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

• This part of the country is still backward; there are no railways or motor-roads, and no electricity.
  这一地区仍很落后；没有铁路或公路，也没有电力。
• Railways ramified all over the country.
  铁路四通八达遍布全国。
• We have a large system of railways.
  我们有一个庞大的铁路系统。
• 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。
• 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。
• The national railways have now been electrified.
  全国铁路现已电气化了。
• A country's sinews are its roads and railways.
  公路和铁路是国家的命脉。
• 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。
• 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。
• The two railways cross here.
  两条铁路在此交叉。