Definition of derail in English:

derail

verb dɪˈreɪldiˈreɪl

[with object]

1Cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally.
使（火车，有轨电车）出轨
a train was derailed after it collided with a herd of cattle
一列火车在与牛群相撞后出轨。
Example sentencesExamples
- Three trains were derailed due to the heavy rainfall of the past few days.
- She said there were two big questions that needed to be answered with urgency: how the car came to be on the track at the time and how the train was derailed in such a catastrophic way.
- A train was derailed after a wall collapsed on to the track, the gable end of a house crumbled on to a car, trees toppled over and garden fences were blown away.
- He believes vandals could easily lift any of the sections of rail, or bolts, dumped by the railside and derail a train by laying them across the tracks.
- Although the three carriages that made up the local train was derailed in the collision, its 30 passengers were only slightly hurt.
- Several strong earthquakes shook north-western Japan within a span of minutes last night, toppling homes, causing blackouts, cutting water and gas services, and derailing a bullet train.
- Commuters faced more misery on Thursday after a train was derailed just outside Bedford.
- Fortunately the train was not derailed and no one was injured, although the train driver needed treatment for shock.
- Rail chiefs launched an inquiry after two quarry trains were derailed on the same day.
- The train was not derailed and remained on the track.
- They are targeting areas where children regularly play ‘chicken’ across busy lines, throw stones at passing trains and block the line with debris, which can derail trains.
- The typhoon brought downpours and strong winds, destroying houses and important cultural properties, derailing a train and disrupting transportation services across the country.
- There may not have been a case yet where a train was derailed by objects deliberately left on the line by young pranksters.
- After the impact the passenger train was derailed, but remained upright until it travelled over a set of points which deflected it into the path of the freight train travelling in the opposite direction.
- If a train is derailed at high speed the chances of it colliding with a train coming from the opposite direction are significantly high by virtue of the minimal separation between each one.
- This is why, for instance, people are inclined to overestimate the risks of travelling by rail, because of the very extensive reporting when a train is derailed and a number of passengers are killed.
- The returning train was derailed by the drunken pachyderms, and by the time the line was cleared and we arrived back in the capital, I was feeling spectacularly rough.
- All nine coaches were derailed, but continued upright for half a mile before colliding head-on with a coal train.
- A strong earthquake shook northwest Japan yesterday, destroying homes, derailing a bullet train and cutting water and power supplies.
- The company has imposed speed restrictions across some of its network because of fears that tracks could buckle in the heat and derail trains.
Synonyms
destroy, put an end to, bring to an end, be the end of, end, extinguish, dash, quell, quash, ruin, wreck, shatter, smash, crush, scotch
1. 1.1no object (of a train or tram) accidentally leave the tracks.
  （火车，有轨电车）出轨
  the trams had a tendency to derail on sharp corners
  有轨电车在急转弯处容易出轨。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The train car derailed, and a crater was left in the track bed.
  That actually increases the risk of the rail breaking and leading to a train derailing.
  The train had derailed but remained upright, resulting in at least ten serious injuries.
  And as many as 200 people have been evacuated in southern California after a freight train derailed today.
  A witness said the outgoing tram derailed after the crash.
  Thousands of litres of heavy industrial oil spilled into the lake after 43 train cars derailed on Wednesday morning.
  No one was seriously injured when 11 cars and four locomotives derailed about 9: 40 a.m.
  Heavy rain was last night blamed for causing a landslide that led to a passenger train derailing on one of Britain's busiest routes.
  Unfortunately, her train derailed on the way to the airport.
  The tram derailed and crashed into the wall of a major downtown department store.
  Officials say at least three of the train's cars derailed.
  At least now we have confirmed that two people have died when those train cars derailed.
  The train then derailed into the path of an oncoming freight train.
  My concern was for the people who were on board the train, it would have been unthinkable if the train had derailed.
  The train derailed yesterday, injuring more than 100 passengers, six of them critically.
  The rail cars derailed and crashed and crews were sent to battle the small blazes that started.
  Rail passengers were warned last night to expect delays over the next four days after a freight train derailed near the Scottish border.
  Suddenly, somehow, in a split-second, the train derailed.
  So far, he's not aware of a train derailing or crashing as a result of such ‘pranks’.
  On the 35-car train, 10 cars derailed, according to railroad officials.
2. 1.2with object Obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course.
  〈喻〉使脱离原进程；阻碍，阻挠
  the plot is seen by some as an attempt to derail the negotiations
  有人认为这一阴谋的目的是阻挠谈判。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He makes an excellent case that it was created in ‘an obvious attempt to derail the peace process.’
  And they're going to do whatever they can do to derail the democratic process.
  Which leads to another question: Was the robbery intended to derail the peace process?
  Both sides said they are committed to peace talks and analysts say the blast could impede but not derail the process.
  When those actions came to light this February, councillors erupted in anger, almost derailing the whole process once again.
  Synonyms
  obstruct, impede, interfere with, hinder, hamper, block, interrupt, hold up, hold back, stand in the way of, frustrate, thwart, baulk, inhibit, hamstring, sabotage, encumber, restrain, slow, slow down, retard, delay, stonewall, forestall, arrest, check, stop, halt, stay, restrict, limit, curb, put a brake on, bridle, fetter, shackle

