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
railroad的第三人称单数和复数

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。
• British banks loaned the money needed to build factories, mines, and railroads worldwide.
  英国银行借出的钱，需要建立全球的工厂，矿山，铁路。
• 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。
• As Morgan combined more and more industries and railroads after 1901 his power grew almost by geometric ratio.
  1901年以后，随着摩根兼并越来越多的工业和铁路，他的力量几乎按照几何比率增长。
• Where do the two railroads connect [ link up]?
  两条铁路在何处连接？
• The coming of the railroads made canal shipping less important.
  铁路的出现使运河航运不那么重要了。
• The worst aspect of the record was the exploitation of these immigrants by the railroads and industries.
  最坏的记录是铁路和工业对那些移民的剥削。
• The railroads are still a significant mode of transport.
  铁路现在还是一种重要的运输方式。
• Railroads also attracted a good deal of private investment, both domestic and European.
  修筑铁路时还吸收了国内和欧洲的大量私人投资。
• Some railroads once run by steam are now electrified.
  从前由蒸汽操纵的铁路现在电气化了。