avenue(城镇的)大街；途径；选择；林荫道(英国英语，尤指通往大住宅者)；手段。
指城镇中长而宽的大街，通常为南北走向；英国英语中则指通向大房子的林阴道。
1. in the avenue英国英语，在大街上，在林荫道上
They liked to walk in the avenue.
他们喜欢在大街上漫步。
The evening deepened in the avenue.
大街上，暮色深处。
2. on the avenue美国英语，在大街上，在林荫道上
The people who stood on the avenue tried to extinguish the fire, but it's of no avail.
站在林荫道上的人们想熄灭大火，但不起作用。
They were taking a walk on the broad avenue after dinner.
晚饭后他俩在宽阔的林荫道上散步。
3.street指城镇中的道路，其一侧或两侧通常有房屋、商店等建筑物。用法同上。
Each interview that you get on the street shouldn't be longer than ten minutes ．
每次街头随访的时间不应该超过十分钟。
I met her by chance on the street.
我恰巧在街上遇到了她。
Residents complain about being harassed on the street, roughed up, sometimes even shaken down for their money.
居民们抱怨在街上遭到骚扰和攻击，有时甚至被抢钱的人搜身。
If it had been left to me I would have put him out on the street long ago.
换了我，早就把他赶出家门了。
Outside, two old boys lingered on the street corner discussing cattle.
两个老头儿在外面街角迟迟不走，聊着牛的事情。
He has made friends with the kids on the street
他和流浪街头的孩子交上了朋友。
Would she know you if she saw you on the street?
如果她在大街上看到你，能认出你吗？
The sharp increase in crime seems to buttress the argument for more police officers on the street.
犯罪率急剧上升似乎肯定了街上增加巡警的论点。
Others slept on the street.
其他人睡在街上。
He lived on the street as a vagrant.
他以在大街上乞讨为生。
For me to think I'm any better than a homeless person on the street is ridiculous.
在我看来，认为我自己比街上的无家可归者要更加高尚是很可笑的。
George didn't know which house on the street was Jane's so he began ringing doorbells hit or miss.
乔治不知道简[珍妮]住在那条街上的哪栋房子里，因此他就东一家西一户漫无目的地按门铃。
4.下面是street在英国英语里的一些经典例句：
Barely had I set foot in the street when I realised I was lost
我在街上没走几步就意识到自己迷路了。
Everyone in the street was shocked when they heard the news
听到那条消息，街上所有的人都震惊了。
The kids were playing in the street.
孩子们在街上玩。
I saw her in the street but we didn't speak.
我在街上看见她了，但我们没有谈话。
A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street.
一群孩子在街上玩球。
They were arrested for brawling in the street.
他们因在街上打斗而遭到拘捕。
Teenagers were loitering in the street outside.
青少年在外面街上闲荡。
She had been mugged in the street in broad daylight.
光天化日之下，她在街上遭到抢劫。
It's a friendly place ─ people come up to you in the street and start talking.
这个地方的人很友好——在街上走着就有人上来跟你攀谈。
He collapsed in the street and died two hours later.
他昏倒在大街上，两小时后便去世了。
He is used to being recognized in the street.
街上常有人认出他来，他习以为常了。
Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street.
从政者通常不理解平民百姓的观点。
My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.
我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。
She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger.
在街上，一个完全陌生的人贸然走到她跟前搭讪。
A man had accosted me in the street.
一个男的在街上和我搭讪。
I don't like to hear bad language in the street
我不喜欢在街上听见一些污言秽语。
A disturbance in the street distracted my attention.
街上的一阵骚乱分散了我的注意力。
They found themselves being mobbed in the street for autographs.
他们发现自己被索要签名的人群围堵在大街上。
The soldiers' boots resounded in the street
士兵的军靴声在街上回荡。
Two man are fighting with each other in the street.
有两个男人在街上打架。
There were few people in the street.
街上行人稀少。
She cut me dead in the street.
她在街上见到我视同路人。
I chanced to see your father in the street.
我恰巧在街上看到了你的父亲。
They gathered in the street, waiting for the news of victory.
他们齐集在街上，等待着胜利的消息。
5.但是，只能说：
On the sidewalk在人行道上
On the pavement在人行道上
They walked on the sidewalk, side by side.
他们肩并着肩走在人行道上。
But just before he reached the car door, he suddenly stopped, crouching down to peer at something on the sidewalk.
但就在他快走到车门时,他突然停了下来,蹲下来看人行道上的东西。
I happened to meet him on the sidewalk.
我碰巧在人行道上碰到他。
He stood on the sidewalk with his hands buried in the pockets of his dark overcoat.
他站在人行道上，双手插在黑色外套的口袋里。
He spewed up on the pavement.
他在人行道上吐了。
She stamped her feet on the pavement to keep out the cold.
她在人行道上跺着双脚取暖。
He cracked his head on the pavement and was knocked cold.
他一头撞到人行道上，不省人事了。
It's safer to walk on the pavement than in the road.
在人行道上走要比在马路中间走安全。
Residents are advised not to put their rubbish bags on the pavement outside their houses.
居民被告知不要将垃圾袋放在门外的人行道上。
