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单词 rail
释义
rail
noun
uk
/reɪl/us
/reɪl/

railnoun(TRAINS)

B1[U]
thesystemoftransportthat usestrains:
铁路交通；铁路交通系统
Environmentalistsarguethat moregoodsshould betransportedbyrail.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 twometalbarsattachedto thegroundon whichtrainstravel:
铁轨
Atrainleft/went off the rails andcrashedinto thebank,killingseveralpassengers.一列火车脱轨后撞到路堤上，造成数名乘客死亡。
picture of rail
Felix Kayser/EyeEm/GettyImages
More examples
  • Aninquirywasorderedinto therecentraildisaster.
  • Governmentsourcesestimatealong-term50%increasein railfares.
  • The railsystemis to put 20 millionpoundsintoitsmodernizationprogramme.
  • Thequestionis whetherroadtransitischeaperthan rail.
  • Theresortiseasilyaccessiblebyroad, rail andair.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Railways & railway lines
  • Amtrak
  • artery
  • branch line
  • electrify
  • funicular
  • junction
  • level crossing
  • light rail
  • light railway
  • metro
  • monorail
  • railroad
  • railroad tie
  • RR
  • siding
  • signal
  • signal box
  • switch
  • switchback
  • track
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railnoun(BAR)

C2[C]
ahorizontalbarfixedinposition,especiallyto awallor toverticalposts, used toclosesomething off, as asupport, or tohangthings on:
（尤指固定在墙上或竖杆上的）横杆，栏杆，扶手
Willspectatorspleasestaybehind the rail?观众们请站在栏杆后面好吗？
Hold ontothe rail so that you don'tfall.抓牢扶手，这样就不会摔倒了。
The(clothes)rail in herwardrobewascrammedfullofdresses.她大衣橱里面挂满了衣服。
picture of rail
Jon Boyes/GettyImages
More examples
  • Thebathroomhas aheatedtowelrail.
  • Iwatchedanoldwomanpullherself up thestairs,holdingon to a rail.
  • Theyleanedover the rails andpeereddown into thedizzyingchasmbelow.
  • The rails werefullofexpensiveclothes.
  • We have aheatedtowelrail inourbathroom.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: fences & rails
  • balustrade
  • banister
  • bannister
  • barbed wire
  • barricade
  • crush barrier
  • fence
  • fencesomethingin
  • fencesomethingoff
  • fencing
  • finial
  • guard rail
  • handrail
  • hoarding
  • Jersey barrier
  • paling
  • palisade
  • sandbag
  • shark fence
  • windbreak
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Idioms

go off the rails
keepsomeoneon the rails
keepsomethingon the rails
stay on the rails
rail
verb[I+ prep]
formal
uk
/reɪl/us
/reɪl/
tocomplainangrily:
谴责；抱怨
He railedagainst/attheinjusticesof thesystem.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
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complaining
  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
  • bellyaching
  • bewail
  • brouhaha
  • bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
  • complain
  • complaining
  • create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
  • gnashing of teethidiom
  • grouch
  • make noisesidiom
  • mutter
  • nark
  • raise a rumpusidiom
  • rumpus
  • squawk
  • start on atsomeone
  • vituperation
  • whinging
  • whiny
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Phrasal verb

railsomethingoff
(Definition ofrailfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

rail| American Dictionary

rail
noun
us
/reɪl/

railnoun(TRAINS)

[C/U]
one of the twometalbarsfixedto thegroundon whichtrainstravel
[C/U]
Rail alsomeansrailroad:
[U]railtransportation
[U]Commuter rail andsubwaylineswill belinked.

railnoun(ROD)

[C]
astraightbarorrodfixedinposition,esp. to awallor toverticalposts, used toenclosesomething or as asupport:
Thecarswervedout ofcontrolandcrashedthrough aguardrail on thebridge.
rail
verb[Ialways+ adv/prep]
us
/reɪl/

railverb[I always + adv/prep](COMPLAIN)

tocomplainangrily:
He railed against theinjusticesof thesystem.
(Definition ofrailfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

rail| Business English

rail
noun[U]
TRANSPORT
uk
/reɪl/us
transportortravelbytrain:
by railBraziltransports30% ofitsgoodsby rail.
We need moreinvestmentinroadand rail.
Railtravelaccountsfor less than 1% of thetripswe makeannually.
Road andraillinksto theairportare good.
(Definition ofrailfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Collocationswithrail

rail

These are words often used in combination withrail.

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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
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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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
rail enthusiast
The railway is run entirely by volunteers with many young rail enthusiasts involved with its operation.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
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