right of way
noun /ˌraɪt əv ˈweɪ/
/ˌraɪt əv ˈweɪ/
(plural rights of way)
- [uncountable] (especially British English) legal permission to go onto or through another person’s land
(进入或穿越他人土地的)通行权 - Private property—no right of way.
私有房产,禁止穿行。 - There is no public right of way across the fields.
公众无权通过这片田地。
- Private property—no right of way.
- [countable] (especially British English) a public path that goes through private land
(穿越私有土地的)公用通道 - a public right of way for walkers
步行者的公共通行权
- a public right of way for walkers
- [uncountable] the right to drive across or into a road before another vehicle
(交通工具的)优先通行权 - I had right of way at the junction.
我在这交叉路口有优先通行权。 - Whose right of way is it?
这里谁有优先通行权? - roads where bikes have the right of way
自行车享有优先权的道路
- I had right of way at the junction.