词汇 | railroading |
释义 | railroading present participle ofrailroad railroad verb[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈreɪl.rəʊd/ us /ˈreɪl.roʊd/ to force something to happen or force someone to do something, especially quickly or unfairly: (尤指以仓促或不公正的方式)强迫,迫使 We were railroaded into signing the agreement.我们被迫仓促签定协议。 Causing somebody to act arm-twisting bludgeon bounce bounce someone into something browbeat someone into something/doing something bull something through drive someone/something to something duress force someone's handidiom forced marriage forcible put the heat on someoneidiom put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom railroad rallying cry ram something down someone's throatidiom ram something into someone ransom slap squeeze Examples of railroadingrailroading In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. And model railroading, he thinks, is an amusing but somewhat frivolous hobby. The road lobby is railroading the rail system out of existence and priorities must be sorted out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no justification for railroading it through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is railroading the measure through on the basis of what has been given to him by his civil servants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In any event, to revert to the point, five years and these traditional stages cannot be called railroading. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That railroading made proper parliamentary scrutiny almost impossible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Less charitably, it could be described as "railroading". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such undertakings do not justify the kind of railroading process that is now taking place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was clear evidence of the growing resentment in the smaller unions at the way in which the big, unions have been railroading them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was an exercise in railroading. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Over and over again in other spheres of policy she bitterly complains about parliamentary railroading, rushed debate, high-handed government and authoritarian, insensitive administration and legislation, as she sees it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All of these products, and more, helped to popularize model railroading and assisted in the creation of a mass-market hobby. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many railfans once worked in railroading, or had relatives who did, leading to a lifelong interest in trains. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was during the 1950s that the modern emphasis on realism in model railroading started to catch on. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like communications networks today, 19th century railroading represented more than track, stock, and trade. 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. |
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