| 单词 | railroad |
| 释义 | railroad (reɪlroʊd ) Word forms: railroads , railroading , railroaded 1. countable noun A railroad is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. [US] ...railroad tracks that led to nowhere. The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877. 2. countable noun A railroad is a company or organization that operates railway routes. [US] ...The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. 3. verb If you railroad someone into doing something, you make them do it although they do not really want to, by hurrying them and putting pressure on them. She is a very fine actor who has refused to be railroaded into rom-coms. [VERB noun + into] He railroaded the reforms through. [V n through] Collocations: railroad trestle When it collapsed, traffic was detoured over the railroad trestle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can spot piers of the former railroad trestle, and buildings from, the resort era. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It then passes beneath a narrow, substandard railroad trestle after which an uphill curve takes the road past a former elementary school site. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For 90 years, until 1986, a 1.6mi km railroad trestle also crossed the bay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Five automobile bridges, one railroad trestle, and one pedestrian bridge, all described below, cross the river. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The transcontinental railroad has sent a ray of hope into this gloomy picture. Smithsonian In 1871, two years after the completion of the transcontinental railroad, the fort was discontinued as a military post. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The region was considered as a route, along the 38th parallel, for the transcontinental railroad. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, a huge territory was opened to him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He made a detailed survey of the valley in his search for possible transcontinental railroad routes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 迫使某人做某事通过催促和施压 Japanese: せかして～させる |
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