rail 音标拼音: [r'el]
n . 横杆,围栏,栏杆,铁轨,扶手,秧鸡
vt . 以横木围栏,铺铁轨
vi . 责骂,抱怨
横杆,围栏,栏杆,铁轨,扶手,秧鸡以横木围栏,铺铁轨责骂,抱怨
rail 导轨
rail n 1 :
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [
synonym :
{
railing }, {
rail }]
2 :
short for railway ; "
he traveled by rail "; "
he was concerned with rail safety "
3 :
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll [
synonym : {
track }, {
rail }, {
rails }, {
runway }]
4 :
a horizontal bar (
usually of wood or metal )
5 :
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud v 1 :
complain bitterly [
synonym : {
rail }, {
inveigh }]
2 :
enclose with rails ; "
rail in the old graves " [
synonym : {
rail },
{
rail in }]
3 :
provide with rails ; "
The yard was railed "
4 :
separate with a railing ; "
rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace " [
synonym : {
rail }, {
rail off }]
5 :
convey (
goods etc .)
by rails ; "
fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium "
6 :
travel by rail or train ; "
They railed from Rome to Venice ";
"
She trained to Hamburg " [
synonym : {
train }, {
rail }]
7 :
lay with rails ; "
hundreds of miles were railed out here "
8 :
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat ; "
They are railing for fresh fish "
9 :
spread negative information about ; "
The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews " [
synonym : {
vilify }, {
revile }, {
vituperate },
{
rail }]
10 :
criticize severely ; "
He fulminated against the Republicans '
plan to cut Medicare "; "
She railed against the bad social policies " [
synonym : {
fulminate }, {
rail }]
Rail \
Rail \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Railed } (
r [=
a ]
ld );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Railing }.]
1 .
To inclose with rails or a railing .
[
1913 Webster ]
It ought to be fenced in and railed . --
Ayliffe .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To range in a line . [
Obs .]
[
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They were brought to London all railed in ropes ,
like a team of horses in a cart . --
Bacon .
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Rail \
Rail \,
v .
i . [
Etymol .
uncertain .]
To flow forth ;
to roll out ;
to course . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Streams of tears from her fair eyes forth railing .
--
Spenser .
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Rail \
Rail \,
n . [
Akin to LG . &
Sw .
regel bar ,
bolt ,
G .
riegel a rail ,
bar ,
or bolt ,
OHG .
rigil ,
rigel ,
bar ,
bolt ,
and possibly to E .
row a line .]
1 .
A bar of timber or metal ,
usually horizontal or nearly so ,
extending from one post or support to another ,
as in fences ,
balustrades ,
staircases ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Arch .)
A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling .
See Illust .
of {
Style }.
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Railroad )
A bar of steel or iron ,
forming part of the track on which the wheels roll .
It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength ,
and is held in place by chairs ,
splices ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Naut .)
(
a )
The stout ,
narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks .
(
b )
The light ,
fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck ,
and elsewhere where such protection is needed .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
A railroad as a means of transportation ;
as ,
to go by rail ;
a place not accesible by rail .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
6 .
a railing .
[
PJC ]
{
Rail fence }.
See under {
Fence }.
{
Rail guard }.
(
a )
A device attached to the front of a locomotive on each side for clearing the rail of obstructions .
(
b )
A guard rail .
See under {
Guard }.
{
Rail joint } (
Railroad ),
a splice connecting the adjacent ends of rails ,
in distinction from a chair ,
which is merely a seat .
The two devices are sometimes united .
Among several hundred varieties ,
the fish joint is standard .
See {
Fish joint },
under {
Fish }.
{
Rail train } (
Iron &
Steel Manuf .),
a train of rolls in a rolling mill ,
for making rails for railroads from blooms or billets .
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1913 Webster ]
Rail \
Rail \ (
r [=
a ]
l ),
n . [
OE .
reil ,
re [
yogh ]
el ,
AS .
hr [
ae ]
gel ,
hr [
ae ]
gl ,
a garment ;
akin to OHG .
hregil ,
OFries .
hreil .]
