Word · Frequency #20425
railroading
强迫；胁迫；迫使
railroading is the present participle of railroad.
To force or pressure someone into doing or agreeing to something, especially through unfair or coercive means.
常用被动式：be railroaded into doing sth（被迫做某事）。
- 1.
To transport via railroad.
用铁路运输。
- 2.
To operate a railroad.
经营铁路。
- 3.
To work for a railroad.
在铁路工作。
- 4.
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
通过强迫、威胁或粗暴手段迫使
- 5.
To travel by railroad.
乘火车旅行。
- 6.
To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
从事铁路相关爱好
- 7.
To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
操纵并加速程序(如法律或决议的正式批准)
- 8.
To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
通过规避正当程序定罪
- 9.
To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
通过程序性欺凌迫使某人接受不公平协议
- 10.
To force players to follow the dungeon master's planned plot rather than improvise an alternative story.
强迫玩家遵循地下城主预设情节,而非即兴创作
- 11.
To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.
将布料水平铺设而非通常的垂直铺设
（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
In use
The boss railroaded the team into accepting the new policy without discussion.
They railroad the bill through Congress with little debate.
She felt railroaded into signing the contract against her will.
Verb forms
base railroad · third person railroads · -ing railroading · past railroaded · past participle railroaded
规则动词
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- railroad someone into (doing) something
- 迫使某人做某事；强迫某人The manager railroaded the staff into accepting the new contract.
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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