railroad someone into doing something
collocation迫使某人做某事
They railroaded me into signing the contract.
他们迫使我签了合同。
强迫;胁迫;迫使
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强迫;胁迫;迫使
To force or pressure someone into doing or agreeing to something, especially through unfair or coercive means.
The boss railroaded the team into accepting the new policy without discussion.
老板强迫团队未经讨论就接受了新政策。
常用被动式:be railroaded into doing sth(被迫做某事)。
用铁路运输。
To transport via railroad.
经营铁路。
To operate a railroad.
在铁路工作。
To work for a railroad.
通过强迫、威胁或粗暴手段迫使
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
railroad
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railroads
3rd person
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railroading
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现在分词
railroaded
Past
过去式
railroaded
Past participle
过去分词
The committee often railroads through controversial policies.
委员会经常强行通过有争议的政策。
They railroaded the bill despite strong opposition.
尽管强烈反对,他们还是强行通过了该法案。
The management is railroading the new contract without proper consultation.
管理层正在未经适当协商的情况下强行推行新合同。
规则动词
They railroad the bill through Congress with little debate.
他们几乎不经辩论就迫使议案在国会通过。
She felt railroaded into signing the contract against her will.
她觉得被迫违背自己的意愿签了合同。
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迫使某人做某事
They railroaded me into signing the contract.
他们迫使我签了合同。
使法案强行通过
The government tried to railroad the bill through before the election.
政府试图在大选前强行通过该法案。
被诬陷;被冤枉定罪
He insists he got railroaded by the prosecution.
他坚称自己受到了检方诬陷。
诬陷无辜者
They railroaded an innocent person to close the case quickly.
他们为了迅速结案而诬陷了一个无辜者。
迫使某人做某事;强迫某人
The manager railroaded the staff into accepting the new contract.
经理迫使员工接受新的合同。
强行推动某事通过(如法律或决议)
The bill was railroaded through Congress without proper debate.
该法案未经过充分辩论就被强行在国会通过。
(常指用不公正手段)使某人入罪;诬陷
He claimed he was railroaded by the police.
他声称自己遭警方诬陷。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
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联想铁轨笔直延伸,火车只能沿轨道被硬推着走;railroad 作动词正是“强行推进、逼迫、陷害”的意思。
语域:informal 常见场景:职场施压、立法程序、司法指控 在此义项下(强迫、强行通过、诬陷定罪),railroad 多用于非正式语境,常含贬义或批评意味。通常指利用权势或程序压力使人在来不及思考的情况下接受安排,也比较常见于谈论议会仓促立法或被诬告入狱等场景。正式写作中可考虑改用 pressure、force 或 push through。
road, load, toad, code, and mode all end with the same /roʊd/ sound as the final syllable of railroad (but railroad stresses the first syllable). Broad /brɔːd/ looks similar but has a different vowel sound.
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