rail
noun
verb
reɪl
noun
1
the
railway
system
铁路系统;
U
the
American
rail
system
美国铁路系统
a
high-speed
rail
network
一个高速铁路网络
Passengers
want
a
better
rail
service
.
乘客希望有更好的铁路服务。
the
Channel
Tunnel
and
its
rail
links
with
London
英吉利海峡隧道以及它和伦敦之间的铁路连接
by
rail
We
continued
our
journey
by
rail.
我们乘火车继续旅行。
I
need
to
buy
a
rail
ticket
.
我要买一张火车票。
cheap
rail
fares
便宜的火车票价
2
one
of
the
two
long
metal
tracks
fastened
to
the
ground
that
trains
move
along
铁路路轨
C
3
a
bar
that
is
fastened
along
or
around
something,
especially
to
stop
you
from
going
somewhere
or
from
falling
栏杆; 扶手
C
Several
passengers
were
leaning
against
the
ship’s
rail.
几名乘客斜靠在轮船的栏杆上。
4
a
bar
that
you
use
to
hang
things
on
〔挂东西用的〕横杆
C
a
towel
rail
毛巾杆
a
curtain
rail
窗帘杆
5
go off the rails
to
start
behaving
in
a
strange
or
socially
unacceptable
way
[非正式] 举止怪异; 行为越轨
informal
At
17
he
suddenly
went
off
the
rails
and
started
stealing.
17 岁那年，他突然走上邪路，开始偷窃。
6
back on the rails
happening
or
functioning
normally
again
恢复常轨; 东山再起
The
coach
was
credited
with
putting
the
team
back
on
the
rails.
球队能东山再起，是教练的功劳。
verb
7
1
to
enclose
or
separate
an
area
with
rails
用栏杆把…围起; 把…隔开;
T
rail
sth
off/in
The
police
railed
off
the
area
where
the
accident
happened.
警察用围栏把事发现场隔开。
8
to
complain
angrily
about
something,
especially
something
that
you
think
is
very
unfair
[正式] 怒斥; 抱怨
I,T | formal
[+
against/at
]
Consumers
rail
against
the
way
companies
fix
prices.
消费者谴责公司的定价方式。