railroad
railroad 英 [ˈreɪlrəʊd] 美 [ˈreɪlroʊd]
vt. 由铁道运输；铺设铁路；以捏造不实之罪使入狱 vi. 在铁路工作；乘火车旅行；筑铁路 n. 铁路；铁路公司
进行时:railroading 过去式:railroaded 过去分词:railroaded 第三人称单数:railroads 名词复数:railroads
- The system of tracks that trains run on can be called a railroad. A railroad is made up of the actual tracks, crossings, and stations, as well as the people who keep the trains running and scream, "All aboard!"
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- vt. 由铁道运输；铺设铁路；以捏造不实之罪使入狱
- vi. 在铁路工作；乘火车旅行；筑铁路
- n. 铁路；铁路公司
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1. We railed off our paddyfield from the railroad.
我们用栏杆将稻田与铁路隔开。
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2. The engineers carried the railroad across the desert.
工程师们将这条铁路延伸，使之越过沙漠。
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3. The railroad connects two cities, namely, New York and Chicago.
这条铁路连接两个城市，即纽约与芝加哥。
- railroad (n.) 1757, from rail (n.1) + road. Originally "road laid with rails for heavy wagons (in mining)." The process itself (but not the word) seems to have been in use by late 17c. Application to passenger and freight trains dates from 1825, though tending to be replaced in this sense in England by railway.
- railroad (v.) "to convict quickly and perhaps unjustly," 1873, American English, from railroad (n.).
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