搜尋結果
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
- 釋義
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