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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
rush hour
ˈrush hour [rush hour rush hours] BrE NAmE noun countable, usually singular, uncountable the time, usually twice a day, when the roads are full of traffic and trains are crowded because people are travelling to or from work •the morning/evening rush hour •Don't travel at rush hour/in the rush hour. •rush-hour traffic Collocations: Driving Having a car have/own/ (BrE) run a car ride a motorcycle/motorbike drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license Driving put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt put/turn/leave the key in the ignition start the car/engine (BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake drive/park/reverse the car (BrE) indicate left/right (especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn apply/hit/slam on the brake(s) beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn Problems and accidents a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth) swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian crash/lose control of the car have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire Traffic and driving regulations be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock experience/face lengthy delays beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit be caught on (BrE) a speed camera stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding (both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI) be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving
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