单词
railroad
读音
ˈreɪlroʊd
美式
英式
词根
Railroad 是由 "rail" 和 "road" 这两个单词组合而成的。"Rail" 在这里是指钢轨，而 "road" 是指道路。因此，railroad 的字面含义是“轨道之路”。
释义
n. 铁路；铁路公司 v. 迫使……仓促行事； 强使……草率通过； 轻率判处； 在铁路工作；乘火车旅行 [ 复数 railroads 第三人称单数 railroads 现在分词 railroading 过去式 railroaded 过去分词 railroaded ]
例句
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad wouldn't go along with that arrangement and said it would shut down completely.
芝加哥西北铁路公司不同意那项安排并说要彻底停止。
Court decisions always went against railroad workers.
法院的判决总是对铁路工人不利。
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。
The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad wouldn't go along with that arrangement and said it would shut down completely.
芝加哥西北铁路公司不同意那项安排并说要彻底停止。
Court decisions always went against railroad workers.
法院的判决总是对铁路工人不利。
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。
强化记忆
你可以通过创建一个心里画面来记忆这个单词，例如：致力于建设一条从城市A到城市B的铁路，并在画面中出现 "rail"（轨道）和 "road"（道路）两个元素，这样就可以很自然地记住这个单词了。"Railroad" 这个词在19世纪初的工业革命中首次出现，当时铁路为工业化社会带来了空前的便利。在美国，铁路的开发和运用极大地推动了内陆的开发和西部的扩张，因此，在美国文化中，railroad 往往和工业发展、内陆开发等主题相关联。
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Or that person is standingat a railroad platformabout to board a train that will cross rivers and mountains
but it's just one of many living things that can glow.The railroad worm, Phrixothrix hirtus,can light up its body in two colors:
he worked with a local women's organizationto help build an underground railroad,an escape network for women's rights activists
Now, Davidson is a little-bitty town,Southern town, split by railroad tracks,with white Davidson on one side, black Davidson on the other side,
Harriet feared she would be sold away from everyone she loved.She had heard of an “underground railroad,"a secret network of safe houses,
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