| 释义 |
railman|ˈreɪlmən|
[f. rail n.2 6 c.]
A person employed on a railway; a railwayman.
1923Weekly Dispatch 11 Feb. 3 (heading) Lord Lascelles and the Railmen. Ibid. 25 Mar. 1 (heading) Railmen forbidden to obey the French. 1927Sunday Times 6 Mar. 15/6 (heading) Duke and the railmen. 1967Guardian 11 Dec. 1/1 Management proposes to replace the many dozens of [railway] job classifications..by four broad and flexible grades. They would be called Railmen..Leading Railmen..Senior Railmen..and Chargemen. 1976Milton Keynes Express 11 June 5/4 Wolverton Works this week scotched rumours that psychological tactics were being used in an attempt to squeeze out any of the local railmen involved in the closed shop row. 1977Listener 2 June 703/1 Our industry is always associated with rattling a begging bowl. Some railmen are even embarrassed about going into the pub. |