railway

美 [ˈreɪlweɪ]英 [ˈreɪlweɪ]
  • n.铁路;铁路公司;铁道;铁路系统;铁道部门

复数: railways

rail 铁轨 + way 路,道路

高考 CET4 TEM4

railwayrailway

noun

1

铁路;铁道
a track with rails on which trains run

The railway is still under construction.

这条铁路仍在建设之中。

a disused railway

被废弃的铁路

2

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

Her father worked on the railways.

她父亲在铁路部门工作。

a railway station/worker/company

火车站;铁路工人 / 公司

the Midland Railway

米德兰铁路公司

a model railway

模范铁路

railway

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 铁路;铁道
    A railway is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails.

    The road ran beside a railway.

    公路建在铁路旁边。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 铁路公司;铁路部门
    A railway is a company or organization that operates railway routes.

    ...the state-owned French railway.

    法国国有铁路公司

  • 5
    N-COUNT 铁路系统;铁路网
    A railway is the system and network of tracks that trains travel on.

noun

1
a line of track providing a runway for wheels
he walked along the railroad track
Synonym: railroad track railroad
2
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
Synonym: railroad railroad line railway line railway system

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  1. The railway is still under construction .

    这条铁路仍在建设之中。

  2. The railway line was electrified in the 1950s .

    这条铁路线在20世纪50年代就实现了电气化。

  3. The industry is coeval with the construction of the first railways .

    这一产业和初期铁路的建造相伴而生。

  4. The new railway line will run overground .

    新铁路线将铺在地面上。

  5. The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and civilization .

    维多利亚时代的人认为铁路带来了进步和文明。

  6. Her father worked on the railways .

    她父亲在铁路部门工作。

  7. The boy was electrocuted when he wandered onto a railway track .

    男孩闲逛踩到铁轨上时触电死亡。

  8. The railway had obviously been built long after the house

    显然,这条铁路是房子建成后很久才造的。

  9. The railways will carry a far higher proportion of freight traffic

    铁路将承担比例高得多的货运量。

  10. I have been a subscriber to Railway Magazine for many years .

    我订阅《铁路杂志》已有很多年了。

  11. Leaves on the line are an expensive problem for the railways .

    处理铁轨上的落叶对铁路公司而言是一个耗资巨大的工程。

  12. He walked back over the railway bridge .

    他从铁路桥上走了回去。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

  15. 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。

  16. 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。

  17. They were loaded on the railway trucks to go to Liverpool .

    它们被装上开往利物浦的货运火车。

  18. 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。

  19. The British government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high speed railway

    预计英国政府不会考虑为修建一条新的高速铁路提供国家补贴的设想。

  20. Just follow your nose and in about five minutes you 're at the old railway .

    径直往前开,大约5分钟就能到旧铁路线。

  21. A railway line crosses the park so children must not be allowed to stray .

    有一条铁路横穿该公园,因此必须禁止小孩子在附近闲逛。

  22. A rural single railway track meanders through the valley

    一条乡间的单轨铁路从山谷间曲折地穿过。

  23. Across the river the railway track ran up to the pithead .

    铁轨跨过这条河直达矿井口。

  24. Britain 's railways are big business

    英国的铁路业务规模巨大。

  25. The mutilated bodies of seven men have been found beside a railway line .

    铁路旁发现了7具面目全非的男子尸体。

  26. The road ran beside a railway .

    公路建在铁路旁边。

  27. He could barely afford the railway fare .

    他几乎买不起火车票。

  28. There 's been a record number of complaints about the standard of service on Britain 's railways

    有关英国铁路服务水平的投诉空前的多。

  29. Dozens of miles of railway track have been torn up

    好几十英里的铁轨被毁坏了。

  30. There were a hundred or so hotels in the vicinity of the railway station

    在火车站附近大约有100家旅馆。

后缀
e-路,道路

always adv. 总是

all 所有的,全部的 + way 路,道路

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