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French dérailler, from dé- (expressing removal) + rail 'rail'.

Definition of derail in US English:

derail

verbdiˈreɪldēˈrāl

[with object]usually be derailed

1Cause (a train or trolley car) to leave its tracks accidentally.
使（火车，有轨电车）出轨
a train was derailed after it collided with a herd of cattle
一列火车在与牛群相撞后出轨。
Example sentencesExamples
- They are targeting areas where children regularly play ‘chicken’ across busy lines, throw stones at passing trains and block the line with debris, which can derail trains.
- Three trains were derailed due to the heavy rainfall of the past few days.
- This is why, for instance, people are inclined to overestimate the risks of travelling by rail, because of the very extensive reporting when a train is derailed and a number of passengers are killed.
- All nine coaches were derailed, but continued upright for half a mile before colliding head-on with a coal train.
- After the impact the passenger train was derailed, but remained upright until it travelled over a set of points which deflected it into the path of the freight train travelling in the opposite direction.
- He believes vandals could easily lift any of the sections of rail, or bolts, dumped by the railside and derail a train by laying them across the tracks.
- The typhoon brought downpours and strong winds, destroying houses and important cultural properties, derailing a train and disrupting transportation services across the country.
- She said there were two big questions that needed to be answered with urgency: how the car came to be on the track at the time and how the train was derailed in such a catastrophic way.
- The train was not derailed and remained on the track.
- There may not have been a case yet where a train was derailed by objects deliberately left on the line by young pranksters.
- Commuters faced more misery on Thursday after a train was derailed just outside Bedford.
- Rail chiefs launched an inquiry after two quarry trains were derailed on the same day.
- If a train is derailed at high speed the chances of it colliding with a train coming from the opposite direction are significantly high by virtue of the minimal separation between each one.
- Although the three carriages that made up the local train was derailed in the collision, its 30 passengers were only slightly hurt.
- Fortunately the train was not derailed and no one was injured, although the train driver needed treatment for shock.
- Several strong earthquakes shook north-western Japan within a span of minutes last night, toppling homes, causing blackouts, cutting water and gas services, and derailing a bullet train.
- A strong earthquake shook northwest Japan yesterday, destroying homes, derailing a bullet train and cutting water and power supplies.
- The company has imposed speed restrictions across some of its network because of fears that tracks could buckle in the heat and derail trains.
- The returning train was derailed by the drunken pachyderms, and by the time the line was cleared and we arrived back in the capital, I was feeling spectacularly rough.
- A train was derailed after a wall collapsed on to the track, the gable end of a house crumbled on to a car, trees toppled over and garden fences were blown away.
Synonyms
destroy, put an end to, bring to an end, be the end of, end, extinguish, dash, quell, quash, ruin, wreck, shatter, smash, crush, scotch
1. 1.1no object (of a train or trolley car) accidentally leave the tracks.
  （火车，有轨电车）出轨
  the trolley cars had a tendency to derail on sharp corners
  有轨电车在急转弯处容易出轨。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rail passengers were warned last night to expect delays over the next four days after a freight train derailed near the Scottish border.
  My concern was for the people who were on board the train, it would have been unthinkable if the train had derailed.
  The train then derailed into the path of an oncoming freight train.
  No one was seriously injured when 11 cars and four locomotives derailed about 9: 40 a.m.
  At least now we have confirmed that two people have died when those train cars derailed.
  The rail cars derailed and crashed and crews were sent to battle the small blazes that started.
  Suddenly, somehow, in a split-second, the train derailed.
  The train derailed yesterday, injuring more than 100 passengers, six of them critically.
  Unfortunately, her train derailed on the way to the airport.
  Thousands of litres of heavy industrial oil spilled into the lake after 43 train cars derailed on Wednesday morning.
  On the 35-car train, 10 cars derailed, according to railroad officials.
  The tram derailed and crashed into the wall of a major downtown department store.
  The train had derailed but remained upright, resulting in at least ten serious injuries.
  So far, he's not aware of a train derailing or crashing as a result of such ‘pranks’.
  Heavy rain was last night blamed for causing a landslide that led to a passenger train derailing on one of Britain's busiest routes.
  That actually increases the risk of the rail breaking and leading to a train derailing.
  The train car derailed, and a crater was left in the track bed.
  A witness said the outgoing tram derailed after the crash.
  Officials say at least three of the train's cars derailed.
  And as many as 200 people have been evacuated in southern California after a freight train derailed today.
2. 1.2with object Obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course.
  〈喻〉使脱离原进程；阻碍，阻挠
  the plot is seen by some as an attempt to derail the negotiations
  有人认为这一阴谋的目的是阻挠谈判。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Which leads to another question: Was the robbery intended to derail the peace process?
  And they're going to do whatever they can do to derail the democratic process.
  He makes an excellent case that it was created in ‘an obvious attempt to derail the peace process.’
  Both sides said they are committed to peace talks and analysts say the blast could impede but not derail the process.
  When those actions came to light this February, councillors erupted in anger, almost derailing the whole process once again.
  Synonyms
  obstruct, impede, interfere with, hinder, hamper, block, interrupt, hold up, hold back, stand in the way of, frustrate, thwart, baulk, inhibit, hamstring, sabotage, encumber, restrain, slow, slow down, retard, delay, stonewall, forestall, arrest, check, stop, halt, stay, restrict, limit, curb, put a brake on, bridle, fetter, shackle

