rail
noun/reɪl/
/reɪl/
Idioms - [countable] a wooden or metal bar placed around something as a barrier or to provide support
栏杆；扶手；围栏 - She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea.
她靠着船上的护栏，凝望大海。
Extra Examples- She climbed onto the top fence rail.
她爬上了围栏的顶部横杆。 - She held tightly on to the rail.
她紧紧地抓着栏杆。 - After the accident a guard rail was placed all the way along the cliff path.
事故发生后，悬崖小道全程设置了护栏。 - She came slowly down the stairs, holding the banister rail.
她扶着栏杆，慢慢走下楼梯。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- guard
- safety
- curtain
- …
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- …
- on a/the rail
- over a/the rail
- She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea.
- [countable] a bar fixed to the wall for hanging things on
（固定在墙上用以挂物品的）横杆 - a picture/curtain/towel rail
挂图画／窗帘／毛巾用的横杆
Extra Examples- There was thick dust on the picture rail.
画轨上积满了厚厚的灰尘。 - Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed.
花边床帏从床上方的铜杆上垂下。 - heated towel rails
加热毛巾杆
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- guard
- safety
- curtain
- …
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- …
- on a/the rail
- over a/the rail
- a picture/curtain/towel rail
enlarge image[countable, usually plural] each of the two metal bars that form the track that trains run on铁轨；轨道 - The train thundered along the rails.
火车沿铁轨呼啸而过。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and trainb2- The train came off the rails.
火车出轨了。 - Trams run along rails.
有轨电车沿铁轨行驶。 - Weeds grew between the rails.
野草在铁轨间生长。 - A child was seen crossing the rails.
有人看到一名儿童越过铁轨。 - The gun is mounted on rails.
枪架在铁轨上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + rail- run along rails
- run on rails
- along (the) rails
- between the rails
- on (the) rails
- …
- come off the rails
- go off the rails
- ride the rails
- …
- The train thundered along the rails.
- [uncountable] (often before another noun) railways as a means of transport
铁路；铁道 - by rail to travel by rail
乘火车 - rail travel/services/fares
铁路旅行／服务／费用 - a rail link/network
铁路连接；铁路网
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and trainb2- He uses a combination of commuter rail and subway to get to work.
他乘通勤火车和地铁上班。 - Many business people now opt for high-speed rail rather than flying.
许多商务人士现在选择乘坐高铁而不是飞机出行。 - We went from London to Budapest by rail.
我们乘火车从伦敦去布达佩斯。 - the Channel Tunnel rail link
英法海底隧道铁路交通 - efforts to modernize the rail network
使铁路网现代化的种种努力
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high-speed
- light
- commuter
- …
- fare
- ticket
- network
- …
- by rail
- by rail to travel by rail
Word Originnoun Middle English: from Old French reille ‘iron rod’, from Latin regula ‘straight stick, rule’.
Idioms
get back on the rails
- (informal) to become successful again after a period of failure, or to begin functioning normally again
恢复常轨；东山再起 - He has helped get the company back on the rails again.
他帮助公司重新走上正轨。
- He has helped get the company back on the rails again.
go off the rails (informal)
- to start behaving in a way that is strange or unacceptable, for example drinking a lot or taking drugs
行为不端，学坏（如酗酒或吸毒） - She went completely off the rails after her sister died.
姐姐去世后，她彻底脱离了轨道。 - She was worried her son was going to go completely off the rails.
她担心儿子会做出完全越轨之事。
- She went completely off the rails after her sister died.
- to lose control and stop functioning correctly
失去控制；无法正常运行 - The company has gone badly off the rails in recent years.
这家公司最近几年已经陷于严重瘫痪。
- The company has gone badly off the rails in recent years.
jump the rails
- (of a train) to leave the track suddenly
出轨；脱轨