时间: 2025-04-25 21:50:40
美: [rel]
英: [reɪl]
n. 铁轨;扶手;横杆;围栏
vi. 抱怨;责骂
vt. 铺铁轨;以横木围栏
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 21:50:40
词源分析:Rail 来源于古法语词“raille”,意为“铁轨”,其根源可追溯至拉丁语“regula”,意为“规则”或“直线”。
历史背景:Rail 首次被记录在英语中,大约是在15世纪,最初用于描述支撑物体的金属条。
课本:Rail 这个词常见于中小学英语教材,尤其是在交通、建筑和安全等主题中。在牛津和美国的教材中,通常出现在小学至高中阶段,涉及铁路和交通的内容。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律领域,rail 可能指“railroad,” 涉及与铁路相关的法律条款;在科学领域,可能用于描述某种轨道或路径。
The train runs along the rail at high speed.
He fell over the rail of the balcony.
The new rail system will improve public transport.
The workers are installing a safety rail on the construction site.
The report highlighted the importance of rail safety regulations.
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反义词:
通过以上分析,可以更全面地理解和运用单词“rail”。
[N-COUNT] A rail is a horizontal bar attached to posts or around the edge of something as a fence or support. 栏杆
例:They had to walk across an emergency footbridge, holding onto a rope that served as a rail.他们不得不抓着当作栏杆用的绳子,走过一架应急人行桥。
[N-COUNT] A rail is a horizontal bar that you hang things on. (挂物用的) 横杆
例:This pair of curtains will fit a rail up to 7 ft 6 in wide.这副窗帘适合安装在宽度为7英尺6英寸的横杆上。
[N-COUNT] Rails are the steel bars which trains run on. 铁轨
例:The train left the rails but somehow forced its way back onto the line.火车偏离了铁轨,但又设法回到了原来的轨道上。
[N-UNCOUNT] If you travel or send something by rail, you travel or send it on a train. 乘火车; 用火车 (运送)
例:The president travelled by rail to his home town.总统乘火车回到了家乡。
[V] to complain bitterly or vehemently 强烈抗议
例:to rail against fate
[[journalism]] If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed. 东山再起
例:It may take some time to get the economy back on the rails.可能要花一些时间使经济重回正轨。
[[英国英语]] If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example, they start taking drugs or breaking the law. 行为出轨
例:They've got to do something about these children because clearly they've gone off the rails.他们必须对这些孩子采取点行动,因为很明显他们的行为已经出轨了。