Word · Frequency #37927
derailment
(火车)脱轨;脱轨事故
核心释义
the action of a train running off the rails, or an accident caused by this
- 1.
(火车或机车)脱轨。
The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
- 2.
火车脱轨事故
an accident in which a train runs off its track
- 3.
使对话或辩论偏离原题。
An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
- 4.
阻挠或挫败某事。
An instance of thwarting or frustrating something.
- 5.
(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.
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
用法In use
The derailment of the freight train caused long delays for commuters.
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.
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.
用法提示:derailment 用于 of 之后,表示“脱轨”这一事件。
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。
a train derailment
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。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- derangement
- 精神错乱;秩序紊乱 · 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。
- digression
- 离题;题外话 · 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。
- disruption
- 中断;扰乱 · 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。
词族Word family
- derail
- 使脱轨;打乱,使偏离(正题) · verb
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