(1)街(道)(road with houses，buildings on one or both sides in a town，city or village)[C](缩写 St)：a small/main shopping～小街/中心购物街;a～of Washington 华盛顿的一条街;cross a～过马路;in the～在街上;Wall S～华尔街;live at 403，Brook S～住布鲁克街403号;at～level 在一层楼;～maps/corners/theatres/musicians 街道地图/街角/街头剧/街头音乐家;〖同〗road，roadway，route，highway，way，avenue，lane，alley;

(2)全街区的人(people who live or work in a certain street)[C]：The whole～went to the meeting. 全街区的人都去开会了。

be (out)on/walk the streets 1)无家可归(infml)：We'll find ourselves on the～if we don't pay the rent. 如果不付房租，我们将会流落街头。2)靠卖淫为生(infml);

go on the streets 当妓女：She could not find a job and in the end was forced to go on the～s.她找不到工作，最终被迫去卖淫。

not in the same street (as sb/sth)不能相比(infml)：Her clothes are not in the same～as yours. 她的衣服远不能和你的相比。

(right) up one's street (infml)在某人知识、兴趣等范围内：This job was right up my～. 这工作正适合我。

→′streetcar n (AmE)有轨电车;′street-girl，′street-walker n 妓女;′street-wise adj 了解(体察)民情的;

【辨异】street与road、alley、lane和avenue的区别见ALLEY。