walk the streets

a) to walk around the streets in a town or city 在〔城镇的〕街道上闲逛

It was not safe to walk the streets at night.

夜里走在街上不安全。

b) old-fashioned to be a prostitute 当妓女

Examples from the Corpus

walk the streets• Glasser talks of her as if, in walking out, she had gone on to walk the streets.• But police have assured residents there is no evidence to show they are at risk when walking the streets at night.• He thought by now he could walk the streets blindfolded and still find his way.• He walked the streets, crawling from crib to crib.• A place where you can walk the streets, hear the bragging and feel the strut and the swagger.• I only have to walk the streets of Berlin to have it in my mind.• Mr Sammler, back walking the streets, which now were dark blue, a bluish glow from the street lamps.• They went home, walking the streets with their arms around each other.

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词汇	walk the streets
释义	walk the streets walk the streets a) to walk around the streets in a town or city 在〔城镇的〕街道上闲逛 It was not safe to walk the streets at night. 夜里走在街上不安全。 b) old-fashioned to be a prostitute 当妓女 Examples from the Corpus walk the streets• Glasser talks of her as if, in walking out, she had gone on to walk the streets.• But police have assured residents there is no evidence to show they are at risk when walking the streets at night.• He thought by now he could walk the streets blindfolded and still find his way.• He walked the streets, crawling from crib to crib.• A place where you can walk the streets, hear the bragging and feel the strut and the swagger.• I only have to walk the streets of Berlin to have it in my mind.• Mr Sammler, back walking the streets, which now were dark blue, a bluish glow from the street lamps.• They went home, walking the streets with their arms around each other. → walk the streets at walk1(4)
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