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French dérailler, from dé- (expressing removal) + rail ‘rail’.

单词	derail
释义	Definition of derail in English: derail verb dɪˈreɪldiˈreɪl [with object] 1Cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally. 使（火车，有轨电车）出轨 a train was derailed after it collided with a herd of cattle 一列火车在与牛群相撞后出轨。 Example sentencesExamples Three trains were derailed due to the heavy rainfall of the past few days. She said there were two big questions that needed to be answered with urgency: how the car came to be on the track at the time and how the train was derailed in such a catastrophic way. A train was derailed after a wall collapsed on to the track, the gable end of a house crumbled on to a car, trees toppled over and garden fences were blown away. He believes vandals could easily lift any of the sections of rail, or bolts, dumped by the railside and derail a train by laying them across the tracks. Although the three carriages that made up the local train was derailed in the collision, its 30 passengers were only slightly hurt. Several strong earthquakes shook north-western Japan within a span of minutes last night, toppling homes, causing blackouts, cutting water and gas services, and derailing a bullet train. Commuters faced more misery on Thursday after a train was derailed just outside Bedford. Fortunately the train was not derailed and no one was injured, although the train driver needed treatment for shock. Rail chiefs launched an inquiry after two quarry trains were derailed on the same day. The train was not derailed and remained on the track. They are targeting areas where children regularly play ‘chicken’ across busy lines, throw stones at passing trains and block the line with debris, which can derail trains. The typhoon brought downpours and strong winds, destroying houses and important cultural properties, derailing a train and disrupting transportation services across the country. There may not have been a case yet where a train was derailed by objects deliberately left on the line by young pranksters. After the impact the passenger train was derailed, but remained upright until it travelled over a set of points which deflected it into the path of the freight train travelling in the opposite direction. If a train is derailed at high speed the chances of it colliding with a train coming from the opposite direction are significantly high by virtue of the minimal separation between each one. This is why, for instance, people are inclined to overestimate the risks of travelling by rail, because of the very extensive reporting when a train is derailed and a number of passengers are killed. The returning train was derailed by the drunken pachyderms, and by the time the line was cleared and we arrived back in the capital, I was feeling spectacularly rough. All nine coaches were derailed, but continued upright for half a mile before colliding head-on with a coal train. A strong earthquake shook northwest Japan yesterday, destroying homes, derailing a bullet train and cutting water and power supplies. The company has imposed speed restrictions across some of its network because of fears that tracks could buckle in the heat and derail trains. Synonyms destroy, put an end to, bring to an end, be the end of, end, extinguish, dash, quell, quash, ruin, wreck, shatter, smash, crush, scotch 1.1no object (of a train or tram) accidentally leave the tracks. （火车，有轨电车）出轨 the trams had a tendency to derail on sharp corners 有轨电车在急转弯处容易出轨。 Example sentencesExamples The train car derailed, and a crater was left in the track bed. That actually increases the risk of the rail breaking and leading to a train derailing. The train had derailed but remained upright, resulting in at least ten serious injuries. And as many as 200 people have been evacuated in southern California after a freight train derailed today. A witness said the outgoing tram derailed after the crash. Thousands of litres of heavy industrial oil spilled into the lake after 43 train cars derailed on Wednesday morning. No one was seriously injured when 11 cars and four locomotives derailed about 9: 40 a.m. Heavy rain was last night blamed for causing a landslide that led to a passenger train derailing on one of Britain's busiest