rail
- n.栏杆;铁路;轨道;扶手;铁轨;围栏;(固定在墙上用以挂物品的)横杆
- v.抱怨;责骂;怒斥
复数： rails 过去式： railed 现在分词： railing 过去分词： railed 第三人称单数： rails
railnoun
栏杆；扶手；围栏
a wooden or metal bar placed around sth as a barrier or to provide support
She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea.
她靠着船上的护栏，凝望大海。
（固定在墙上用以挂物品的）横杆
a bar fixed to the wall for hanging things on
a picture/curtain/towel rail
挂图画 / 窗帘 / 毛巾用的横杆
铁轨；轨道
each of the two metal bars that form the track that trains run on
铁路；铁道
railways/railroads as a means of transport
to travel by rail
乘火车
rail travel/services/fares
铁路旅行 / 服务 / 费用
a rail link/network
铁路连接；铁路网
to become successful again after a period of failure, or to begin functioning normally again
to leave the rails suddenly
verb
formal怒斥；责骂；抱怨
to complain about sth/sb in a very angry way
She railed against the injustice of it all.
她大骂此事太不公正。
rail
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N-COUNT 横杆；栏杆；扶手
A rail is a horizontal bar attached to posts or fixed round the edge of something as a fence or support.They had to walk across an emergency footbridge, holding onto a rope that served as a rail...
他们必须握着一条绳索充当扶手穿过一条紧急人行天桥。
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N-COUNT （挂物用的）横杆，横档
A rail is a horizontal bar that you hang things on....frocks hanging from a rail...
挂在横杆上的连衣裙
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N-COUNT 铁轨
Rails are the steel bars which trains run on.The train left the rails but somehow forced its way back onto the line.
火车脱轨了，但总算设法回到了原来的轨道上。
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N-UNCOUNT 乘火车（旅行）；用火车（运送）
If you travel or send something by rail, you travel or send it on a train.The president traveled by rail to his home town.
总统坐火车回到了他的家乡。
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VERB （大声）责骂，呵斥
If you rail against something, you criticize it loudly and angrily.He railed against hypocrisy and greed...
他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。
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PHRASE 复苏；重振
If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed.They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails...
他们热切希望使谈判重新步入正轨。
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PHRASE （行为）越轨，不规矩
If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.They've got to do something about these children because clearly they've gone off the rails.
他们必须得管管这些孩子了，因为他们实在太不像话了。
noun
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- any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
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- a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
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- short for railway
- he traveled by rail
- he was concerned with rail safety
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- a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- Synonym: railing
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- a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- Synonym: track rails runway
verb
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- criticize severely
- He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
- She railed against the bad social policies
- Synonym: fulminate
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- spread negative information about
- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
- Synonym: vilify revile vituperate
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- complain bitterly
- Synonym: inveigh
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- fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
- They are railing for fresh fish
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- lay with rails
- hundreds of miles were railed out here
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- travel by rail or train
- They railed from Rome to Venice
- She trained to Hamburg
- Synonym: train
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- convey (goods etc.) by rails
- fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
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- separate with a railing
- rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
- Synonym: rail off
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- provide with rails
- The yard was railed
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- enclose with rails
- rail in the old graves
- Synonym: rail in
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She was conscious of a second man hanging on to the rail .
她意识到还有另一个男人紧抓着栏杆。
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We leaned on the wooden rail of the bridge and looked up the river
我们靠在桥的木栏杆上，朝河望去。
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Raw materials and labour come by ship , rail or road .
从水上、铁路和公路运来原料和工人。
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The rail pass will pay for itself after about two trips .
火车月票大约只需乘两次车就够本了。
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It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road .
用铁路运送这批货物会比用公路好。
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The rail strike is a bit of a pain .
这次铁路罢工有点头痛。
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Ticket prices include your flight and onward rail journey .
票价包括您的飞行航程和接续的铁路旅费。
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Several cars went off the rails .
有几节火车车厢出轨了。
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She leaned on the ship 's rail and gazed out to sea .
她靠着船上的护栏，凝望大海。
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She gripped on to the railing with both hands .
她双手紧紧抓住栏杆。
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She railed against the injustice of it all .
她大骂此事太不公正。
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She leaned out over the railing .
她靠在栏杆上探出身去。
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Huge sections of the rail network are out of action .
铁路网的很多区段停运。
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The rail company said it expected services to get slowly back to normal
铁路公司表示，其运输服务将慢慢恢复正常。
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British Rail has indeed become more commercial over the past decade
过去10年来，英国铁路确实变得更加商业化了。
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The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects .
政府正把数十亿元花在新城市铁路项目上。
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She was holding onto the rail to keep her balance
她抓住扶手以保持平衡。
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They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails
他们热切希望使谈判重新步入正轨。
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90 % of managers wanted to see more freight carried by rail .
90%的经理希望看到更多的货物经由铁路来运输。
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The president traveled by rail to his home town .
总统坐火车回到了他的家乡。
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British Rail says its new Liverpool Street station is the shape of things to come .
英国铁路公司声称最新的利物浦街道车站是未来的发展方向。
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British Rail immediately hit back with their own cheap fares scheme .
英国铁路公司马上推出自己的低票价方案予以反击。
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The sudden onset of winter caused havoc with rail and air transport
冬天的突然降临让铁路和航空运输系统陷入混乱。
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The train left the rails but somehow forced its way back onto the line .
火车脱轨了，但总算设法回到了原来的轨道上。
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The frames are secured by horizontal rails to the back wall .
框架用横杆牢牢固定在后墙上。
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Her career is back on the rails .
她的事业得以重振。
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There remains considerable doubt over when the intended high-speed rail link will be complete
人们对于拟建的高速铁路何时能竣工仍存有很大疑问。
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There 's a good British Rail link at Clapham Junction .
在克拉珀姆枢纽站有条很不错的英国铁路线。
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The rail strike is causing major disruptions at the country 's ports .
铁路罢工使该国港口陷入了一片混乱。
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Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country .
福冈与国内其他城市之间有非常便捷的空运和铁路运输系统。
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