“跑道”常见的英文表达是 runway,它既可以指机场供飞机起飞和降落的跑道,也可以指田径场等供跑步比赛的跑道。例如:
The plane taxied onto the runway and prepared for takeoff.(飞机滑行到跑道上,准备起飞。)
The athletes lined up on the runway for the 100-meter sprint.(运动员们在跑道上排好队,准备参加100米短跑比赛。)