| 单词 | train service |
| 释义 | > as lemmastrain service train service n. (a) Military a system of providing trains of artillery, supplies, etc.; (b) the provision of rail transport or a system for providing it. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > [noun] > field equipment train1523 train service1753 field equipment1787 supply train1788 field park1805 society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > operation of railways train service1853 rail service1855 working1927 1753 G. Wollaston Life & Hist. Pilgrim iv. 258 His captain..sent for the surgeon of the regiment, as is the constant custom there, especially in regard to such as are taken into the train service, in order for their being searched and tried, if they are of strength and ability sufficient for the employment. 1853 Fifth Ann. Rep. Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad Co. 8 While during the first half of the year, the business of the road was light, the amount of train service and expenses of operating could not be rateably reduced. 1887 Spectator 3 Sept. 1174 Their train-services collected and equipped for a campaign. 1939 L. C. Fritch Truth about Railroads xi. 67 Waste incurred in operating unnecessary train services. 1997 J. Millen Salute to Service 13 In 1807 Napoleon took a revolutionary step with his Grande Armée by providing it with, in addition to the vehicles accompanying troops, a regular train service run by fully militarised personnel. 2002 S. Perera Do Right Thing i. 17 Hopefully I'll be back in time to call you, but you know how the train services can be. < as lemmas |
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