railroad
/ˈrelˌrod/KK
/ˈɹeɪlˌɹoʊd/IPA
rel·rod
變化形
railroads
1.
鐵路;鐵路系統;鐵路公司
主要用於美式英語,指供火車行駛的鐵軌與相關設施、鐵路運輸系統,或經營鐵路運輸的公司。
用法:作可數名詞時,可指一家公司或一條鐵路;作不可數或集合概念時,則泛指鐵路運輸系統。
The school bus stopped before crossing the railroad.
校車在穿越鐵路前停了下來。
My grandfather worked for the railroad for more than thirty years.
我祖父在鐵路公司工作了三十多年。
2.
強迫;逼迫;不公平地草率通過
指利用權力或壓力迫使某人做不想做的事,或未經充分討論就倉促、不公平地讓計畫或程序通過。
用法:常見句型為「railroad+人+into+動名詞」,表示「逼某人做某事」;「railroad+事物+through」表示「強行或倉促使某事通過」。
The club president tried to railroad the new rule through without asking the members.
社長試圖沒有徵詢社員意見,就強行讓新規定通過。
She felt railroaded into joining the race even though she was not ready.
即使她還沒準備好,她仍覺得自己被硬逼著參加比賽。
常見錯誤
The teacher railroaded us to join the contest.
The teacher railroaded us into joining the contest.
They railroaded through the proposal.
They railroaded the proposal through.
I go to school by railroad.
I go to school by train.
相關字詞
學習提示
・名詞義的「railroad」是美式英語;若閱讀英國教材或新聞,較常看到「railway」。
・動詞義帶有「仗勢強迫」或「程序不公」的負面語氣,不適合用於中性地表示「快速處理」。