routes. Unfortunately, her train derailed on the way to the airport. The tram derailed and crashed into the wall of a major downtown department store. Officials say at least three of the train's cars derailed. At least now we have confirmed that two people have died when those train cars derailed. The train then derailed into the path of an oncoming freight train. My concern was for the people who were on board the train, it would have been unthinkable if the train had derailed. The train derailed yesterday, injuring more than 100 passengers, six of them critically. The rail cars derailed and crashed and crews were sent to battle the small blazes that started. Rail passengers were warned last night to expect delays over the next four days after a freight train derailed near the Scottish border. Suddenly, somehow, in a split-second, the train derailed. So far, he's not aware of a train derailing or crashing as a result of such ‘pranks’. On the 35-car train, 10 cars derailed, according to railroad officials. 1.2with object Obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course. 〈喻〉使脱离原进程；阻碍，阻挠 the plot is seen by some as an attempt to derail the negotiations 有人认为这一阴谋的目的是阻挠谈判。 Example sentencesExamples He makes an excellent case that it was created in ‘an obvious attempt to derail the peace process.’ And they're going to do whatever they can do to derail the democratic process. Which leads to another question: Was the robbery intended to derail the peace process? Both sides said they are committed to peace talks and analysts say the blast could impede but not derail the process. When those actions came to light this February, councillors erupted in anger, almost derailing the whole process once again. Synonyms obstruct, impede, interfere with, hinder, hamper, block, interrupt, hold up, hold back, stand in the way of, frustrate, thwart, baulk, inhibit, hamstring, sabotage, encumber, restrain, slow, slow down, retard, delay, stonewall, forestall, arrest, check, stop, halt, stay, restrict, limit, curb, put a brake on, bridle, fetter, shackle Origin Mid 19th century: from French dérailler, from dé- (expressing removal) + rail 'rail'. Definition of derail in US English: derail verbdiˈreɪldēˈrāl [with object]usually be derailed 1Cause (a train or trolley car) to leave its tracks accidentally. 使（火车，有轨电车）出轨 a train was derailed after it collided with a herd of cattle 一列火车在与牛群相撞后出轨。 Example sentencesExamples They are targeting areas where children regularly play ‘chicken’ across busy lines, throw stones at passing trains and block the line with debris, which can derail trains. Three trains were derailed due to the heavy rainfall of the past few days. This is why, for instance, people are inclined to overestimate the risks of travelling by rail, because of the very extensive reporting when a train is derailed and a number of passengers are killed. All nine coaches were derailed, but continued upright for half a mile before colliding head-on with a coal train. After the impact the passenger train was derailed, but remained upright until it travelled over a set of points which deflected it into the path of the freight train travelling in the opposite direction. He believes vandals could easily lift any of the sections of rail, or bolts, dumped by the railside and derail a train by laying them across the tracks. The typhoon brought downpours and strong winds, destroying houses and important cultural properties, derailing a train and disrupting transportation services across the country. She said there were two big questions that needed to be answered with urgency: how the car came to be on the track at the time and how the train was derailed in such a catastrophic way. The train was not derailed and remained on the track. There may not have been a case yet where a train was derailed by objects deliberately left on the line by young pranksters. Commuters faced more misery on Thursday after a train was derailed just outside Bedford. Rail chiefs launched an inquiry after two quarry trains were derailed on the same day. If a train is derailed at high speed the chances of it colliding with a train coming from the opposite direction are significantly high by virtue of the minimal separation between each one. Although the three carriages that