railroad

🇺🇸 /ˈreɪlrəʊd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈreɪlrəʊd/
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noun
R

a track with rails for trains to run on

The railroad runs through the valley.

鉄道が谷間を通っています。

R

a system of tracks, trains, and the people who run them

The railroad brought many new jobs to our town.

鉄道が私たちの町に多くの新しい仕事をもたらしました。

verb
R

to force someone to do something quickly without time to decide

They tried to railroad us into signing the contract.

彼らは私たちに契約書に署名するよう強要しようとしました。

R

to make people accept a decision quickly by pressuring them

The new law was railroaded through without proper discussion.

新しい法律は適切な議論なしに強行採決されました。

R

to decide someone is guilty without a fair trial

He felt he was railroaded into a false confession.

彼は虚偽の自白を強要されたと感じました。

translation

n. 鉄道, 鉄道システム
v. 強制する, 強行採決する, 冤罪を着せる

語形変化

3rd Present railroads
Past railroaded
Perfect railroaded
Progressive railroading
Plural railroads