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| 1 | C a metal bar used for hanging clothes and other things on （挂衣物等的）金属杆 |
| a clothes/towel/heated rail 晒衣杆/毛巾杆/加热用的横杆 |
| | 1a | a metal or wooden bar that you can hold onto to stop yourself from falling （护拦的）扶手，横杆 | | a safety rail 安全横杆 | |
| | 1b | one of the pair of metal bars that a train travels on 铁轨 | |
| | 1c | a bar used to form a structure such as a fence 杆；横条 | |
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| 2 | U the system of travelling by train 铁路系统 |
| We ought to transport more heavy goods by rail. 我们应该通过铁路运送更多的重型货物。 |
| | 2a | relating to train travel 火车的 | | an increase in rail fares 火车票价的上涨 | |
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| - | back on the rails
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| working or happening normally again |
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| The peace process seems to be finally back on the rails. 和平进程好像最终又回到了正轨。 |
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| - | go/run off the rails
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| 1 | to start behaving in a way that is not socially acceptable （行为）越轨，不规矩 | A lot of kids from strict backgrounds go off the rails when they leave home. 许多家教严格的孩子离开家之后，就不再规矩了。 | |
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| 2 | to no longer work as planned or intended 偏离初衷 | The campaign for independence seems to have gone off the rails. 独立运动好像偏离了初衷。 | |
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