An outer cloak or covering ;
a neckerchief for women .
--
Fairholt .
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1913 Webster ]
Rail \
Rail \,
n . [
F .
r [^
a ]
le ,
fr .
r [^
a ]
ler to have a rattling in the throat ;
of German origin ,
and akin to E .
rattle .
See {
Rattle },
v .] (
Zool .)
Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family {
Rallidae },
especially those of the genus {
Rallus },
and of closely allied genera .
They are prized as game birds .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The common European water rail ({
Rallus aquaticus })
is called also {
bilcock }, {
skitty coot },
and {
brook runner }.
The best known American species are the clapper rail ,
or salt -
marsh hen ({
Rallus longirostris },
var .
crepitans );
the king ,
or red -
breasted ,
rail ({
Rallus elegans }) (
called also {
fresh -
water marshhen });
the lesser clapper ,
or Virginia ,
rail ({
Rallus Virginianus });
and the Carolina ,
or sora ,
rail ({
Porzana Carolina }).
See {
Sora }.
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1913 Webster ]
{
Land rail } (
Zool .),
the corncrake .
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Rail \
Rail \,
v .
i . [
F .
railler ;
cf .
Sp .
rallar to grate ,
scrape ,
molest ;
perhaps fr . (
assumed )
LL .
radiculare ,
fr .
L .
radere to scrape ,
grate .
Cf . {
Rally }
to banter , {
Rase }.]
To use insolent and reproachful language ;
to utter reproaches ;
to scoff ; --
followed by at or against ,
formerly by on . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
And rail at arts he did not understand . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
Lesbia forever on me rails . --
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
Rail \
Rail \ (
r [=
a ]
l ),
v .
t .
1 .
To rail at . [
Obs .] --
Feltham .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To move or influence by railing . [
R .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Rail the seal from off my bond . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
134 Moby Thesaurus words for "
rail ":
L ,
attack ,
baluster ,
balustrade ,
banister ,
bar ,
barrier ,
bawl out ,
berate ,
bottle up ,
boundary ,
box up ,
branch ,
bulkhead in ,
cable railway ,
cage ,
censure ,
check ,
chew out ,
cloister ,
cog railway ,
condemn ,
confine ,
constrain ,
coop ,
coop in ,
coop up ,
cork up ,
crib ,
criticize ,
decry ,
denounce ,
detain ,
el ,
electric railway ,
elevated ,
elevated railway ,
embankment ,
encage ,
enclose ,
feeder ,
feeder line ,
fence ,
fence in ,
fulminate ,
gravity -
operated railway ,
gruel ,
handrail ,
hedge ,
hem ,
hem in ,
hold ,
hold in custody ,
hold in restraint ,
horse railway ,
immure ,
impound ,
inhibit ,
jaw ,
junction ,
keep in ,
keep in custody ,
keep in detention ,
lath ,
light railroad ,
line ,
main line ,
mere shadow ,
metro ,
mew ,
mew up ,
monorail ,
pale ,
palisade ,
paper ,
pen ,
pen up ,
picket ,
pound ,
rack railway ,
rack -
and -
pinion railway ,
rail in ,
rail line ,
railing ,
railroad ,
railway ,
rake ,
rate ,
restrain ,
restrict ,
revile ,
roadbed ,
roadway ,
rod ,
scold ,
seal up ,
shackle ,
shadow ,
shaving ,
shut in ,
shut up ,
sidetrack ,
siding ,
skeleton ,
slat ,
slip ,
soup ,
splinter ,
stone wall ,
streak ,
street railway ,
streetcar line ,
subway ,
switchback ,
terminal ,
terminus ,
tongue -
lash ,
track ,
tram ,
tramline ,
trestle ,
trolley line ,
trunk ,
trunk line ,
tube ,
turnout ,
underground ,
upbraid ,
vein ,
vituperate ,
vociferate ,
wafer ,
wall ,
wall in
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