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

• Railways and ships carry goods.
  铁路及船舶运送货物。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• It has also financed ports, railways and other infrastructure projects.
  此外，中国还向港口、铁路和其它基建项目提供了融资支持。
• We have a large system of railways.
  我们有一个庞大的铁路系统。
• A country's sinews are its roads and railways.
  公路和铁路是国家的命脉。
• The two railways cross here.
  两条铁路在此交叉。
• 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。