rail

🇬🇧 UK/reil/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB1

Definitions

n.

A horizontal bar used as a barrier or support; a metal track for trains; a railway.

栏杆;铁轨;铁路

v.

To travel by rail; to enclose with rails.

乘火车旅行;用栏杆围住

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
railother
=rail

Common Collocations

  • 1.guard rail护栏
  • 2.hand rail扶手栏杆
  • 3.by rail乘火车
  • 4.off the rails脱轨;失控

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She gripped the rail tightly as the ship rocked in the storm.

  • 2.

    The workers laid new rails along the mountain route last summer.

  • 3.

    Traveling by rail is often more relaxing than driving long distances.

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