
n.欄桿;扶手;鐵軌
v.抱怨;責罵;以橫木圍欄;鋪鐵軌
A towel hung from the rail. 欄桿上搭著條毛巾。
We installed a stainless steel towel rail on the wall. 我們在墻上裝了一個不銹鋼的掛毛巾的橫桿。
Nobody believes that he can jump over that rail. 沒人相信他能越過那個欄桿。
Hold on to the rail or you'll slip! 抓住扶手,不然你會滑倒的。
The man was holding on the rail as he walked down the stairs. 下樓梯時,這名男子一直緊抓著扶手。
Passengers mustn't cross the rails. 乘客不得橫過鐵路。
It's cheaper to ship goods by road than by rail. 公路運輸比鐵路運輸便宜。
The goods have been consigned (to you) by rail. 貨物已交由鐵路發(fā)運(給貴方).
用作動詞 (v.)It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill 與其抱怨,不如積善
He used to rail at the volume of paper - work he had to do. 他以前老是因為不得不做大量的文牘工作而發(fā)牢騷。
He is always railing at his bad luck. 他老是抱怨自己運氣不好。
She did not rail at her husband. 她沒有責備丈夫。
Please help me to rail the garden. 請幫我用柵欄把花園圍起來。
rail用作名詞時,是“橫桿,橫欄”的意思,轉(zhuǎn)化為動詞作“給…裝橫檔,用欄桿圍…”解,用作及物動詞時,接名詞或代詞作賓語。
rail用作不及物動詞時,意思是“責備,辱罵,抱怨”。常與介詞against, in連用。
rail也可用作名詞,意思是“欄桿,橫桿”“鐵軌,軌道”“鐵路”。例如:There is a towel rail near the door.門附近有一個掛毛巾用的橫桿。The accident was caused by some of the rails becoming bent in the heat.這起事故是由一些因熱變彎的鐵軌引起的。Please send these goods by rail.請通過鐵路運送這些貨。
n.【C】鐵路
鐵路
n.內(nèi)臟;腸;內(nèi)部