| 单词 | railroad fever |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrailroad fever railroad fever n. (a) enthusiasm for the construction of railroads; an instance of this; (b) passion for (riding on) trains. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > attitude to construction of railroad fever1845 1845 Mass. Ploughman 25 Jan. 2/5 The Railroad fever is still running high in Europe. 1880 Bradstreet's 15 Sept. 8/1 A railroad fever is pervading various portions of the state. 1899 ‘J. Flynt’ Tramping with Tramps i. ii. 53 The tramp's theory of them [sc. runaway boys], is that they are possessed of the ‘railroad fever’. 1973 N.Y. Times 11 Feb. i. 90/1 When the steam passenger train is in use, it is manned by 50 volunteers, largely local people who suffer from ‘railroad fever’. 2003 K. Reynolds Henry Plant iv. 60 Augusta had entirely succumbed to railroad fever the year before Henry and Ellen arrived. < as lemmas |
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