rail

英 [reɪl]

美 [reɪl]

n.  栏杆; 扶手; 围栏; (固定在墙上用以挂物品的)横杆; 铁轨; 轨道
v.  怒斥; 责骂; 抱怨

复数：rails　过去式：railed　过去分词：railed　现在分词：railing　第三人称单数：rails　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1961 / COCA.3373

短语用例

rail sth in/off

• 用围栏围住；用围栏隔开
  to separate an area or object from others by placing rails around it
  1. She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea.
     她靠着船上的护栏，凝望大海。

习惯用语

n.

get back on the rails
• 恢复常轨；东山再起
  to become successful again after a period of failure, or to begin functioning normally again
go off the rails
• 举止怪异；行为出轨
  to start behaving in a strange or unacceptable manner, for example, drinking a lot or taking drugs
• 失去控制；无法正常运行
  to lose control and stop functioning correctly
• The company has gone badly off the rails in recent years.
  这家公司最近几年已经陷于严重瘫痪。
jump the rails
• 出轨，脱轨
  to leave the rails suddenly

牛津词典

noun

• 栏杆；扶手；围栏
  a wooden or metal bar placed around sth as a barrier or to provide support
  1. She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea.
     她靠着船上的护栏，凝望大海。
• （固定在墙上用以挂物品的）横杆
  a bar fixed to the wall for hanging things on
  1. a picture/curtain/towel rail
     挂图画 / 窗帘 / 毛巾用的横杆
• 铁轨；轨道
  each of the two metal bars that form the track that trains run on
• 铁路；铁道
  railways/railroads as a means of transport
  1. to travel by rail
     乘火车
  2. rail travel/services/fares
     铁路旅行 / 服务 / 费用
  3. a rail link/network
     铁路连接；铁路网

verb

• 怒斥；责骂；抱怨
  to complain about sth/sb in a very angry way
  1. She railed against the injustice of it all.
     她大骂此事太不公正。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 横杆；栏杆；扶手
  Arailis a horizontal bar attached to posts or fixed round the edge of something as a fence or support.
  1. They had to walk across an emergency footbridge, holding onto a rope that served as a rail...
     他们必须握着一条绳索充当扶手穿过一条紧急人行天桥。
  2. She gripped the hand rail in the lift.
     她紧紧抓着电梯里的扶手。
• N-COUNT （挂物用的）横杆，横档
  Arailis a horizontal bar that you hang things on.
  1. ...frocks hanging from a rail...
     挂在横杆上的连衣裙
  2. This pair of curtains will fit a rail up to 7ft 6in wide.
     这副窗帘需要用7.5英尺宽的横杆挂起。
• N-COUNT 铁轨
  Railsare the steel bars which trains run on.
  1. The train left the rails but somehow forced its way back onto the line.
     火车脱轨了，但总算设法回到了原来的轨道上。
• N-UNCOUNT 乘火车（旅行）；用火车（运送）
  If you travel or send somethingby rail, you travel or send it on a train.
  1. The president traveled by rail to his home town.
     总统坐火车回到了他的家乡。
  2. ...the electric rail link between Manchester and Sheffield.
     曼彻斯特和谢菲尔德之间的电气化铁路线
• VERB （大声）责骂，呵斥
  If yourailagainst something, you criticize it loudly and angrily.
  1. He railed against hypocrisy and greed...
     他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。
  2. I'd cursed him and railed at him.
     我曾诅咒并且大声责骂过他。
• See also:railing
• PHRASE 复苏；重振
  If something isback on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed.
  1. They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails...
     他们热切希望使谈判重新步入正轨。
  2. Her career is back on the rails.
     她的事业得以重振。
• PHRASE （行为）越轨，不规矩
  If someonegoes 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.
  1. They've got to do something about these children because clearly they've gone off the rails.
     他们必须得管管这些孩子了，因为他们实在太不像话了。

英英释义

noun

• any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
• a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
• short for railway
  1. he traveled by rail
  2. he was concerned with rail safety
• a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
  Synonym:railing
• a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
  Synonym:trackrailsrunway

verb

• criticize severely
  1. He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
  2. She railed against the bad social policies
  Synonym:fulminate
• spread negative information about
  1. The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
  Synonym:vilifyrevilevituperate
• complain bitterly
  Synonym:inveigh
• fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
  1. They are railing for fresh fish
• lay with rails
  1. hundreds of miles were railed out here
• travel by rail or train
  1. They railed from Rome to Venice
  2. She trained to Hamburg
  Synonym:train
• convey (goods etc.) by rails
  1. fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
• separate with a railing
  1. rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
  Synonym:rail off
• provide with rails
  1. The yard was railed
• enclose with rails
  1. rail in the old graves
  Synonym:rail in

双语例句

• British Rail had to post a signalman at the entrance to the tunnel
  英国铁路公司不得不在隧道入口设置了一名信号员。
• They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails
  他们热切希望使谈判重新步入正轨。
• The rail strike is causing major disruptions at the country's ports.
  铁路罢工使该国港口陷入了一片混乱。
• Special bus and rail services are being laid on to cater for the crowds
  正在安排专门的巴士和铁路交通服务以满足群众的需要。
• I disagree with Andrew Russell over his piece on British Rail.
  我不同意安德鲁·拉塞尔那篇关于英国铁路公司的文章。
• He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over
  他失去平衡，往后趔趄了一下，撞到栏杆摔倒了。
• She gripped the hand rail in the lift.
  她紧紧抓着电梯里的扶手。
• I'd cursed him and railed at him.
  我曾诅咒并且大声责骂过他。
• The train left the rails but somehow forced its way back onto the line.
  火车脱轨了，但总算设法回到了原来的轨道上。
• The train jumped the rail.
  火车突然出轨了。