jaywalking
jaywalking — 名詞
1. the offence of crossing a road where there is no marked pedestrian crossing, or
違規穿越馬路
不依規定或不注意交通而穿越道路
the offence of crossing a road where there is no marked pedestrian crossing, or when the traffic signal tells you to stop, rather than waiting for a safe moment to cross
Selim received a fine for jaywalking across the busy road near the train station.
Selim 因為在火車站附近的大馬路上違規穿越馬路而被罰款。
receive + fine for jaywalking
The traffic officer warned the teenagers not to go jaywalking on the main avenue.
交通警察告誡那些青少年不要在大道上違規穿越馬路。
Jaywalking is dangerous because drivers do not expect someone to step off the curb suddenly.
違規穿越馬路很危險，因為駕駛人不會料到有人會突然從路邊踏出來。
Hiro was stopped by a patrol car while jaywalking across a six-lane road after midnight.
Hiro 在半夜違規穿越一條六線道馬路時被巡邏車攔下。
The city installed new barriers along the highway to prevent jaywalking near the exit ramp.
市政府在高速公路沿線安裝了新的護欄，以防止有人在出口匝道附近違規穿越馬路。
- crossing illegally
a more general, less specific phrase that can describe any illegal street crossing
- pedestrian violation
formal legal term covering any rule-breaking by a person on foot
- crossing at the crosswalk
the legal and safe way to cross a road
用法筆記
Jaywalking is a mass (uncountable) noun and is not used with an article except in constructions such as 'a case of jaywalking'. The term is most common in North American legal and urban contexts; British English more often uses phrases such as 'crossing the road illegally'.