词汇 | example_english_runaway-train |
释义 | runaway traincollocation in Englishmeanings of runawayand trainThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with train. runaway adjective uk /ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/ us /ˈrʌn.ə.weɪ/ having escaped or run away ... See more at runaway train noun uk /treɪn/ us /treɪn/ a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for ... See more at train Examples of runaway trainThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. The loss of mine, machinery, and manpower in colliery explosions released a 'runawaytrain ' of social progress. Let us take, first, the allegation of the "runawaytrain". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was a runawaytrain and it took some getting under control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been trying to do the equivalent of stopping a runawaytrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is any talk of a runawaytrain, that train can have started to run away only under the administration of the party opposite. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless the brakes are applied soon, by whatever means, industry and commerce could find themselves on a runawaytrain in the rates that they have to pay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one must feel as if they are in a carriage being towed along by a kind of runawaytrain. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The runawaytrain is now under control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It strikes me at the moment that enlargement is like a runawaytrain that no one knows how to, or wants to stop. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There was no runawaytrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The runawaytrain passed 50 m behind him moving at highway speed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is an action thriller involving skiers trapped on a runawaytrain speeding down a mountain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He blamed a runawaytrain of innuendo in the news media for his legal travails. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. So after a time, you get so that it's almost like a runawaytrain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Without saying another word, the pair continues down the subway tunnels towards the runawaytrain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A runawaytrain at the turn-of-the-century in 1890 destroyed the second station. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unfortunately the driver of the runawaytrain, who had stayed at the controls in an attempt to bring it to a halt, later died from his injuries. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The track was not equipped with signals to alert the rail traffic controller to the presence of a runawaytrain. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Is it not a fact that there is in existence 80 year-old cabling; underground signals which are 40 years old; breakdowns; runaway trains; and that commuters are desperately inconvenienced? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The locomotives were on always the south (downhill) end of the train to prevent runaway trains. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of runaway Go to the definition of train See other collocations with train |
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