Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1186
train
火车
a line of connected railway cars pulled by a locomotive, used to carry passengers or goods
- 1.
Elongated or trailing portion.
延长或拖曳的部分
- 2.
public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
火车,由机车牵引的一列铁路车厢组成的公共交通工具
- 3.
Connected sequence of people or things.
连接的人或事物的序列
- 4.
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
一系列连续相关的事物、事件或想法
- 5.
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
单列行进的车队、骡队或驼队
一系列；一连串；驮队；车队；商队；拖裙；裙裾；延长或拖曳的部分；火车,由机车牵引的一列铁路车厢组成的公共交通工具
In use
We took the train from Beijing to Shanghai because it was faster than flying.
The 8:15 train to work is usually crowded in the morning.
My brother likes to watch trains at the station every weekend.
express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction
train of mourners
a train of thought
they joined the wagon train for safety
Connections
Collocations
- by train
- 乘火车
- We traveled across the country by train.我们乘火车穿越全国。
- train station
- 火车站
- The hotel is just across from the train station.酒店就在火车站对面。
- catch a train
- 赶上火车
- I need to catch an early morning train to Beijing.我需要赶早上的火车去北京。
- express train
- 特快列车
- The express train from Shanghai arrives at noon.从上海开来的特快列车中午到达。
- a train of thought
- 思路；一连串想法
- The sudden noise interrupted my train of thought.突然的响声打断了我的思路。
- train ticket
Learner notes
Memory Tip
火车是一长串相连的车厢，所以train也有'一连串、一系列'的意思。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：daily commuting、public transport、travel planning 本条目聚焦“火车”这一常用义项，语域中性，日常口语、书面语和正式场合都比较常见；多用于谈论出行、通勤和公共交通等场景。其他义项（如“一连串、行列、驮队”）多用于较正式或书面语境。
Grammar Note
可数名词，前面常加冠词a或the。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All the words above share the /eɪn/ sound with train. Be careful with other -ain words such as certain /ˈsɜːrtn/, captain /ˈkæptɪn/, and mountain /ˈmaʊntən/, which do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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