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单词 derailment
释义
derailde‧rail /ˌdiːˈreɪl, dɪ-/ verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINderail
Origin:
1800-1900 French dérailler, from English rail
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
derail
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyderail
he, she, itderails
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyderailed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave derailed
he, she, ithas derailed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad derailed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill derail
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have derailed
Continuous Form
PresentIam derailing
he, she, itis derailing
you, we, theyare derailing
PastI, he, she, itwas derailing
you, we, theywere derailing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been derailing
he, she, ithas been derailing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been derailing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be derailing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been derailing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Forty-five people were injured when a passenger train derailed near Ottumwa, Iowa.
  • Radicals are trying to derail the peace process.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A mainline railway train was derailed by the car.
  • Bidding on the first of the plants opened in November, but opponents are fighting hard to derail the plan.
  • Borrowing thematically from Medea, this world premier unfolds as she attempts to derail the wedding, prompting Cortez to vow revenge.
  • Central Promenade 1984: a car is pulled clear of the track after derailing in sand. 1.
  • However, two important developments occurred to derail the peace process.
  • It also ignores the possibility that the story will be wholly or partly derailed somewhere along the line.
  • It was on that stretch of track that the Sunset Limited derailed in October near Hyder.
  • Legislation to derail these plans was voted on by the Senate last year.
word sets
WORD SETS
baggage car, nounbaggage room, nounboat train, nounboxcar, nounBR, nounbuffer, nouncaboose, nouncarriage, nouncattle truck, nounchoo-choo, nouncoach, nouncommunication cord, nounconductor, nouncouchette, nouncowcatcher, nouncutting, nounday return, noundepartures board, noundepot, nounderail, verbdining car, nounelectrify, verbemergency cord, nounengine, nounexpress, nounflatcar, nounfreight, nounfreight train, noungauge, noungrade, noungrade crossing, noungradient, nounguard, nounguard's van, nounhandcar, nouninbound, adjectivelight railway, nounline, nounlineman, nounlocal, nounlocomotive, nounloop, nounmail train, nounmain line, nounmetro, nounmonorail, nounnarrow gauge, nounplatform, nounPullman, nounrail, nounrailroad, nounrailway, nounrailway line, nounrailway station, nounrapid transit system, nounrestaurant car, nounrolling stock, nounshunt, verbshunt, nounsiding, nounsignal, nounsignal box, nounsignalman, nounsleeper, nounsleeping car, nounspur, nounstation master, nounsteam, nounstock car, nounsubway, nountender, nounterminus, nounthrust, nountrack, nountrain, nountrain spotter, nountruck, nounturntable, nounvan, nounvestibule, nounwagon, nounway station, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=comes off the rails)· Most of the passengers escaped injury when their train was derailed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Anyone who is stupid enough to try and derail a train should be locked away for a long time.· There is no need to risk derailing the peace train once again.
1[intransitive, transitive] if a train derails or something derails it, it goes off the tracks2[transitive] to spoil or interrupt a plan, agreement etc:  a mistake that might derail the negotiationsderailment noun [countable, uncountable]
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