street
/stri:t; strit/ n
1 (abbr 缩写 St) public road in a city, town or village with houses and buildings on one side or both sides 街; 街道
cross the street 穿越街道
meet a friend in the street 在街上遇见一个朋友
gangs roaming the streets 在街头游荡的流氓
His address is 155 Smith Street. 他的地址是史密斯大街155号.
[attrib 作定语]
at street level, ie on the ground floor 在与街道齐平的一层
a `street map/plan of York 约克城的街道地图[详图]
street lighting 路灯
street theatre, ie plays, etc performed in the street, usu with a social or political theme 街头剧（在街头演出的, 通常为社会性或政治性的）. =>Usage at road 用法见road.
2 people who live or work in a particular street 在某一街道居住或工作的人们
Our street puts on a carnival every year. 我们这条街的居民每年举行一次狂欢会.
3 (idm 习语) be in Queer Street => queer. be (out) on/walk the streets (infml 口)
(a) be homeless 流落街头; 无家可归.
(b) (euph 婉) work as a prostitute 当娼妓. go on the streets (euph 婉) earn one's living as a prostitute 操皮肉生涯; 以卖淫为生. the man in the street => man. not in the same street (as sb/sth) (infml 口) not nearly so good; inferior (to sb/sth) 远不如; 比不上（某人[某事物]）. streets ahead (of sb/sth) (infml 口) much better, more efficient, cleverer, etc (than sb/sth) （比某人[某事物]）好、 有效、 聪明...得多.