railroad 详细解释
railroad
['reilrəud]
n.铁路, 铁路公司
=railway（英）
vt.由铁道运输, 使（议案等）草草通过, 迫使仓促行事
vi.在铁路公司工作
n.[C]
1. 铁路
A new railroad is under construction.
一条新的铁路正在修建中。
2. 铁路公司
vt.
1. 用铁路运送
These goods will be railroaded to that city.
这些货物将由铁路运送到那个城市。
2. 在……修筑铁路
3. 【口】使(议案)草率通过[(+through)]
railroad a bill through Congress
强使国会草率地通过一项议案。
4. 【俚】以捏造不实之罪使入狱[(+to)]
5. 【口】迫使……仓促行事[(+into)]
The directors railroaded their chairman into a decision.
董事们迫使董事长仓促作出决定。
vi.
1. 在铁路部门工作
2. 乘火车旅行
3. 筑铁路
词形变化
名词: railroader | 动词过去式: railroaded | 动词过去分词: railroaded | 动词现在分词: railroading | 动词第三人称单数: railroads |
词义辨析
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 railroad:
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
同义词：railway, railroad line, railway line, railway system
a line of track providing a runway for wheels
同义词：railroad track, railway
动词 railroad:
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
supply with railroad lines
transport by railroad
补充
railroadrailroad英:[ˈreilrəud] 美:[ˈrelˌrod]n.1.铁路, 铁道The railroad slopes up slightly at this point.铁路从这儿开始微微向上倾斜。2.铁路系统My brother is working on the railroad.我兄弟在铁路系统工作。例句
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. They will railroad these goods to Shanghai.他们将由铁路把这些货物运往上海。 3. They railroaded the plan through the board of directors.他们迫使董事会通过这项计划。 4. They were railroaded to prison by their enemies.他们被敌人捏造罪名强行投入监狱。 5. she hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision.她迟疑了，不想被迫仓促做出决定。 6. the Bill had been railroaded through the House.议会被迫草率通过了议案。 7. a transcontinental railroad [=(chiefly Brit) railway]贯穿大陆的铁路 8. a railroad station火车站 9. railroad cars/workers/travel火车车厢；铁路工人；乘火车旅行 10. an employee of the railroad [=(chiefly Brit) railway]铁路公司的雇员 11. a controversial law that is being railroaded through Congress国会不得已正要草草通过的颇具争议的法案 12. a bill that was railroaded into law不得已而草率通过立法的提案 13. They claim she was railroaded.他们声称对她的定罪有失公正。 14. He railroaded her into signing the contract.他迫使她仓促签署了合同。 15. She's trying to railroad us into buying the house.她正竭力迫使我们匆匆买下那幢房子。 16. He worked as a railroader [=a person who works for a railroad company] all his life.他当了一辈子的铁路工人。 17. "the history of railroading [=of trains, railroads, the people who work on them, etc.]"铁路史