rail
v.责骂,抱怨n.横杆,围栏,栏杆,秧鸡,扶手
释义2:
rail
/ reil /
rail¹◙ noun1. a bar or series of bars, typically fixed on upright supports, serving as part of a fence or barrier or used to hang things on• 横条,横杆,横档;栏杆,扶手 (the rails)the inside boundary fence of a racecourse• (赛马或赛狗场的)围栏 the edge of a surfboard or sailboard• 冲浪板(或帆板的)边缘2. a steel bar or continuous line of bars laid on the ground as one of a pair forming a railway track• 铁轨,钢轨;轨道,铁路 »the goods train left the rails. 货车出了轨。 [mass noun] [often as modifier] railways as a means of transport• 铁路运输 »rail fares. 火车票。 »travelling by rail. 乘火车旅行。3. a horizontal piece in the frame of a panelled door or sash window• (镶板门或上下推拉窗的)横档,冒头。--› compare
stile 4. [Electronics] a conductor which is maintained at a fixed potential and to which other parts of a circuit are connected• [电子] 定电位导体轨◙ verb1. [with obj.] provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails• 给…装横档;用栏杆围 »the altar is railed off from the nave. 圣坛与中殿之间由栏杆隔开。2. [with obj. and adverbial of direction] convey (goods) by rail• 由铁路运送(货物) »perishables were trucked and railed into Manhattan. 易腐食品由汽车和火车运进曼哈顿。3. [no obj.] (in windsurfing) sail the board on its edge, so that it is at a sharp angle to the surface of the water• (风帆冲浪用语)斜板滑行【IDIOMS】
◘ go off the rails1. [informal] begin behaving in a strange, abnormal, or wildly uncontrolled way• [非正式] 行为不轨,越轨;出毛病;神经错乱◘ on the rails1. [informal] behaving or functioning in a normal or regulated way• [非正式] 在轨道上;顺利,顺遂,正常 »he is determined to get the club back on the rails. 他决心使俱乐部回到正常轨道上来。2. (of a racehorse or jockey) in a position on the racetrack nearest the inside fence• (赛马,骑师)近内栏,靠内栏【派生】
♦ railage noun♦ railless adjective【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French reille 'iron rod', from Latin regula 'straight stick, rule'
rail²◙ verb1. [no obj.] (rail against/at/about)complain or protest strongly and persistently about• (强烈或反复地)抱怨;责骂 »he railed at human fickleness. 他怒叱人性之无常。【派生】
♦ railer noun【语源】
1. late Middle English: from French railler, from Provençal ralhar 'to jest', based on an alteration of Latin rugire 'to bellow'
rail³◙ noun1. a secretive bird with drab grey and brown plumage, typically having a long bill and found in dense waterside vegetation• 秧鸡2. Family Rallidae (the rail family): several genera, especially Rallus, and numerous species. The rail family also includes the crakes, gallinules, moorhens, and coots• 秧鸡科:数属,尤指秧鸡属,多种。秧鸡科还包括长脚秧鸡、水鸡、黑水鸡和白骨顶【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Old Northern French raille, perhaps of imitative origin
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