| 词汇 | rail |
| 释义 | rail noun uk /reɪl/ us /reɪl/ railnoun (TRAINS)B1[ U ] the system of transport that uses trains: 铁路交通；铁路交通系统 Environmentalists argue that more goods should be transported by rail.环保主义者们主张应该更加充分利用铁路来运输货物。 [ C ] one of the two metal bars attached to the ground on which trains travel: 铁轨 A train left/went off the rails and crashed into the bank, killing several passengers.一列火车脱轨后撞到路堤上，造成数名乘客死亡。 Felix Kayser/EyeEm/GettyImages An inquiry was ordered into the recent rail disaster. Government sources estimate a long-term 50% increase in rail fares. The rail system is to put 20 million pounds into its modernization programme.铁路系统的现代化改造方案准备投入两千万英镑。 The question is whether road transit is cheaper than rail.问题在于公路运输是否比铁路运输便宜。 The resort is easily accessible by road, rail and air.这个旅游胜地交通便利，坐汽车、火车和飞机都可以到达。 Railways & railway lines aerial tram aerial tramway Amtrak artery branch line electrify funicular junction level crossing metro railroad RR siding signal signal box sleeper switch track unelectrified whistle-stop railnoun (BAR)C2[ C ] a horizontal bar fixed in position, especially to a wall or to vertical posts, used to close something off, as a support, or to hang things on: （尤指固定在墙上或竖杆上的）横杆，栏杆，扶手 Will spectators please stay behind the rail?观众们请站在栏杆后面好吗？ Hold onto the rail so that you don't fall.抓牢扶手，这样就不会摔倒了。 The (clothes) rail in her wardrobe was crammed full of dresses.她大衣橱里面挂满了衣服。 Jon Boyes/GettyImages The bathroom has a heated towel rail. I watched an old woman pull herself up the stairs, holding on to a rail. They leaned over the rails and peered down into the dizzying chasm below.他们靠在栏杆上向下凝视令人眩晕的深渊。 The rails were full of expensive clothes. We have a heated towel rail in our bathroom.我们的浴室里有加热毛巾架。 Parts of buildings: fences & rails balustrade banister bannister barbed wire barricade crush barrier fence fence something in fence something off fencing finial guard rail handrail hoarding Jersey barrier paling palisade sandbag shark fence windbreak Idiomsgo off the rails keep someone on the rails keep something on the rails stay on the rails rail verb[ I+ prep ] formaluk /reɪl/ us /reɪl/ to complain angrily: 谴责;抱怨 He railed against/at the injustices of the system.他强烈谴责该制度的不公正。 Synonyms attack(CRITICIZE) castigateformal censureformal chastise(CRITICIZE)formal condemn criticize damn(BLAME) decryformal denounce(CRITICIZE) excoriateformal revileformal slaminformal Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom carping clamour grizzle make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon peep remonstrate representation start on at someone unreported vituperation whiner Phrasal verbrail something off rail | American Dictionaryrail noun us/reɪl/ railnoun (TRAINS)[ C/U ] one of the two metal bars fixed to the ground on which trains travel [ C/U ] Rail also means railroad: [ U ]rail transportation [ U ]Commuter rail and subway lines will be linked. railnoun (ROD)[ C ] a straight bar or rod fixed in position, esp. to a wall or to vertical posts, used to enclose something or as a support: The car swerved out of control and crashed through a guard rail on the bridge. rail verb[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] us/reɪl/ railverb[I always + adv/prep] (COMPLAIN)to complain angrily: He railed against the injustices of the system. rail | Business Englishrail noun[ U ] TRANSPORTuk /reɪl/us transport or travel by train: by railBrazil transports 30% of its goods by rail. We need more investment in road and rail. Rail travel accounts for less than 1% of the trips we make annually. Road and rail links to the airport are good. Collocations withrailrailThese are words often used in combination with rail. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. metro rail It costs 1520 million per kilometre for a commuter rail system, while metro rail would cost 2.50 billion and monorail 1.75 billion per km. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. rail depot I believe that it is right that there is a rail depot per 600 factories in this country as things are at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 rail enthusiast The railway is run entirely by volunteers with many young rail enthusiasts involved with its operation. 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. See all collocations with rail |
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