alley 巷子、小巷；保齡球道（bowling alley）｜字脈

1巷子、小巷；保齡球道（bowling alley）
A narrow street or passage running between or behind buildings, usually only wide enough for walking, not cars — in movies, a "dark alley" often feels a bit unsafe. The word is also used for the long narrow lane a ball rolls down at a "bowling alley," or for the whole building where people go bowling.

core核心畫面

組成From French "allée," a walking path, related to "aller," to go.

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Alleyname

alleynoun詞源 1/ˈæl.i/

1
A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
- The parking lot to my friend's apartment building is in the alley.
2
ball-gamesbaseballgamesThe area between the outfielders.
- He hit one deep into the alley.
3
bowlinghobbieslifestyleAn establishment where bowling is played.
4
bowlinghobbieslifestyleAn elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
5
hobbieslifestylesportsThe extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
6
A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
- I know each lane and every alley green.
7
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
8
Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.

另外 2 個記錄的用法

9
The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
10
rareinformalA group of clowns; the collective noun for clowns.
- […] alley of clowns had sprung like a fungus growth from the dung heap of the First World War.
- “[…] Something must've happened to him when he was little.” “Which would give him a reason to hate them,” Oliver replied and was pushed aside by an alley of clowns. “Hey!” “Sorry, kid. Didn't see you there,” one clown called over.

alleynoun詞源 2/ˈæl.i/

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