| 词汇 | branch-line |
| 释义 | branch line noun[ C ] uk /ˈbrɑːntʃ ˌlaɪn/ us /ˈbræntʃ ˌlaɪn/ a railway that goes from the main railway to small towns and countryside areas（铁路）支线 Railways & railway lines aerial tram aerial tramway Amtrak artery electrify funicular junction level crossing light railway metro railroad RR siding signal signal box switch switchback track unelectrified whistle-stop A branch line connects it with the Canadian Pacific. Branch lines were slow and connections poor. Here we passed on to a branch line which took us north to the coast. It is connected with the city by a G.W.R. branch line, of which it is the terminus. To overcome this inconvenience a branch line was afterwards run up to the town itself. Examples of branch linebranch line It is not just a question of closing a branchline here or there, or even a lot of branch lines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refer to branchline closures, train withdrawals and a huge number of pit closures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When they find any branchline that is losing money they immediately ask to have it closed down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In many of them the only, and declining, competitor is the railway branchline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He cited the illustration of the shutting down of a branchline, or an extension of a railway service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A small gauge railway ran along the west coast and there was also a short branchline of some 20 miles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must also point out that this is a trunk route; not a branchline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was even pleased to hear him put in a plea, during his own speech, for his own local branchline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, threats to the branchline railways, threats to rural bus services, to rural road development programmes, are all threats to rural communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that we can continue to keep that branchline open. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea that a service on a branchline can be withdrawn without co-operation from a bus company is very much exaggerated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fortunately that happens to be a branchline on which there are rarely any trains, otherwise the obstruction would be intolerable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately those representations were of no avail, and the branchline has been closed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told on the best authority that this branchline loses £1,500 a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a long-term proposal, which my constituents would oppose as we already lie on a branchline some distance from the main route. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of branch line 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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