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railroads

/ˈreɪlroʊdz/ /ˈreɪlˌroʊdz/

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noun

铁路，铁道。

A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.

Examples :

"Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads"

许多铁路大致沿着旧的陆路或水路痕迹修建。

vehicle technology industry

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noun

铁路，铁路系统

The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.

Examples :

"The railroads carried many commuters to work every morning. "

铁路每天早上运送大量通勤者上班。

vehicle system industry

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noun

铁路，铁路系统

A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets

Examples :

"Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each-other"

铁路系统只有在彼此的铁轨技术上兼容并连接起来时，才能充分竞争。

property asset vehicle industry

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noun

草率行事, 仓促, 敷衍了事

A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.

Examples :

"The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed."

律师们草率地处理了整个流程，以便尽快拿到所需的签名。

process action government politics

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verb

用铁路运输，铁路运送

To transport via railroad.

Examples :

"The company plans to railroad the new cars from the factory to the distribution centers. "

这家公司计划用铁路把新车从工厂铁路运送到各个分销中心。

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verb

运营铁路，管理铁路。

To operate a railroad.

Examples :

"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，私营部门运营铁路的效率可能和国家垄断企业一样低下。

vehicle technology industry

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verb

在鐵路工作, 從事鐵路業

To work for a railroad.

Examples :

"My grandfather used to railroad for the Union Pacific. "

我爷爷以前在联合太平洋铁路公司工作。

job industry work

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verb

乘火车旅行，坐火车。

To travel by railroad.

Examples :

"We plan to railroads across the country next summer for our family vacation. "

我们计划明年夏天全家坐火车横穿全国旅行，作为家庭度假的方式。

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verb

玩铁路模型，爱好铁路。

To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.

Examples :

"My grandfather really railroads; he spends hours building model trains and researching railway history. "

我的爷爷特别爱好铁路；他花好几个小时制作火车模型，还研究铁路历史。

vehicle entertainment

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verb

暗箱操作，强行通过。

To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.

Examples :

"The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections."

多数派暗箱操作，强行使该法案在议会通过，没有进行通常会拖延到选举之后的专家研究。

politics government law action process

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verb

诬陷，栽赃。

To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.

Examples :

"They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges."

他们只能靠诬陷他持有可疑毒品，才能把他定罪。

law government politics

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verb

逼迫，强迫。

To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.

Examples :

"He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement at his exit interview."

他被逼迫着在离职面谈时签署了保密协议。

politics government law business

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verb

强迫，逼迫。

To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue.

Examples :

"The teacher railroaded us into finishing the group project by threatening to lower everyone's grade if even one person didn't participate. "

老师强迫我们完成小组项目，威胁说如果有一个人不参与，就降低所有人的成绩。

story entertainment

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verb

横向铺设，横向使用。

(upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.

Examples :

"To make the sofa more modern, the upholsterer decided to railroad the fabric, running its pattern horizontally across the back. "

为了让沙发看起来更现代，那位室内装潢师决定横向铺设这块布料，让它的图案在沙发背面上横向展开。

material technical