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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

railroad ['reɪlrəud]
  1. 1. noun see railway

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

railroad [ˈreɪlrəʊd]
  1. 1. n.[c] 铁路线铁路系统
  2. 2. n.[c] 铁路铁道
  3. 3. vt. [Spoken] 迫使强迫
  4. 4. vt. 给……铺设铁路
  5. 5. vt. [American English] 铁路运输
  6. 6. vt. [Spoken] [American English] 使……草率通过决定
  7. 7. vt. [American English] [Slang] 捏造罪名给……草率定罪

Collins English-English Dictionary

railroad ['reɪl"rəυd]
  1. 1. n the usual US word for railway
  2. 2. vt. [tr] [Spoken] to force (a person) into (an action) with haste or by unfair means

Examples

to railroad a bill through congress
使议案在国会草草通过
The railroad car was making it final stop before arriving at its destination.
火车在到达其目的地之前最后一次停靠。
A railroad, on its raised bed, can be seen amidst the water.
在水中可以看到建在地上河床上的铁路。
Towns that were not connected by railroad, often went into a decline.
没有被铁路连接的城镇,通常都会走向衰退。
The British call a railroad tie a sleeper.
英国人把“railroad tie”(铁路枕木)称为“sleeper”。
The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war.
抵抗运动成员在战争期间破坏铁路运输。
It stands hard by the railroad tracks.
它紧挨着铁道。

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