railways

英 [ˈreɪlweɪz]

美 [ˈreɪlˌweɪz]

n.  铁路; 铁道; 铁路公司; 铁道部门; 铁路系统
railway的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 铁路;铁道
  Arailwayis a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails.
  1. The road ran beside a railway.
     公路建在铁路旁边。
  2. ...a disused railway line.
     废弃的铁路线

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用railroad


• N-COUNT 铁路公司;铁路部门
  Arailwayis a company or organization that operates railway routes.
  1. ...the state-owned French railway.
     法国国有铁路公司
  2. ...the privatisation of the railways.
     铁路私有化

in AM, use 美国英语用 railroad


• 铁路系统；铁路网
  Arailwayis the system and network of tracks that trains travel on.

双语例句

• Roads, railways and public building were constructed, and national education introduced.
  建立起了公路、铁路和公共建筑，引进了国家间的教育。
• The films document the development of the railways.
  这些电影记录了铁路的发展。
• I welcome the news that attacks on women on the railways are 19 per cent down.
  铁路上发生的袭击妇女事件下降了19%，这一情况我听了很高兴。
• Leaves on the line are an expensive problem for the railways.
  处理铁轨上的落叶对铁路公司而言是一个耗资巨大的工程。
• Railways and roads were sabotaged.
  铁路和公路遭到敌对分子破坏。
• Railways and ships carry goods.
  铁路及船舶运送货物。
• Railways ramified all over the country.
  铁路四通八达遍布全国。
• A country's sinews are its roads and railways.
  公路和铁路是国家的命脉。
• We can find underground railways in many countries.
  我们可以在许多国家中发现地下铁路。
• As with railways and electricity boards, so also with public health and education departments.
  铁路和电力委员会如此，公共医疗和教育部门亦不例外。