railroad

英 [ˈreɪlrəʊd]

美 [ˈreɪlroʊd]

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

复数：railroads　过去分词：railroaded　现在分词：railroading　过去式：railroaded　第三人称单数：railroads　

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牛津词典

noun

noun

verb

• 迫使…仓促行事；强迫…做
  to force sb to do sth before they have had enough time to decide whether or not they want to do it
• 强使…草率（或草草）通过
  to make a group of people accept a decision, law, etc. quickly by putting pressure on them
  1. The bill was railroaded through the House.
     议院不得已草率通过了这项提案。
• 轻率判处
  to decide that sb is guilty of a crime, without giving them a fair trial

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。

英英释义

noun

• a line of track providing a runway for wheels
  1. he walked along the railroad track
  Synonym:railroad trackrailway
• line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
  Synonym:railwayrailroad linerailway linerailway system

verb

• transport by railroad
• supply with railroad lines
  1. railroad the West
• compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
  1. They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone
  Synonym:dragoonsandbag

双语例句

• Since we have assumed zero transaction costs, the railroad and the farmer both benefit from this deal.
  由于我们假设了零交易成本，所以铁路和农民都从这笔交易中获利。
• And this is a triple amount of the maximum of railroad accident compensation in China.
  而且这个数字在中国铁路事故中，补偿的已经是最大数目了。
• The national railroad system has nearly all been electrified.
  全国铁路系统基本上全部电气化了。
• A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.
  列车由一个或多个火车机车头牵引或推的一系列连接起来的铁路车厢。
• Troops have seized the airport and railroad terminals
  军队已控制了机场和火车站。
• He became a railroad locomotive fireman with the Southern Railroad.
  他在南方铁路公司当上了铁路机车司炉工。
• There's not a railroad system in the world that can handle all this traffic.
  世界上没有一个国建能解决如此庞大的铁路系统问题。
• Contains highways, parkways, railroad tracks, interstates and road signs for designing transportation systems.
  包括用于运输系统设计的高速公路、园道、铁路轨道、跨省公路和道路标志。
• The train was already moving when we arrived at the railroad station.
  当我们到达火车站时，火车已经开动了。
• The railroad connects two cities, namely, New York and Chicago.
  这条铁路连接两个城市，即纽约与芝加哥。