| 单词 | runaway train |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrunaway train runaway train n. a train which is no longer under the control of a driver; frequently figurative with reference to an unstoppable or uncontrollable situation. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > accident on railway run-off1847 runaway train1848 derailment1850 train wreck1876 derailing1884 runaway1886 train crash1904 1848 Observer 23 Oct. 7/4 (heading) Runaway train. 1868 W. Bowness Rustic Stud. in Westmorland Dial. i. 74 Rampadjus pulses, an' fireaway brain Wer' pood up at yance, like a runaway train, When t' ingin' went wheeamly as clock-wark again. 1905 Smart Set May 46/2 I should say that the universe was a runaway train on a line full of curves, grades and tunnels. 1984 Austral. Financial Rev. 9 Nov. 18/3 A runaway train filled with uncontrolled bureaucrats may be our new form of government. 2002 Daily Tel. 17 May 7/4 A runaway train gathered speed for half a mile down a track without a driver before ploughing through buffers and derailing 10ft from a main line. < as lemmas |
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