made up the local train was derailed in the collision, its 30 passengers were only slightly hurt. Fortunately the train was not derailed and no one was injured, although the train driver needed treatment for shock. Several strong earthquakes shook north-western Japan within a span of minutes last night, toppling homes, causing blackouts, cutting water and gas services, and derailing a bullet train. A strong earthquake shook northwest Japan yesterday, destroying homes, derailing a bullet train and cutting water and power supplies. The company has imposed speed restrictions across some of its network because of fears that tracks could buckle in the heat and derail trains. The returning train was derailed by the drunken pachyderms, and by the time the line was cleared and we arrived back in the capital, I was feeling spectacularly rough. A train was derailed after a wall collapsed on to the track, the gable end of a house crumbled on to a car, trees toppled over and garden fences were blown away. Synonyms destroy, put an end to, bring to an end, be the end of, end, extinguish, dash, quell, quash, ruin, wreck, shatter, smash, crush, scotch 1.1no object (of a train or trolley car) accidentally leave the tracks. （火车，有轨电车）出轨 the trolley cars had a tendency to derail on sharp corners 有轨电车在急转弯处容易出轨。 Example sentencesExamples Rail passengers were warned last night to expect delays over the next four days after a freight train derailed near the Scottish border. My concern was for the people who were on board the train, it would have been unthinkable if the train had derailed. The train then derailed into the path of an oncoming freight train. No one was seriously injured when 11 cars and four locomotives derailed about 9: 40 a.m. At least now we have confirmed that two people have died when those train cars derailed. The rail cars derailed and crashed and crews were sent to battle the small blazes that started. Suddenly, somehow, in a split-second, the train derailed. The train derailed yesterday, injuring more than 100 passengers, six of them critically. Unfortunately, her train derailed on the way to the airport. Thousands of litres of heavy industrial oil spilled into the lake after 43 train cars derailed on Wednesday morning. On the 35-car train, 10 cars derailed, according to railroad officials. The tram derailed and crashed into the wall of a major downtown department store. The train had derailed but remained upright, resulting in at least ten serious injuries. So far, he's not aware of a train derailing or crashing as a result of such ‘pranks’. Heavy rain was last night blamed for causing a landslide that led to a passenger train derailing on one of Britain's busiest routes. That actually increases the risk of the rail breaking and leading to a train derailing. The train car derailed, and a crater was left in the track bed. A witness said the outgoing tram derailed after the crash. Officials say at least three of the train's cars derailed. And as many as 200 people have been evacuated in southern California after a freight train derailed today. 1.2with object Obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course. 〈喻〉使脱离原进程；阻碍，阻挠 the plot is seen by some as an attempt to derail the negotiations 有人认为这一阴谋的目的是阻挠谈判。 Example sentencesExamples Which leads to another question: Was the robbery intended to derail the peace process? And they're going to do whatever they can do to derail the democratic process. He makes an excellent case that it was created in ‘an obvious attempt to derail the peace process.’ Both sides said they are committed to peace talks and analysts say the blast could impede but not derail the process. When those actions came to light this February, councillors erupted in anger, almost derailing the whole process once again. Synonyms obstruct, impede, interfere with, hinder, hamper, block, interrupt, hold up, hold back, stand in the way of, frustrate, thwart, baulk, inhibit, hamstring, sabotage, encumber, restrain, slow, slow down, retard, delay, stonewall, forestall, arrest, check, stop, halt, stay, restrict, limit, curb, put a brake on, bridle, fetter, shackle Origin Mid 19th century: from French dérailler, from dé- (expressing removal) + rail ‘rail’.
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