railroad
- IPA[ˈrālˌrōd]
美式
- a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.；a system of tracks with the trains, organization, and personnel required for its working
- press (someone) into doing something by rushing or coercing them；cause (a measure) to be passed or approved quickly by applying pressure
noun: railroad, plural noun: railroads
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名詞
- 1. a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run. his uncle works on the railroad railroad tracks
- 2. a system of tracks with the trains, organization, and personnel required for its working the Union Pacific Railroad
動詞
- 1. press (someone) into doing something by rushing or coercing them she hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision
- ▪ cause (a measure) to be passed or approved quickly by applying pressure the Bill had been railroaded through the House
- ▪ send (someone) to prison without a fair trial or by means of false evidence they know I was railroaded and falsely accused
- a secret network for helping slaves escape from the South to the North and to Canada in the ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- a railroad system constructed to lower engineering standards than a mainline railroad, ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- (in the US) a secret network for helping slaves escape from the South to the North and Canada ...
Oxford Dictionary
- a railroad along which cars are drawn by a continuous cable.
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈreɪlrəʊd]
英式
- a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run; a ... his uncle works on the railroad railroad tracks
- rush or coerce (someone) into doing something: she hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision
Oxford Dictionary
