railroad
🇬🇧 UK/'reilrәud/🇺🇸 US
B1
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 Englishrailroadother
=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.