rail
noun
uk/reɪl/us/reɪl/railnoun(TRAINS)
B1[U]
thesystemoftransportthat usestrains:
铁路交通；铁路交通系统Environmentalistsarguethat moregoodsshould betransportedbyrail.环保主义者们主张应该更加充分利用铁路来运输货物。
[C]
one of the twometalbarsattachedto thegroundon whichtrainstravel:
铁轨Atrainleft/went off the rails andcrashedinto thebank,killingseveralpassengers.一列火车脱轨后撞到路堤上，造成数名乘客死亡。
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- Aninquirywasorderedinto therecentraildisaster.
- Governmentsourcesestimatealong-term50%increasein railfares.
- The railsystemis to put 20 millionpoundsintoitsmodernizationprogramme.
- Thequestionis whetherroadtransitischeaperthan rail.
- Theresortiseasilyaccessiblebyroad, rail andair.
Railways & railway lines
- Amtrak
- artery
- branch line
- electrify
- funicular
- junction
- level crossing
- light rail
- light railway
- metro
- monorail
- railroad
- railroad tie
- RR
- siding
- signal
- signal box
- switch
- switchback
- track
railnoun(BAR)
C2[C]
ahorizontalbarfixedinposition,especiallyto awallor toverticalposts, used toclosesomething off, as asupport, or tohangthings on:
（尤指固定在墙上或竖杆上的）横杆，栏杆，扶手Willspectatorspleasestaybehind the rail?观众们请站在栏杆后面好吗？
Hold ontothe rail so that you don'tfall.抓牢扶手，这样就不会摔倒了。
The(clothes)rail in herwardrobewascrammedfullofdresses.她大衣橱里面挂满了衣服。
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- Thebathroomhas aheatedtowelrail.
- Iwatchedanoldwomanpullherself up thestairs,holdingon to a rail.
- Theyleanedover the rails andpeereddown into thedizzyingchasmbelow.
- The rails werefullofexpensiveclothes.
- We have aheatedtowelrail inourbathroom.
Parts of buildings: fences & rails
- balustrade
- banister
- bannister
- barbed wire
- barricade
- crush barrier
- fence
- fencesomethingin
- fencesomethingoff
- fencing
- finial
- guard rail
- handrail
- hoarding
- Jersey barrier
- paling
- palisade
- sandbag
- shark fence
- windbreak
Idioms
go off the rails
keepsomeoneon the rails
keepsomethingon the rails
stay on the rails
rail
verb[I+ prep]
formaluk/reɪl/us/reɪl/tocomplainangrily:
谴责；抱怨He railedagainst/attheinjusticesof thesystem.他强烈谴责该制度的不公正。
Synonyms
attack(CRITICIZE)
castigateformal
censureformal
chastise(CRITICIZE)formal
condemn
criticize
damn(BLAME)
decryformal
denounce(CRITICIZE)
excoriateformal
revileformal
slaminformal
Complaining
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- bellyaching
- bewail
- brouhaha
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
- complain
- complaining
- create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
- gnashing of teethidiom
- grouch
- make noisesidiom
- mutter
- nark
- raise a rumpusidiom
- rumpus
- squawk
- start on atsomeone
- vituperation
- whinging
- whiny
Phrasal verb
railsomethingoff
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