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railroads

英 [ˈreɪlrəʊdz]

美 [ˈreɪlroʊdz]

n.  铁路; 铁路公司
v.  迫使…仓促行事; 强迫…做; 强使…草率(或草草)通过; 轻率判处
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柯林斯词典

  • N-COUNT 铁路;铁道
    Arailroadis a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails.
    1. ...railroad tracks that led to nowhere...
      向远方延伸的铁轨
    2. The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877.
      铁路终于在1877年修到了圣巴巴拉。
  • in BRIT, use 英国英语用 railway

  • N-COUNT 铁路公司;铁路部门
    Arailroadis a company or organization that operates railway routes.
    1. ...The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
      芝加哥和西北铁路公司
  • in BRIT, use 英国英语用 railway

  • VERB 强迫,迫使(某人仓促行事)
    If yourailroadsomeoneintodoing something, you make them do it although they do not really want to, by hurrying them and putting pressure on them.
    1. He more or less railroaded the rest of Europe into recognising the new 'independent' states...
      他几乎是迫使着其他欧洲国家承认了那些新兴的“独立”国家。
    2. He railroaded the reforms through.
      他强制性地推行了改革。

双语例句

  • The railroads have lost a lot of business to trucking companies.
    铁路已经给卡车公司夺去了许多生意。
  • Railroads, bus lines, gas and electric companies are public utilities.
    铁路、公共汽车、煤气和电力公司都是公用事业。
  • Obviously, such topography makes the construction of railroads, highways, airports, and cities easier.
    显然,这样的地形有利于建筑铁路、公路、机场和城市。
  • Water transportation was outmoded by railroads and good pikes.
    水上运输已因铁路和良好的税道而变得过时了。
  • Immigrants helped lay the railroads and build our cities, calloused hand by calloused hand.
    是移民们用一双双长满老茧的手,帮助铺设了铁路和建设了我们的城市。
  • Before the building of transcontinental railroads, California too relied on such ships for much of its trade.
    在修建贯穿美洲大陆的铁路之前,加州的大量贸易也依靠这种快帆船进行。
  • The railroads are still a significant mode of transport.
    铁路现在还是一种重要的运输方式。
  • Does our spirit need or not a support when we construct countless skyscrapers and web-like highways and railroads?
    我们在建立起无数的高堂华厦和蛛网般的高速铁路、公路的时候,我们的灵魂是否还需要有一个依托?
  • These people did not want the railroads to completely control the transport of goods.
    这些人不想让铁路完全控制商品的运输。
  • By the same logic, the railroads created Chicago and the car did the same for Detroit and Los Angeles.
    根据同样的逻辑,铁路创建了芝加哥,汽车创建了底特律和洛杉矶。