railroad

英 [ˈreɪlrəʊd]

美 [ˈreɪlroʊd]

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

复数：railroads　过去分词：railroaded　现在分词：railroading　过去式：railroaded　第三人称单数：railroads　

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牛津词典

noun

noun

verb

• 迫使…仓促行事；强迫…做
  to force sb to do sth before they have had enough time to decide whether or not they want to do it
• 强使…草率（或草草）通过
  to make a group of people accept a decision, law, etc. quickly by putting pressure on them
  1. The bill was railroaded through the House.
     议院不得已草率通过了这项提案。
• 轻率判处
  to decide that sb is guilty of a crime, without giving them a fair trial

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。

英英释义

noun

• a line of track providing a runway for wheels
  1. he walked along the railroad track
  Synonym:railroad trackrailway
• line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
  Synonym:railwayrailroad linerailway linerailway system

verb

• transport by railroad
• supply with railroad lines
  1. railroad the West
• compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
  1. They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone
  Synonym:dragoonsandbag

双语例句

• You know what I told him about the railroad?
  关于铁路你知道我对他说什么了吗？
• The national railroad system has nearly all been electrified.
  全国铁路系统基本上全部电气化了。
• The new company would have complete control of railroad transportation in the American West.
  这个新的公司将会对美国西部的铁路有完全的控制权。
• A new railroad has been recently built here.
  这里最近铺设了一条新铁路。
• Railroad trains and buses are public conveyances.
  火车和公共汽车是公共交通工具。
• Was actually the same design as a railroad bridge?
  实际上是与铁路桥梁同样一个设计？
• Troops have seized the airport and railroad terminals
  军队已控制了机场和火车站。
• Electric double-track railway system Mainly, it is a railroad junction.
  电气化双轨铁路系统它主要是个铁路联轨站。
• A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.
  列车由一个或多个火车机车头牵引或推的一系列连接起来的铁路车厢。
• The train was already moving when we arrived at the railroad station.
  当我们到达火车站时，火车已经开动了。