railroad

英['reɪlrəʊd] 美['reɪlroʊd]
  • n. 铁路；铁路公司
  • =railway（英）.
  • vt. 由铁道运输；使（议案等）草草通过；迫使仓促行事
  • vi. 在铁路公司工作
railroader railroaded railroaded railroading railroads
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

  2. a line of track providing a runway for wheels;

    "he walked along the railroad track"

Verb:
  1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means;

    "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"

  2. supply with railroad lines;

    "railroad the West"

  3. transport by railroad

双语例句

1. The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877.
铁路终于在1877年修到了圣巴巴拉。

来自柯林斯例句

2. This town got a lot bigger when the railroad came in the 1860s.
自从19世纪60年代通了火车之后，这座城镇变大了许多。

来自《权威词典》

3. Bridges over railroad tracks root danger out in crossing.
铁轨上空的天桥排除了穿行中的危险.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The railroad connects two cities, namely, New York and Chicago.
这条铁路连接两个城市, 即纽约与芝加哥.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. His enemies tried to railroad him to prison without a fair trial.
他的敌人企图以轻率的审判使他坐牢.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. We will send the goods by railroad.
      我们将用铁路运输货物。
    2. The building of the railroad is progressing.
      铁路正在建造中。
    3. Butterfield's railroad lost some money.
      巴特菲尔德的铁路公司损失了点钱。
    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. These goods will be railroaded to that city.
      这些货物将由铁路运送到那个城市。
    2. to railroad a bill through congress
      使议案在国会草草通过
    3. The workers were railroaded into signing the agreement.
      工人们被逼着匆忙地签订了这个协议。
    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. Butterfield's railroad lost some money.
      巴特菲尔德的铁路公司损失了点钱。
    2. The stock of the A. B. railroad is not worth a straw.
      该铁路公司的股票如同废纸。

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