Word · Frequency #20425
Fully loadedrailroad
铁轨;轨道
A line of track providing a runway for wheels.
- 1.
A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
未经充分考虑而仓促进行的程序。
- 2.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
负责运营列车运输系统的商业组织
- 3.
a line of track providing a runway for wheels
提供车轮跑道的轨道线
铁路公司;铁道;草率的程序;仓促之举;未经充分考虑而仓促进行的程序。;负责运营列车运输系统的商业组织;提供车轮跑道的轨道线
In use
The old railroad has been converted into a hiking trail.
He works for a major railroad that transports goods across the country.
The national railroad offers discounts for senior citizens.
he walked along the railroad track
railroad + noun
railroad 作定语,修饰后面的名词,表示与铁路相关的。
The railroad company announced new routes.
这家铁路公司宣布了新路线。
work for a/the railroad
表示在铁路行业工作,通常指受雇于铁路公司。
My grandfather worked for the railroad all his life.
我祖父一生都在铁路公司工作。
build a railroad
Connections
Collocations
- railroad company
- 铁路公司
- The railroad company is building a new line.这家铁路公司正在修建一条新线路。
- railroad industry
- 铁路行业
- She has worked in the railroad industry for years.她在铁路行业工作多年。
- railroad track
- 铁路轨道,铁轨
- Workers are repairing the railroad track.工人们正在维修铁路轨道。
- railroad crossing
- 铁路道口
- You must stop at the railroad crossing.你必须在铁路道口停车。
- railroad line
- 铁路线
- This railroad line runs along the coast.这条铁路线沿着海岸延伸。
- railroad station
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 rail+road:铁轨铺成的路就是铁路;火车疾驰而过,也让人想到‘仓促通过’的程序。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:transportation、business、formal writing 作名词时,通常指铁路、铁路公司或运输系统,属于中性表达;表示“未经充分考虑而仓促进行的程序”时,带有批评或负面语气,多用于正式或议论性文字。请根据上下文判断具体意思。
Grammar Note
可数名词,常用冠词 a 或 the,复数形式 railroads。
Pronunciation & Spelling
railroad 读作 /ˈreɪlroʊd/(美式)或 /ˈreɪlrəʊd/(英式),末尾 -road 读 /roʊd/(美式)或 /rəʊd/(英式)。road、load、toad、code 在美式英语中均以 /oʊd/ 结尾,与 -road 押韵;其中 load、toad 拼作 -oad,code 拼作 -ode。注意拼写中含有 road 的 broad /brɔːd/ 和 abroad /əˈbrɔːd/ 读 /ɔːd/,与 -road 发音不同。
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。
Learn the forms together
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