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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1961 COCA: 3373

rail
1 rail /ˈreɪl/ noun
plural rails
1 rail
/ˈreɪl/
noun
plural rails
Learner's definition of RAIL
1 
[count]
a  : a bar that goes from one post or support to another and that is used to form a barrier栏杆；扶手；围栏
— see picture at house; see also guardrail, handrail
b  : a bar used to hang something from（挂东西的）横杆
2 
a  [count] : one of the bars of steel that form a train's track铁轨 — usually plural通常用复数
— see also third rail
b  [noncount] : 1railroad
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
— see also monorail

go off the rails

informal
: to lose control and start to behave in a way that is not normal or acceptable失去控制；行为出轨
2 rail /ˈreɪl/ verb
rails; railed; railing
2 rail
/ˈreɪl/
verb
rails; railed; railing
Learner's definition of RAIL
[+ object]
: to use rails to create a barrier around or at the edge of (something)围以栅栏；用栏杆围 — usually + off
— compare 3rail

— railed

adjective
3 rail /ˈreɪl/ verb
rails; railed; railing
3 rail
/ˈreɪl/
verb
rails; railed; railing
Learner's definition of RAIL
[no object] formal
: to complain angrily about something怒斥；责骂；抱怨
— compare 2rail
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1961 COCA: 3373

rail

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈrāl How to pronounce rail (audio)
1
a
: a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
b
: a structural member or support
2
a
: railing sense 1
b
: a light structure serving as a guard at the outer edge of a ship's deck
c
: a fence bounding a racetrack
3
a
: a bar of rolled steel forming a track for wheeled vehicles
b
: track
c
: railroad

rail

2 of 4

verb (1)

railed; railing; rails

transitive verb

: to provide with a railing : fence

rail

3 of 4

noun (2)

plural rail or rails
: any of numerous wading birds (family Rallidae, the rail family) that are of small or medium size and have short rounded wings, a short tail, and usually very long toes which enable them to run on the soft mud of marshes

Illustration of rail

Illustration of rail

rail

4 of 4

verb (2)

railed; railing; rails

intransitive verb

: to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language
railer noun

Synonyms

Noun (1)

Verb (2)

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scold, upbraid, berate, rail, revile, vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively.

scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly.

angrily scolding the children

upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds.

upbraided her assistants for poor research

berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding.

berated continually by an overbearing boss

rail (at or against) stresses an unrestrained berating.

railed loudly at their insolence

revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred.

an alleged killer reviled in the press

vituperate suggests a violent reviling.

was vituperated for betraying his friends

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English raile, from Anglo-French raille, reille bar, rule, from Latin regula straightedge, rule — more at rule

Noun (2)

Middle English raile, from Middle French raalle

Verb (2)

Middle English, from Middle French railler to mock, probably from Old French reillier to growl, mutter, from Vulgar Latin *ragulare to bray, from Late Latin ragere to neigh

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rail was in the 14th century

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1961 COCA: 3373
rail

noun¹

 1bar橫杆ADJECTIVE | VERB + RAIL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤guard, safety護欄；安全扶手▸➤curtain, picture, towel (all especially BrE) 窗簾杆；掛圖片的橫杆；掛毛巾用的橫杆◇heated towel rails加熱毛巾杆➤altar, balcony, banister, porch, stair祭壇欄杆；陽台扶欄；樓梯欄杆；走廊欄杆➤bottom, top下橫杆；上橫杆◇She climbed onto the top fence rail.她爬上了圍欄的頂部橫杆。➤steel, wooden, etc.鋼製欄杆、木欄杆等VERB + RAIL➤grab, grasp, grip, hold on to, lean on抓住欄杆；抓緊欄杆；靠着扶欄◇She held tightly on to the rail.她緊緊地抓着欄杆。➤hang from懸掛在欄杆上◇Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed.花邊牀幃從牀上方的銅杆上垂下。➤fit, fix安裝欄杆PREPOSITION➤on a/the rail在扶手上◇She sat on the rail.她坐在扶手上。➤over a/the rail在橫杆上◇He folded the towel over the rail.他把毛巾摺起掛在橫杆上。
rail

noun²

 2(usually rails) tracks軌道VERB + RAIL | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERB + RAIL➤run along rails, run on rails沿鐵軌運行；在鐵軌上跑◇Trams run along rails.有軌電車沿鐵軌行駛。PREPOSITION➤along (the) rails沿着鐵軌◇The train thundered along the rails.火車沿鐵軌呼嘯而過。➤between the rail在鐵軌之間◇Weeds grew between the rails.野草在鐵軌間生長。➤on (the) rails在鐵軌上◇The gun is mounted on rails.槍架在鐵軌上。PHRASES➤come off the rails, go off the rails出軌；越軌◇The train came off the rails.火車出軌了。◇She was worried her son was going to go completely off the rails. (figurative) 她擔心兒子會做出完全越軌之事。➤ride the rails (= travel around by train) (NAmE) （尤指逃票）乘火車
rail

noun³

 3system of trains火車系統ADJECTIVE | RAIL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤high-speed, light高鐵；輕軌◇Many business people now opt for high-speed rail rather than flying.許多商務人士現在選擇乘坐高鐵而不是飛機出行。➤commuter, freight, passenger (all especially NAmE) 通勤火車；貨車；客車◇He uses a combination of commuter rail and subway to get to work.他乘通勤火車和地鐵上班。RAIL + NOUN➤fare, ticket (both especially BrE) 車費；火車票▸➤network, system鐵路網；鐵路系統◇efforts to modernize the rail network使鐵路網現代化的種種努力➤route鐵路路線▸➤timetable (especially BrE) 列車時刻表▸➤service鐵路服務▸➤connection, link鐵路聯運／交通◇the Channel Tunnel rail link英法海底隧道鐵路交通➤line, track鐵路線；鐵軌▸➤journey, trip火車旅行➤station, terminal火車站；鐵路終點站➤car (especially NAmE) 有軌機動車▸➤commuter, passenger, traveller/traveler, user (all especially BrE) 經常乘火車往返者；火車乘客；乘火車旅行的人▸➤transit, transport, transportation, travel鐵路運輸；鐵路旅行▸➤traffic鐵路交通▸➤freight鐵路貨運▸➤bridge鐵路橋▸➤accident, crash, disaster (all especially BrE) 鐵路事故；火車相撞；火車災難▸➤staff, worker鐵路全體職工；鐵路工人▸➤union (BrE) 鐵路工會▸➤enthusiast (BrE) （對鐵路運行及鐵路模型等興趣濃烈的）鐵路迷PREPOSITION➤by rail乘火車◇We went from Paris to Budapest by rail.我們乘火車從巴黎去布達佩斯。

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