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| 1 | a group of railway vehicles that are connected and pulled by an engine 列车；火车 |
| a freight/passenger train 货物列车/旅客列车 |
| by train We travelled across China by train. 我们乘火车环游中国。 |
| +to I met her on a train to Glasgow. 我在开往格拉斯哥的火车上遇见了她。 |
| board/get on a train When will we board the train? 我们什么时候上火车？ |
| get off a train Passengers were getting off the train on Platform 8. 乘客们在8号站台下火车。 |
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| 2 | a series of events or thoughts 一系列，一连串（事件或想法） |
| a train of events/thoughts Brett’ s phone call set in motion a disturbing train of events. 布雷特的电话引发了一系列令人不安的事件。 |
| lose your train of thought (=forget what you are thinking) Just a minute, I’ ve lost my train of thought. 忘记了思路；想不起来 |
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| 3 | a line of people , animals, or vehicles that move slowly together 一长列，一长排（缓慢移动的人、动物或车辆） |
| a camel train 一长列骆驼队 |
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| 4 | a long part at the back of a dress , especially a wedding dress , that spreads out over the ground （尤指婚纱等长裙）拖在地上的下摆，拖裾，裙裾 |
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| - | set sth in train BRITISH
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| to make something start to happen , especially something important or something that will affect a lot of people |
| 促使某事发生，开始实施某事（尤指将影响到许多人的重大事件） |
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