railway

noun

1. 铁路；铁道
   a track with rails on which trains run
   1. The railway is still under construction.
      这条铁路仍在建设之中。
   2. a disused railway
      被废弃的铁路
2. 铁路公司；铁道部门；铁路系统
   a system of tracks, together with the trains that run on them, and the organization and people needed to operate them
   1. Her father worked on the railways.
      她父亲在铁路部门工作。
   2. a railway station/worker/company
      火车站；铁路工人 / 公司
   3. the Midland Railway
      米德兰铁路公司
   4. a model railway
      模范铁路

1. N-COUNT 铁路;铁道
   A railway is 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


2. N-COUNT 铁路公司;铁路部门
   A railway is 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


3. 铁路系统；铁路网
   A railway is the system and network of tracks that trains travel on.

1. He walked back over the railway bridge.
   他从铁路桥上走了回去。
2. Tour buses have replaced railway cars.
   观光巴士已经取代了火车。
3. After collecting the cash, the kidnapper made his escape down the disused railway line.
   拿到现金后，绑架者沿着废弃的铁道逃走了。
4. Throughout Europe a new railway age, that of the high-speed train, has dawned
   新的铁路时代——高速铁路时代，在整个欧洲已经开始出现。
5. I had obtained my first camera for the express purpose of taking railway photographs.
   我已经买了我的第一架照相机，专门用来拍摄铁路。
6. Paradise Street was a short, crowded street near the railway station and hard by the factory.
   天堂街是火车站附近一条拥挤的小街道，离该工厂很近。
7. Fires broke out at three railway stations, halting service on two commuter lines for several hours
   三个火车站发生了火灾，两条通勤线路的服务被迫中断数小时。
8. The mutilated bodies of seven men have been found beside a railway line.
   铁路旁发现了7具面目全非的男子尸体。
9. Take the narrow lane going north-west parallel with the railway line.
   走和铁路线平行的那条西北向的窄巷。
10. This was situated to the north-west of the town, a short walk from the railway station.
    这里地处镇子的西北方，离火车站仅有一小段步行距离。
11. The road ran beside a railway.
    公路建在铁路旁边。
12. Ingrid went with him to the railway station to see him off
    英格丽德和他一起去火车站送他。
13. I have been a subscriber to Railway Magazine for many years.
    我订阅《铁路杂志》已有很多年了。
14. The railway station was swamped with thousands of families trying to flee the city.
    火车站挤满了成千上万想要逃离这座城市的家庭。
15. Talks between striking railway workers and the Polish government have broken down
    罢工的铁路工人和波兰政府间举行的谈判已经破裂了。
16. Dozens of miles of railway track have been torn up
    好几十英里的铁轨被毁坏了。
17. Arriving at the railway station, I put local knowledge to the test and ask a taxi driver.
    到了火车站，为了检验自己对当地的了解程度，我请教了一个出租车司机。
18. By 1997 or thereabouts Athens will have a new airport, plus the best underground railway in Europe.
    到1997年前后，雅典将有一个新机场，还有欧洲最先进的地铁。
19. There were a hundred or so hotels in the vicinity of the railway station
    在火车站附近大约有100家旅馆。
20. Three-hundred railway wagons were waiting to be unloaded
    有300个铁路货车车厢等着卸货。
21. The new railway is under construction.
    新铁路正在修筑之中。
22. The whole railway line has been opened to traffic.
    这条铁路已全线通车。
23. The railway slopes up slightly at this point.
    铁路从这里开始有个微微向上的坡度。
24. The new railway will benefit the district.
    新铁路将使这地区得益。
25. Our village is close to the railway station.
    我们村挨近火车站。
26. The railway traverses The country.
    这条铁路横贯全国。
27. A new railway is under construction.
    正在修建一条新铁路。
28. The railway station is at a distance of two miles from our school.
    火车站离我们学校两英里路程。
29. Excuse me, does this road lead to the railway station?
    请问，这条路通向火车站吗？
30. The railway was opened to traffic last year.
    这条铁路是去年通车的。

noun

1. a line of track providing a runway for wheels
   1. he walked along the railroad track

   Synonym:    railroad trackrailroad

2. line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

   Synonym:    railroadrailroad linerailway linerailway system