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 network of Railways has spread over the province.
  铁路网已遍布全省。
• 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。
• 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 national railways have now been electrified.
  全国铁路现已电气化了。
• Was it in 1948 that the Government took over the railways in Great Britain?
  英国政府接管铁路是在1948年吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• The 19th century was the heyday of steam railways.
  19世纪是蒸汽火车的全盛时期。
• 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 two railways cross here.
  两条铁路在此交叉。