| 词汇 | third-rail |
| 释义 | third rail noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌθɜːd ˈreɪl/ us /ˌθɝːd ˈreɪl/ third railnoun[C usually singular] (FOR ELECTRICITY)mainly US a metal bar running parallel with train tracks that supplies electrical power, used in some railway systems: （用以给电力火车输入电流的）第三轨，接触轨 He accidentally fell on the high-voltage third rail of the Red Line, and died of electrocution. The track and the power-supplying third rail were undamaged in the crash. There are some New York explorers who enjoy climbing the Brooklyn Bridge, or jumping over the live third rail in subway tunnels. The agency's electricity budget pays for everything from lighting to providing the 620-volt current that races through the third rail on train lines. When they are evacuating a train in a rail tunnel, passengers should exit the train on the side away from the third rail. Railways: trains & parts of trains aerial tram aerial tramway bogie boiler bullet train carriage coach cowcatcher diesel emergency cord footplate guard's van luggage van puffer train rolling stock shunter sleeper sleeping car smoker super-express third railnoun[C usually singular] (SOMETHING DIFFICULT)US something that is likely to be dangerous or difficult to deal with, especially in politics, because people have strong opinions about it : Social Security is often called the "third rail" of politics - touch it and you die. They may well step on a few political third rails by, for example, calling for retirees with incomes over $125,000 to pay the full cost of their Medicare premiums. He said that the President had touched the "third rail of politics" by calling for modernization of Social Security. It's a myth that this issue is some kind of third rail in American politics. Within a short space of time, immigration seems to have replaced Social Security as the third rail of American politics. Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences a hard/tough row to hoeidiom abyss adversity at your worstidiom Augean bad hair day epidemic half nelson hardness have a bumpy rideidiom pall prison purgatory push factor quagmire quicksand scrape strait the Augean Stablesidiom the hard wayidiom third rail | American Dictionarythird rail noun[ C ] us/ˈθɜrd ˈreɪl/ a metal bar, running parallel with train tracks, that supplies electricity to some types of trains Examples of third railthird rail The system's popularity among voters is so great, that many perceive program reform as tantamount to touching the ' ' thirdrail ' ' of politics. I believe that we must all get to work on concluding this thirdrail package. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The train's collector shoes, which collect traction current from the thirdrail, were damaged and the train immobilised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By merely adding a thirdrail you cannot possibly alter the appearance of a railway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In that instance, it would be inconvenient to operate two different systems, and there the thirdrail system will be continued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Should children walk off the footway they could come into contact with the electrified thirdrail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will be presenting the thirdrail package for passenger transport. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is no question that without effective protection much wild life is destroyed by this thirdrail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It maintains carriages which are run on the thirdrail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Otherwise, snow by itself is not a very serious difficulty in the way of the use of the thirdrail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is essential that this thirdrail package is not derailed and that it arrives at its destination. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The fact that we have now had a thirdrail crash with multiple fatalities in little more than three years is a matter of considerable concern to us all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Electric current is delivered to the trains over a thirdrail. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Electrification of the freight network, whether by thirdrail or overhead lines, was impractical. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The trains are electrically powered, usually by thirdrail, and their railroads are separate from other traffic, usually without level crossings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of third rail These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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