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

• Take the narrow lane going north-west parallel with the railway line.
  走和铁路线平行的那条西北向的窄巷。
• 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。
• Arriving at the railway station, I put local knowledge to the test and ask a taxi driver.
  到了火车站，为了检验自己对当地的了解程度，我请教了一个出租车司机。
• I had obtained my first camera for the express purpose of taking railway photographs.
  我已经买了我的第一架照相机，专门用来拍摄铁路。
• I have been a subscriber to Railway Magazine for many years.
  我订阅《铁路杂志》已有很多年了。
• Our village is close to the railway station.
  我们村挨近火车站。
• This was situated to the north-west of the town, a short walk from the railway station.
  这里地处镇子的西北方，离火车站仅有一小段步行距离。
• 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。
• Fires broke out at three railway stations, halting service on two commuter lines for several hours
  三个火车站发生了火灾，两条通勤线路的服务被迫中断数小时。
• The new railway is under construction.
  新铁路正在修筑之中。