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

• But so many railroads were built so quickly that fierce competition erupted among them and bankruptcies soon followed.
  但是，所建铁路如此之多之快，引发了激烈竞争，进而导致倒闭和破产。
• 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。
• Power suppliers and the operators of oil pipelines and railroads might want to start.
  电力供销商和石油管道，铁路运营商可能要开始征程了。
• Where do the two railroads connect [ link up]?
  两条铁路在何处连接？
• Railroads and bus lines are utilities.
  铁路和公交线路均为公共设施。
• Despite the new emphasis on existing rail technology, the railroads still had problems.
  尽管重新强调了利用现有的铁路技术，但铁路还会出现问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。