Word · Frequency #20425
railroad
强迫；胁迫；迫使
核心释义
常用被动式：be railroaded into doing sth（被迫做某事）。
To force or pressure someone into doing or agreeing to something, especially through unfair or coercive means.
- 1.
用铁路运输。
To transport via railroad.
- 2.
经营铁路。
To operate a railroad.
- 3.
在铁路工作。
To work for a railroad.
- 4.
通过强迫、威胁或粗暴手段迫使
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
- 5.
乘火车旅行。
To travel by railroad.
- 6.
从事铁路相关爱好
To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
- 7.
操纵并加速程序(如法律或决议的正式批准)
To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
- 8.
通过规避正当程序定罪
To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
- 9.
通过程序性欺凌迫使某人接受不公平协议
To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
- 10.
强迫玩家遵循地下城主预设情节,而非即兴创作
To force players to follow the dungeon master's planned plot rather than improvise an alternative story.
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将布料水平铺设而非通常的垂直铺设
To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
（使）强行通过；仓促促成；不公正地判罪；诬陷；用铁路运输；经铁路运送；乘火车；坐火车；经营铁路；运营铁路
用法In use
The boss railroaded the team into accepting the new policy without discussion.
用法提示：动词railroad的过去式，表示通过施压迫使他人做某事。
They railroad the bill through Congress with little debate.
用法提示：动词原形railroad，表示通过粗暴手段推动某事。
She felt railroaded into signing the contract against her will.
用法提示：动词railroad的被动语态，表示被强迫做某事。
railroad sb into doing sth
常用被动语态：be railroaded into doing sth。也可接名词：railroad sb into sth。
The company railroaded the workers into accepting lower wages.
公司强迫工人接受更低的工资。
railroad sth through sth
指在正式程序中仓促或强行通过某事，常含贬义。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- railroad someone into doing something
- 迫使某人做某事
- They railroaded me into signing the contract.他们迫使我签了合同。
- railroad a bill through
- 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。
- get railroaded
- 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。
- railroad an innocent person
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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