railroad
🇺🇸
/ˈreɪlrəʊd/
🇬🇧
/ˈreɪlrəʊd/
noun
R
a track with rails for trains to run on
The railroad runs through the valley.
鐵路穿過山谷。
R
a system of tracks, trains, and the people who run them
The railroad brought many new jobs to our town.
鐵路為我們鎮帶來了許多新工作。
verb
R
to force someone to do something quickly without time to decide
They tried to railroad us into signing the contract.
他們試圖強迫我們簽署合約。
R
to make people accept a decision quickly by pressuring them
The new law was railroaded through without proper discussion.
新法律在沒有適當討論的情況下被強行通過。
R
to decide someone is guilty without a fair trial
He felt he was railroaded into a false confession.
他覺得自己被強迫做了虛假供述。
translation
鐵路軌道, 鐵路系統
強迫, 施壓迫使接受, 草率定罪
詞形變化
3rd Present
railroads
Past
railroaded
Perfect
railroaded
Progressive
railroading
Plural
railroads