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

• A country's sinews are its roads and railways.
  公路和铁路是国家的命脉。
• Guyana's railways were previously owned by private companies
  圭亚那的铁路以前是归私有企业所有的。
• 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。
• These railways have changed the face of the country.
  这些铁路改变了国家的面貌。
• 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。
• Bombing had made roads and railways unusable.
  轰炸导致公路和铁路都无法通行。
• Britain's railways are big business
  英国的铁路业务规模巨大。
• Railways and ships carry goods.
  铁路及船舶运送货物。
• 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。