A crosswalk is a place on a street marked so people on foot can walk across while drivers are supposed to watch for them. You often see white stripes on the road.

A crosswalk iscrosswalk指的是 a place on a street marked馬路上一塊特別標示出來的地方， so people on foot can walk across好讓走路的人可以穿越， while drivers are supposed to watch for them而開車的人應該要留意他們。 You often see你常常會看到 white stripes on the road路面上的白色條紋。

In many countries those stripes look a bit like a zebra, which is why some people call the same place a zebra crossing.

In many countries在很多國家， those stripes look a bit like a zebra那些條紋看起來有點像斑馬， which is why some people call the same place a zebra crossing這也是為什麼有些人把同一個地方叫做zebra crossing。

Crosswalk is the usual American word; British English prefers pedestrian crossing or zebra crossing. The thing itself is the same: a bit of road set aside for walkers.

Crosswalk is the usual American wordcrosswalk是美式英語常用的說法； British English prefers pedestrian crossing or zebra crossing英式英語比較常用pedestrian crossing或zebra crossing。 The thing itself is the same指的東西其實是同一個： a bit of road set aside for walkers特別留給行人走的一段路。

Though actually, a crosswalk is not always stripes. Sometimes it is two lines, or lights and a button you press. The important idea is “walkers cross here.” In American English people also use it as a verb, to crosswalk, meaning to walk across at that marked place, but the noun is what you will meet most.

Though actually不過其實， a crosswalk is not always stripescrosswalk不一定都是條紋。 Sometimes it is two lines有時候它只是兩條線， or lights and a button you press或是有燈號和一個可以按的按鈕。 The important idea is "walkers cross here."重要的是「行人在這裡穿越」這個概念。 In American English people also use it as a verb, to crosswalk在美式英語裡，人們也會把它當動詞用，就是to crosswalk， meaning to walk across at that marked place意思是在那個標示出來的地方走過去， but the noun is what you will meet most但你最常遇到的還是名詞用法。

It is a practical street word, not slang and not fancy.

It is a practical street word這是一個很實用的路面用詞， not slang and not fancy不是俚語，也不是什麼花俏的說法。