàng người
    • đường quy định cho tàu biển
    • đường dành riêng cho xe cộ đi hàng một
    • it is a long lane that has no turning
      • hết cơn bỉ cực đến tuần thái lai

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 a narrow road in the country: winding country lanes + We drove along a muddy lane to reach the farmhouse.
See also - MEMORY LANE
2 (especially in place names) a street, often a narrow one with buildings on both sides: The quickest way is through the back lanes behind the bus station. + Park Lane
3 a section of a wide road, that is marked by painted white lines, to keep lines of traffic separate: the inside / middle / outside lane + the northbound / southbound lane + to change lanes + She signalled and pulled over into the slow lane. + a four-lane highway
See also - BUS LANE, CYCLE LANE, FAST LANE
4 a narrow marked section of a track or a swimming pool that is used by one competitor in a race: The Australian in lane four is coming up fast from behind.
5 a route used by ships or aircraft on regular journeys: one of the world's busiest shipping / sea lanes
Idioms see FAST LANE

Collocation dictionary


1 narrow road

ADJ.

little, narrow, single-track, small | quiet | bumpy, rough | dusty, muddy | twisting, winding | grassy, green, leafy | cobbled | country | back
Lighting is poor in the back lanes of the city.

VERB + LANE

turn down/into

LANE + VERB

go, lead, run
the lane leading to the village The lane runs past the the lake.

PREP.

along a/the ~
We cycled for miles along winding country lanes.
| down a/the ~, in a/the ~, up a/the ~

2 part of a wide road for one line of traffic

ADJ.

fast, slow | inside, left-hand, middle, outside, right-hand | overtaking | northbound, southbound, etc. | traffic | bus, cycle

VERB + LANE

change, get in
I hate changing lanes on the motorway. Get in lane early when approaching a junction.
| keep in, stay in

LANE + NOUN

closures, restrictions
Lane closures are causing hold-ups on the M6 near junction 2.

PREP.

in (the) ~
The bus was crawling along in the slow lane.


Concise English dictionary


lanesleɪn
noun
+a narrow way or road
+a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic