noun🔗Share铁路，铁道 A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on."Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads"许多铁路大致沿着旧时陆路或水路的痕迹修建。vehiclemachineindustrytechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share铁路，鐵路運輸。 The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train."The railroad transported many students to their school each morning. "铁路每天早上运送许多学生去学校。vehiclesystemtechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share铁路，铁道。 A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets"Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each-other"铁路要充分参与竞争，前提是它们的路轨在技术上互相兼容并连接在一起。propertyutilityvehicleindustrybusinessmachinesystemtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share草率行事，仓促。 A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration."The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed."律师们为了拿到所需的签名，把整个流程弄成了草率行事。politicsgovernmentactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用铁路运输， 铁运 To transport via railroad."The company railroads its employees to the distant factory every morning. "这家公司每天早上用火车把员工们运到遥远的工厂.vehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share经营铁路，管理铁路。 To operate a railroad."The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly"撒切尔主义的实验证明，私营部门经营铁路的效率可能和国家垄断一样低下。vehicleindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share在鐵路工作，於鐵路任職 To work for a railroad."My grandfather railroaded for the Southern Pacific for over thirty years. "我的祖父在南太平洋鐵路公司工作了三十多年。jobworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share乘火车，坐火车 To travel by railroad."We will railroad to the countryside for our family picnic. "我们打算乘火车去乡下野餐。vehiclewayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share玩铁路模型，进行铁路相关的爱好活动。 To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads."My brother railroads, collecting model train sets and meticulously arranging them on a large layout. "我哥哥玩铁路模型，他收集火车模型，并在一个巨大的场景上细致地摆放它们。vehicleentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share仓促通过，草率通过。 To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution."The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections."多数派仓促地将该法案在议会中通过，没有进行通常的专家研究，否则这些研究会拖延到选举之后。politicsgovernmentlawactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share陷害， 栽赃 To convict of a crime by circumventing due process."They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges."他们只能通过栽赃他可疑的藏毒罪名，才能把他定罪。governmentlawpoliticsrightguiltstateactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share强迫，胁迫。 To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement."He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement at his exit interview."他被迫在离职面谈时签署了保密协议。politicsgovernmentlawactionsocietyorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share强迫推进剧情，硬性推动情节。 To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue."The teacher railroading the students into finishing the project before recess meant they had no time to properly research. "老师强迫学生们在课间休息前完成项目，这意味着他们没有时间好好研究了。storywritingentertainmentliteraturecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share横向铺设，横向使用。 (upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically."The seamstress is railroading the fabric on the new curtains, making the stripes run across instead of up and down. "这位裁缝正在横向铺设新窗帘的面料，这样条纹就是横着而不是竖着排列了。materialstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
