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railroads

英 [ˈreɪlrəʊdz]

美 [ˈreɪlroʊdz]

n.  铁路; 铁路公司
v.  迫使…仓促行事; 强迫…做; 强使…草率(或草草)通过; 轻率判处
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柯林斯词典

  • N-COUNT 铁路;铁道
    Arailroadis a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails.
    1. ...railroad tracks that led to nowhere...
      向远方延伸的铁轨
    2. The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877.
      铁路终于在1877年修到了圣巴巴拉。
  • in BRIT, use 英国英语用 railway

  • N-COUNT 铁路公司;铁路部门
    Arailroadis a company or organization that operates railway routes.
    1. ...The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
      芝加哥和西北铁路公司
  • in BRIT, use 英国英语用 railway

  • VERB 强迫,迫使(某人仓促行事)
    If yourailroadsomeoneintodoing something, you make them do it although they do not really want to, by hurrying them and putting pressure on them.
    1. He more or less railroaded the rest of Europe into recognising the new 'independent' states...
      他几乎是迫使着其他欧洲国家承认了那些新兴的“独立”国家。
    2. He railroaded the reforms through.
      他强制性地推行了改革。

双语例句

  • Does our spirit need or not a support when we construct countless skyscrapers and web-like highways and railroads?
    我们在建立起无数的高堂华厦和蛛网般的高速铁路、公路的时候,我们的灵魂是否还需要有一个依托?
  • Railroads, bus lines, gas and electric companies are public utilities.
    铁路、公共汽车、煤气和电力公司都是公用事业。
  • Railroads also attracted a good deal of private investment, both domestic and European.
    修筑铁路时还吸收了国内和欧洲的大量私人投资。
  • Obviously, such topography makes the construction of railroads, highways, airports, and cities easier.
    显然,这样的地形有利于建筑铁路、公路、机场和城市。
  • The railroads have lost a lot of business to trucking companies.
    铁路已经给卡车公司夺去了许多生意。
  • Transport is done by railroads, trucks, ships, planes and pipes.
    运输渠道包括铁路,火车,船只,飞机和管道。
  • The coming of the railroads made canal shipping less important.
    铁路的出现使运河航运不那么重要了。
  • You work for the railroads too?
    你也为铁路工作?
  • Power suppliers and the operators of oil pipelines and railroads might want to start.
    电力供销商和石油管道,铁路运营商可能要开始征程了。
  • The worst aspect of the record was the exploitation of these immigrants by the railroads and industries.
    最坏的记录是铁路和工业对那些移民的剥削。