| 单词 | rail |
| 释义 | rail 1. n. & v. --n 1. a level or sloping bar or series of bars: a used to hang things on. b running along the top of a set of banisters. c forming part of a fence or barrier as protection against contact, falling over, etc. 2. a steel bar or continuous line of bars laid on the ground, usu. as one of a pair forming a railway track. 3. (often attrib.) a railway (send it by rail; rail fares). 4. (in pl.) the inside boundary fence of a racecourse. 5. a horizontal piece in the frame of a panelled door etc. (cf. STILE(2)). --vtr. 1. furnish with a rail or rails. 2. (usu. foll. by in, off) enclose with rails (a small space was railed off). 3. convey (goods) by rail. Phrases and idioms off the rails disorganized; out of order; deranged. over the rails over the side of a ship. rail fence esp. US a fence made of posts and rails. rail gun an electromagnetic projectile launcher used esp. as an anti-missile weapon. Derivatives railage n. railless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF reille iron rod f. L regula RULE 2. v.intr. (often foll. by at, against) complain using abusive language; rant. Derivatives railer n. railing n. & adj. Etymology: ME f. F railler f. Prov. ralhar jest, ult. f. L rugire bellow 3. n. any bird of the family Rallidae, often inhabiting marshes, esp. the corncrake and water rail. Etymology: ME f. ONF raille f. Rmc, perh. imit. |
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