railway
railway
英[ˈreɪlweɪ]美[ˈreɪlweɪ]
n.铁路，铁道部门；
复数：railways;
例句
When we at last reached the railway station, we were out of luck.The train had gone.*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.*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.*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*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。
英语六级真题
Looking at a railway timetable
出自-2014年6月听力原文There's only one railway system in the country.
出自-2010年12月听力原文Because British railways are a nationalized industry.
出自-2010年12月听力原文Is it if the railways happen being nationalized, they would simply have disappeared
出自-2010年12月听力原文Er, the French railways lose 1 billion ponds a year.
出自-2010年12月听力原文What does the woman say about British railways
出自-2010年12月听力原文What does the man say threatens the existence of railways?
出自-2010年12月听力原文What does the man say about railways in other countries
出自-2010年12月听力原文Many American people have seen Amish families with the men wearing broad-brimmed black hats and the women in long dresses, in railway or bus terminals.
2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A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)；
