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

• Bus routes and railways, both overground and underground, converged on the station.
  公共汽车线路和地上地下路轨都在该站交汇。
• There's been a record number of complaints about the standard of service on Britain's railways
  有关英国铁路服务水平的投诉空前的多。
• The railways will carry a far higher proportion of freight traffic
  铁路将承担比例高得多的货运量。
• The 19th century was the heyday of steam railways.
  19世纪是蒸汽火车的全盛时期。
• 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 ramified all over the country.
  铁路四通八达遍布全国。
• China Railway Engineering and China Railway Construction are also owned by the Ministry of Railways.
  中国铁路工程和中国铁道建筑，也拥有了铁道部。
• Railways could now bring food to encamped armies
  现在通过铁路能够给扎营部队运送食物了。
• Railways and ships carry goods.
  铁路及船舶运送货物。
• Enough has been said to show the advantages and some of the problems of the electric railways.
  以上所述足以说明电气铁路的优点和存在的某些问题了。