rail

noun

1. 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。
2. （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
3. 铁轨；轨道
   each of the two metal bars that form the track that trains run on
4. 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

1. 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。

1. N-COUNT 横杆；栏杆；扶手
   A rail is 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。
2. N-COUNT （挂物用的）横杆，横档
   A rail is 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。
3. N-COUNT 铁轨
   Rails are 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。
4. N-UNCOUNT 乘火车（旅行）；用火车（运送）
   If you travel or send something by 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
5. VERB （大声）责骂，呵斥
   If you rail against 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。
6. See also: railing
7. PHRASE 复苏；重振
   If something is back 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。
8. PHRASE （行为）越轨，不规矩
   If someone goes 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。

1. British Rail has indeed become more commercial over the past decade
   过去10年来，英国铁路确实变得更加商业化了。
2. Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country.
   福冈与国内其他城市之间有非常便捷的空运和铁路运输系统。
3. 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。
4. The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects.
   政府正把数十亿元花在新城市铁路项目上。
5. She climbed the staircase cautiously, holding fast to the rail
   她紧紧地抓着栏杆，小心翼翼地爬楼梯。
6. 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。
7. 90% of managers wanted to see more freight carried by rail.
   90%的经理希望看到更多的货物经由铁路来运输。
8. Let us not forget that the much-maligned British Rail has a major expertise in electronic communications
   我们不要忘了备受非议的英国铁路在电子通讯领域有一项重要的技术专利。
9. People with rail season tickets will get refunds if trains are persistently late.
   如果火车一再晚点，持铁路季票的人会得到退款。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. She gripped the hand rail in the lift.
    她紧紧抓着电梯里的扶手。
14. 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。
15. The president traveled by rail to his home town.
    总统坐火车回到了他的家乡。
16. He railed against hypocrisy and greed
    他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。
17. I'd cursed him and railed at him.
    我曾诅咒并且大声责骂过他。
18. 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。
19. Her career is back on the rails.
    她的事业得以重振。
20. 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。
21. I stood up and almost fell, reeling against the deck rail.
    我站了起来，几乎跌倒，身体摇晃着靠在甲板的围栏上。
22. He rested one of his crutches against the rail.
    他把一根拐杖靠在栏杆上。
23. We want to recreate the romance and excitement that used to be part of rail journeys.
    我们想再度营造以前坐火车旅行的浪漫和兴奋。
24. All transport operations, whether by sea, rail or road, are closely monitored at all times.
    所有的交通活动，无论是通过海路、铁路还是公路，都时刻受到密切监视。
25. British Rail says its new Liverpool Street station is the shape of things to come.
    英国铁路公司声称最新的利物浦街道车站是未来的发展方向。
26. 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。
27. We leaned on the wooden rail of the bridge and looked up the river
    我们靠在桥的木栏杆上，朝河望去。
28. The train jumped the rail.
    火车突然出轨了。
29. This formerly inaccessible place can now be reached by road and rail.
    这里过去是穷乡僻壤，现在铁路公路都畅通了。

rail sth in/off

1. 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。

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
  1. 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

noun

1. any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud

2. a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)

3. short for railway
   1. he traveled by rail
   2. he was concerned with rail safety

4. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

   Synonym:    railing

5. 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

1. criticize severely
   1. He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
   2. She railed against the bad social policies

   Synonym:    fulminate

2. spread negative information about
   1. The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews

   Synonym:    vilifyrevilevituperate

3. complain bitterly

   Synonym:    inveigh

4. fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
   1. They are railing for fresh fish

5. lay with rails
   1. hundreds of miles were railed out here

6. travel by rail or train
   1. They railed from Rome to Venice
   2. She trained to Hamburg

   Synonym:    train

7. convey (goods etc.) by rails
   1. fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium

8. separate with a railing
   1. rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace

   Synonym:    rail off

9. provide with rails
   1. The yard was railed

10. enclose with rails
    1. rail in the old graves

    Synonym:    rail in