railroad

🇬🇧 UK/'reilrәud/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A system of fixed metal rails on which trains travel; the organization operating such a system

铁路;铁路公司

v.

To transport by railroad; to work on or operate a railroad

用铁路运输;在铁路工作

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
railroadother
=railroad

Common Collocations

  • 1.railroad track铁路轨道
  • 2.railroad company铁路公司
  • 3.transcontinental railroad横贯大陆铁路
  • 4.railroad station火车站

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The transcontinental railroad transformed trade and travel across America in the 19th century.

  • 2.

    The old railroad town still has its original station building from the 1880s.

  • 3.

    He felt he had been railroaded into signing the contract without enough time to review it.

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