Railway是什么意思？

Railway

英[ˈreɪlweɪ] 美[ˈrelˌwe]

• n. 铁路，铁道，铁路系统，铁道部门；
• vi. 乘火车旅行，在…铺设铁路；

复数：railways;

例句

• When we at last reached the railway station, we were out of luck.The train had gone. 最终到达车站时, 我们运气不佳, 火车已开走了。
• The government says it only wants to privatize one or two railway lines, but I think it’s the thin end of the wedge.They’ll all be privatised soon. 政府声称只打算把一两条铁路线私有化,可是我觉得这只是个开头,很快所有的铁路都会私有化。
• The government has announced an ambitious programme to modernize the railway network. 政府宣布了一项高要求的计划,使铁路网现代化。
• In some places there was no way through for the railway line, so new passages had to be opened up with explosives. 有些地方无法铺设铁路线, 因此一些新的路段得用炸药炸开。
• resurrect an old railway line 恢复使用旧铁道
• The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve. 本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。
• He got to the railway station in the nick of time. 他在最后一刻赶到火车站。
• The revival of the railway service will be immensely beneficial for the speedy movement of passengers and cargo. 铁路运输的复兴对加快客货运送大有助益。
• a new railway station to help people commuting from outlying districts 方便郊区居民通勤的新火车站
• This railway ticket is valid for three days. 这张火车票的有效期是三天。

同义词

• n.
  railway的同义词之：索道
  tube, railway, rail, cable, line, railroad, electric, monorail, subway,
  railway的同义词之：轨道,铁路
  switchback, tracks, train, or, rails, track,
• railway的同义词之：其他释义
  track,

英语六级真题

Looking at a railway timetable
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There's only one railway system in the country.
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Because British railways are a nationalized industry.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  铁路;铁道
  A railway is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails.
  例句
  The road ran beside a railway. 公路建在铁路旁边。 ...a disused railway line. 废弃的铁路线
• N-COUNT
  铁路公司;铁路部门
  A railway is a company or organization that operates railway routes.
  例句
  ...the state-owned French railway. 法国国有铁路公司 ...the privatisation of the railways. 铁路私有化
• N-COUNT
  铁路系统；铁路网
  A railway is the system and network of tracks that trains travel on.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  铁路, 铁道
  The railway slopes up slightly at this point. 铁路从这儿开始微微向上倾斜。
  铁路系统
  My brother is working on the railway. 我兄弟在铁路系统工作。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system
  2. a line of track providing a runway for wheels;
  "he walked along the railroad track"

行业词典

• 旅游： 铁路；
  铁道： 铁道；又称 :铁道(railroad)；