on the street

短语

无家可归

发音

AU

别名

on the streets

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Without a home; without the means to afford good shelter.

    无家可归

    在街上游荡

    习语

    We haven't been able to pay rent for five months. Next month we'll be on the street.

    Delays with universal credit have compounded the problem, pushing people into rent arrears and putting them at risk of losing their homes. And the retrenchment of services such as mental health and drug rehabilitation means that vulnerable people are more likely to find themselves on the street.

  2. 2.

    In public, including daily life and the crime that sometimes occurs there; especially, in the world of street crime and those whose daily life is immersed in it.

    习语

    At that time, a greenback was worth more on the street than it was at the foreign exchange office.

    Their attitude is that the police commissioner's bluster isn't worth much on the street.

  3. 3.

    In actual practice, as opposed to in a laboratory, classroom, etc.

    习语

    These students are eager to test their knowledge on the street instead of in the exam book.

  4. 4.

    Working as a sex worker.

    习语

    Times got a little desperate and she was on the street for a while.

  5. 5.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, street.

    The pavement markings on the street were confusing to foreigners.