railroad
- n. 铁路
- n. 铁路公司
- v. 铺铁路
- v. 用铁路运送
- v. 强迫, 仓促行事
- Definition
- n. a track for trains
- n. the company that runs it
- v. to build a railway
- v. to move something by rail
- v. to force someone to do something quickly or without proper consideration
- Example
- The old railroad once connected two small towns nearby.
- 这条旧铁路曾经连接附近的两个小镇。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: the track system trains run on (noun).
比较义项：铁路（火车行驶的轨道）（名词）。
- railway
The word used in British English (and most Commonwealth countries) for a train track or the rail transport system; rare in American English.
这是英式英语（以及大多数英联邦国家）中用来指火车轨道或铁路运输系统的说法；在美式英语中很少使用。
She commutes into London every morning on the railway.
她每天早上乘铁路进伦敦上班。
- railroad 本词
The word used in American English for the same thing; also used as a verb meaning to pressure someone into doing something quickly.
这是美式英语中表示同一事物的说法；它还可以用作动词，表示强迫某人仓促做某事。
The railroad runs right through the middle of town.
这条铁路正好穿过镇中心。
These two words mean almost the same thing, the track system trains run on. The difference is mainly British versus American English, not meaning. Railway is used in British English. Railroad is used in American English, and can mean to pressure someone into acting quickly.
这两个词在这个意义上几乎完全同义，指的是同一样东西——供火车行驶的轨道系统；区别主要在于英式和美式英语的用词习惯，而不是意思上的差别。