| 单词 | monorail |
| 释义 | monorail noun[C] uk/ˈmɒn.ə.reɪl/us/ˈmɑː.nə.reɪl/arailwaysystemthat has asinglerail(= thelongmetalbaron which thetraintravels)often abovegroundlevel, or thetrainthattravelsalong it （常指高架的）单轨铁路；单轨列车 Aneese/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Railways & railway lines
monorail| American Dictionarymonorail noun[C] us/ˈmɑn·əˌreɪl/arailroadsystemin whichtrainstravelalong asinglerail(=metalbar), usually abovegroundlevel Examplesofmonorailmonorail I am very much in favour ofmonorailsytems because the build-up of traffic in our cities is becoming fantastic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we can help do this by havingmonorailsystems between city centres and airports. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart frommonorail, there are other interesting ideas, such as an overhead tubeway and even the use of hovercraft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There can be no useful conclusions about monorails with- out detailed evidence of the potentialities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Themonorailis being used elsewhere hardly at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Monorails are extremely quiet, efficient and fast, and they carry large numbers of people though not, of course, compared with those carried by a train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, it has been proved that the modern image and visibility of themonorailattracts more users to such services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I await detailed proposals from the promoters ofmonorailand other systems and will then compare these with the scheme for a conventional rail link. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As to themonorail, in particular, there are still a good many technical matters to be cleared out of the way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we were to introduce amonorailor a similar system we might cut ten minutes off that time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He talked about the possibility of amonorail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am anxious to get its results but, of course, themonorailis not the only runner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The payback and the cost are among the major attractions ofmonorail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not beginning to appear that themonorailsystem is likely to prove the cheapest and quickest method of communication? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we to have monorails or helicopters—which will not carry sufficient passengers? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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