the derailment of sth
常与 of 连用，后接脱轨的列车；多带定冠词 the，指某一次具体的脱轨事故。
The derailment of the overnight train left twelve passengers injured.
那列夜间列车脱轨造成十二名乘客受伤。
（火车）脱轨；脱轨事故
跑题；离题；挫败；阻挠；东拉西扯；漫无边际；(火车或机车)脱轨。；火车脱轨事故
the action of a train running off the rails, or an accident caused by this
(火车或机车)脱轨。
The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
火车脱轨事故
an accident in which a train runs off its track
使对话或辩论偏离原题。
An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
阻挠或挫败某事。
An instance of thwarting or frustrating something.
(言语或写作中)一连串不相关或仅略微相关的想法。
A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
The derailment of the freight train caused long delays for commuters.
货运列车脱轨事故导致通勤者长时间延误。
用法提示：derailment 是名词，指火车脱离轨道的事故。
No one was injured in the derailment, but the tracks were badly damaged.
在那次脱轨事故中没有人受伤，但铁轨严重受损。
用法提示：derailment 此处指“脱轨事故”，作介词 in 的宾语。
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the derailment.
调查人员仍在努力确定这次脱轨事故的原因。
用法提示：derailment 用于 of 之后，表示“脱轨”这一事件。
常与 of 连用，后接脱轨的列车；多带定冠词 the，指某一次具体的脱轨事故。
The derailment of the overnight train left twelve passengers injured.
那列夜间列车脱轨造成十二名乘客受伤。
derailment 为可数名词，可在前加 train、freight 等名词作定语，说明是哪类脱轨事故。
A train derailment closed the main line for two days.
一起火车脱轨事故使干线关闭了两天。
常与 cause、prevent、avoid 等动词搭配，指造成或防止一次脱轨事故。
A faulty switch can cause a derailment.
一个故障道岔就可能造成脱轨事故。
用于比喻义，指谈话、谈判或计划被打断、偏离正轨，此时后接的宾语多为抽象事物。
The scandal led to the derailment of the peace talks.
这起丑闻导致和平谈判中断。
grammar · medium
易错句子The train had a derail yesterday.
正确表达The train had a derailment yesterday.
表示“脱轨事故”要用名词 derailment；derail 是动词，不能直接放在 a 后面作名词。改为 a derailment 后，名词短语才成立，意思也保持“发生了一次脱轨”。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were three derailment in this area last year.
正确表达There were three derailments in this area last year.
derailment 表示具体的脱轨事故时可数；前面有 three 时，名词必须用复数 derailments，才能与数词一致。
指精神失常或秩序被彻底打乱的状态，常用于医学或抽象秩序语境，不能用来表示列车脱轨；derailment 则专指列车脱离轨道，或话题被带偏。两词拼写和读音相近，注意区分词根 derange 与 derail。
指说话或写作中主动插入与主题无关的内容，语气中性，常与 return to the point 等搭配；derailment 表示话题被带离原题，往往含有失控、偏离正轨的意味，且不用于主动插叙。
指对服务、秩序或活动造成打断和混乱，可与 rail、traffic 等搭配，但不表示脱离轨道这一具体事件；derailment 强调列车实际脱轨或讨论偏离原题，含义更具体。
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