railroad

noun

noun

verb

1. 迫使…仓促行事；强迫…做
   to force sb to do sth before they have had enough time to decide whether or not they want to do it
2. 强使…草率（或草草）通过
   to make a group of people accept a decision, law, etc. quickly by putting pressure on them
   1. The bill was railroaded through the House.
      议院不得已草率通过了这项提案。
3. 轻率判处
   to decide that sb is guilty of a crime, without giving them a fair trial

1. N-COUNT 铁路；铁道
   A railroad is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails.
   1. ...railroad tracks that led to nowhere...
      向远方延伸的铁轨
   2. The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877.
      铁路终于在1877年修到了圣巴巴拉。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 railway


2. N-COUNT 铁路公司；铁路部门
   A railroad is a company or organization that operates railway routes.
   1. ...The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
      芝加哥和西北铁路公司

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 railway


3. VERB 强迫，迫使（某人仓促行事）
   If you railroad someone into doing something, you make them do it although they do not really want to, by hurrying them and putting pressure on them.
   1. He more or less railroaded the rest of Europe into recognising the new 'independent' states...
      他几乎是迫使着其他欧洲国家承认了那些新兴的“独立”国家。
   2. He railroaded the reforms through.
      他强制性地推行了改革。

1. The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877.
   铁路终于在1877年修到了圣巴巴拉。
2. He more or less railroaded the rest of Europe into recognising the new 'independent' states
   他几乎是迫使着其他欧洲国家承认了那些新兴的“独立”国家。
3. He railroaded the reforms through.
   他强制性地推行了改革。
4. Troops have seized the airport and railroad terminals
   军队已控制了机场和火车站。
5. The railroad connects two cities, namely, New York and Chicago.
   这条铁路连接两个城市，即纽约与芝加哥。
6. His father owns some stock in that railroad.
   他的父亲在那条铁路上有些股份。
7. A railroad has connected the two cities.
   铁路连通了两个城市。
8. The parents hindered their children from playing on the railroad tracks.
   父母阻止孩子们在铁轨上玩耍。
9. Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railroad and a highway.
   桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。
10. The street parallels the railroad.
    这条街与铁路平行。
11. The national railroad system has nearly all been electrified.
    全国铁路系统基本上全部电气化了。
12. As I said, the best way is to have the railroad and the farmer get along amicably.
    我说过了，最好的办法是，铁路公司和农庄主人友好共处。
13. A new railroad has been recently built here.
    这里最近铺设了一条新铁路。
14. A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.
    列车由一个或多个火车机车头牵引或推的一系列连接起来的铁路车厢。
15. The train was already moving when we arrived at the railroad station.
    当我们到达火车站时，火车已经开动了。
16. The reports said traffic Taipei's subways and the island's high speed railroad was suspended.
    报道说台北的地铁交通和台湾高速铁路中断。
17. Since we have assumed zero transaction costs, the railroad and the farmer both benefit from this deal.
    由于我们假设了零交易成本，所以铁路和农民都从这笔交易中获利。
18. And this is a triple amount of the maximum of railroad accident compensation in China.
    而且这个数字在中国铁路事故中，补偿的已经是最大数目了。
19. There's not a railroad system in the world that can handle all this traffic.
    世界上没有一个国建能解决如此庞大的铁路系统问题。
20. Guarded railway crossing a tunnel through which the railroad track runs.
    有防护装置的铁路道口一种铁路穿过的隧道。
21. In the future, a high-speed railroad from Changsha to Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing will be built.
    在未来，从长沙至广州，上海和北京高速铁路将建立。
22. He became a railroad locomotive fireman with the Southern Railroad.
    他在南方铁路公司当上了铁路机车司炉工。
23. Was actually the same design as a railroad bridge?
    实际上是与铁路桥梁同样一个设计？
24. Contains highways, parkways, railroad tracks, interstates and road signs for designing transportation systems.
    包括用于运输系统设计的高速公路、园道、铁路轨道、跨省公路和道路标志。
25. Railroad trains and buses are public conveyances.
    火车和公共汽车是公共交通工具。
26. You know what I told him about the railroad?
    关于铁路你知道我对他说什么了吗？
27. My railroad is a priority for this country.
    我的铁路对国家来说是处在优先地位的。
28. I plan to use railroad freight cars.
    我计划使用铁路货运。
29. The new company would have complete control of railroad transportation in the American West.
    这个新的公司将会对美国西部的铁路有完全的控制权。
30. Electric double-track railway system Mainly, it is a railroad junction.
    电气化双轨铁路系统它主要是个铁路联轨站。

noun

1. a line of track providing a runway for wheels
   1. he walked along the railroad track

   Synonym:    railroad trackrailway

2. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

   Synonym:    railwayrailroad linerailway linerailway system

verb

1. transport by railroad

2. supply with railroad lines
   1. railroad the West

3. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
   1. They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone

   Synonym:    dragoonsandbag