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的陆路或水路痕迹修建。vehicletechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."The railroads carried many commuters to work every morning. "铁路每天早上运送大量通勤者上班。vehiclesystemindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share铁路，铁路系统 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。propertyassetvehicleindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share草率行事, 仓促, 敷衍了事 A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration."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。processactiongovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用铁路运输，铁路运送 To transport via railroad."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。vehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share运营铁路，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，私营部门运营铁路的效率可能和国家垄断企业一样低下。vehicletechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share在鐵路工作, 從事鐵路業 To work for a railroad."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。jobindustryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share乘火车旅行，坐火车。 To travel by railroad."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。vehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share玩铁路模型， 爱好铁路。 To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads."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。vehicleentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share暗箱操作， 强行通过。 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。politicsgovernmentlawactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share诬陷，栽赃。 To convict of a crime by circumventing due process."They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges."他们只能靠诬陷他持有可疑毒品，才能把他定罪。lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share逼迫，强迫。 To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement."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。politicsgovernmentlawbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share强迫，逼迫。 To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue."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。storyentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share横向铺设，横向使用。 (upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically."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。materialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
