| 词汇 | narrow-gauge |
| 释义 | narrow-gauge adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˌnær.əʊˈɡeɪdʒ/ us /ˌner.oʊˈɡeɪdʒ/ A narrow-gauge railway has metal tracks that are closer together than the standard British and American distance of 56.5 inches.（铁道）窄轨的 Railways & railway lines aerial tram aerial tramway Amtrak artery branch line electrify funicular junction level crossing light railway metro railroad RR siding signal signal box switch track unelectrified whistle-stop Examples of narrow-gaugenarrow-gauge This means that the locks through which the barges have to pass can take only narrow-gauge boats—perhaps 70 ft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We had a diesel-electric rail car system on one of our narrow-gauge "feeder railways" in 1934. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The first item is for 1,100 narrow-gauge locomotives and 2,400 narrow-gauge flat-trucks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This could not be done from a narrow-gauge line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our roads were built not for modern vehicles or the present volume of cars, but for the slow-moving, narrow-gauge horse and cart. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The narrow-gauge line authorised can be constructed more speedily, and will suffice for immediate needs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fruit is taken on the trucks of a narrow-gauge railway, straight from the farms to sidings alongside the factories; and immediately it arrives it is put through the machines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not suggesting that these narrow-gauge loco-matives and trucks are in themselves as difficult to manufacture and deliver as would be broad-gauge locomotives and trucks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She lives around the narrow-gauge railway, and sometimes polishes the engines to make them shiny. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is surrounded by pine wood and has a large lake with a narrow-gauge railway. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1900, the total of narrow-gauge railways had passed the 1,000 kilometer threshold. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In rural areas, many narrow-gauge railways were built for faster transport of crops. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The line did not survive into the 20th century and may have been narrow-gauge as indicated by the surviving tunnel / overbridge. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The locomotive house was used to store the narrow-gauge steam locomotives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The shop designed its first narrow-gauge steam locomotive in 1878. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of narrow-gauge 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. |
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