railway

英 [ˈreɪlweɪ]

美 [ˈreɪlweɪ]

n.  铁路; 铁道; 铁路公司; 铁道部门; 铁路系统

复数：railways　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1099 / COCA.8369

牛津词典

noun

• 铁路；铁道
  a track with rails on which trains run
  1. The railway is still under construction.
     这条铁路仍在建设之中。
  2. a disused railway
     被废弃的铁路
• 铁路公司；铁道部门；铁路系统
  a system of tracks, together with the trains that run on them, and the organization and people needed to operate them
  1. Her father worked on the railways.
     她父亲在铁路部门工作。
  2. a railway station/worker/company
     火车站；铁路工人 / 公司
  3. the Midland Railway
     米德兰铁路公司
  4. a model railway
     模范铁路

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 铁路;铁道
  Arailwayis a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails.
  1. The road ran beside a railway.
     公路建在铁路旁边。
  2. ...a disused railway line.
     废弃的铁路线

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用railroad


• N-COUNT 铁路公司;铁路部门
  Arailwayis a company or organization that operates railway routes.
  1. ...the state-owned French railway.
     法国国有铁路公司
  2. ...the privatisation of the railways.
     铁路私有化

in AM, use 美国英语用 railroad


• 铁路系统；铁路网
  Arailwayis the system and network of tracks that trains travel on.

英英释义

noun

• a line of track providing a runway for wheels
  1. he walked along the railroad track
  Synonym:railroad trackrailroad
• line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
  Synonym:railroadrailroad linerailway linerailway system

双语例句

• Tour buses have replaced railway cars.
  观光巴士已经取代了火车。
• Ingrid went with him to the railway station to see him off
  英格丽德和他一起去火车站送他。
• After collecting the cash, the kidnapper made his escape down the disused railway line.
  拿到现金后，绑架者沿着废弃的铁道逃走了。
• Talks between striking railway workers and the Polish government have broken down
  罢工的铁路工人和波兰政府间举行的谈判已经破裂了。
• Paradise Street was a short, crowded street near the railway station and hard by the factory.
  天堂街是火车站附近一条拥挤的小街道，离该工厂很近。
• Our village is close to the railway station.
  我们村挨近火车站。
• The new railway is under construction.
  新铁路正在修筑之中。
• A new railway is under construction.
  正在修建一条新铁路。
• Throughout Europe a new railway age, that of the high-speed train, has dawned
  新的铁路时代——高速铁路时代，在整个欧洲已经开始出现。
• The railway was opened to traffic last year.
  这条铁路是去年通车的。