单词 | railroad |
释义 | noun | verb railroadrailroad1 /ˈreɪlroʊd/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 a system of traveling or moving things by train: The railroad is not as extensive as it once was. a railroad track2a track for trains to travel on3a company that runs a railroad: the Southern Pacific railroad4the railroad all the work, equipment, etc. relating to a train system: Smithers worked on the railroad for more than 50 years. noun | verb railroadrailroad2 verb [transitive] to force or persuade someone to do something without giving him or her enough time to think about it: railroad somebody into doing something The family says that they were railroaded into selling the land.railroad something through (something) phrasal verb to make sure that something, especially a law, is decided quickly by an organization such as Congress without giving people time to discuss it thoroughly: The bill was railroaded through Congress. |
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