1 N-COUNT 铁路;铁道 A railroad is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. 铁路;铁道 [US]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 railway
2 N-COUNT 铁路公司;铁路部门 A railroad is a company or organization that operates railway routes. 铁路公司;铁路部门 [US]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 railway
3 VERB 强迫,迫使(某人仓促行事) If you railroad someone into doing something, you make them do it although they do not really want to, by hurrying them and putting pressure on them. 强迫,迫使(某人仓促行事)
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He more or less railroaded the rest of Europe into recognising the new 'independent' states. [VERB noun + into]
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。
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He railroaded the reforms through. [V n through]
他强制性地推行了改革。
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