train
释义
To teach a skill or behavior through practice and instruction
训练;培训;培养
To prepare oneself for a sport or test through exercise
(为体育/考试)锻炼,训练
To guide a plant to grow in a particular direction
牵引(植物)定向生长
A connected series of railway cars pulled along a track
火车,列车
A series or succession of things or events
一连串;一系列(如 train of thought)
A trailing part of a gown or robe that drags behind
(礼服的)拖裾
词根拆分
词根派生源自古法语 train(「拖曳、拖出的一线」),来自拉丁语 trahere「拖、拉」。英语中最古的义是礼服后拖的裾——被拖在身后的东西。火车 train 是被拉着走的一列车厢;train 某人则是把人沿学习的路「拉着走」,像把藤蔓牵引上铁丝。
词根 train 还连着 8 个词为什么是这个意思
train 是「一个物理画面如何扇形展开成看似无关的意思」的范例。礼服拖地的裾、一列火车车厢、train of thought(一个念头牵着另一个)、以及「训练」义(把学习者向前牵引)——全是同一个「拖」,分别施于布料、金属、思绪和人。
常用搭配
- 1.train hard刻苦训练
- 2.catch a train赶火车
- 3.train staff培训员工
- 4.train of thought思路
- 5.miss the train错过火车
例句
- 1.
Coaches train athletes for months before a major competition.
大赛前教练会训练运动员好几个月。
- 2.
We caught the early train to the coast.
我们赶上了去海边的早班火车。
- 3.
I lost my train of thought when the phone rang.
电话一响,我的思路就断了。
- 4.
The gardener trained the roses along the fence.
园丁把玫瑰牵引着沿篱笆生长。