| 释义 |
Amtrak U.S.|ˈæmtræk|
Also Amtrack.
[f. American a. + track n.]
A proprietary name for a Government-controlled railway service in the U.S., also called the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
1971N.Y. Times 20 Apr. 86/7 The corporation's new official nickname..is Amtrak. 1972Ibid. 31 May 19 (Advt.), Amtrak announces two kinds of savings for New York train travelers... Call your Amtrak Travel Agent. 1973Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 20 Mar. tm183/1 National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Washington, D.C...Amtrak, for rail transportation services... First use on or about Apr. 21, 1971. 1976New Yorker 5 Jan. 20/3 The winner of a Hudson Valley Railroad society fund-raising raffle..won an all-expense-paid Amtrak trip to Montreal. 1984Guardian Weekly 16 Dec. 8/4 Among the subsidies to go are those for the railway system, Amtrack. 1985Financial Times 14 Jan. i. 2/7 Subsidies for Amtrack train service. |