rail

US: /ˈɹeɪɫ/

UK: /ɹˈe‍ɪl/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

rail /reil/
  • danh từ
    • tay vịn (cầu thang, lan can...); bao lơn, lan can, thành (cầu tàu...); lá chắn (xe bò...)
    • hàng rào, (số nhiều) hàng rào chấn song
    • (ngành đường sắt) đường ray, đường xe lửa
      • off the rails: trật đường ray; (nghĩa bóng) hỗn loạn, lộn xộn; hỏng, không chạy tốt (máy...)
      • to go by rail: đi xe lửa
    • (kiến trúc) xà ngang (nhà)
    • cái giá xoay (để khăn mặt...)
    • thin as a rail
      • gây như que củi
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm tay vịn cho, làm lan can cho
    • rào lại; làm rào xung quanh
      • to rail in (off) a piece of ground: rào một miếng đất lại
    • gửi (hàng hoá) bằng xe lửa; đi du lịch bằng xe lửa
    • đặt đường ray
    • danh từ
      • (động vật học) gà nước
      • nội động từ
        • chửi bới, măng nhiếc, xỉ vả
          • to rail at (against) someone: chửi bới ai
          • to rail at fate: than thân trách phận

      Advanced English dictionary

      noun, verb
      + noun
      1 [C] a wooden or metal bar placed around sth as a barrier or to provide support: She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea.
      See also - GUARD RAIL, HANDRAIL
      2 [C] a bar fixed to the wall for hanging things on: a picture / curtain / towel rail
      3 [C, usually pl.] each of the two metal bars that form the track that trains run on
      4 [U] (often before another noun) railways/railroads as a means of transport: to travel / send sth by rail + rail travel / services / fares + a rail link / network
      Idioms: go off the rails (BrE, informal)
      1 to start behaving in a strange or unacceptable manner, for example, drinking a lot or taking drugs: She went completely off the rails after her sister died.
      2 to lose control and stop functioning correctly: The company has gone badly off the rails in recent years.
      get back on the rails (informal) to become successful again after a period of failure, or to begin functioning normally again: He has helped get the company back on the rails again.
      more at JUMP v.
      + verb
      ~ (at / against sth/sb) (formal) to complain about sth/sb in a very angry way: [V] She railed against the injustice of it all. [also V speech]
      Phrasal Verbs: rail sth in / off to separate an area or object from others by placing rails around it: The machine was railed off as a safety precaution.

      Thesaurus dictionary

      n.
      1 bar, rod, handrail, foot-rail, towel-rail; railing, banisters, balustrade, baluster, fence:
      Don't lean on the rail or it will break.
      2 by or via rail. by train, by railway or US also railroad:
      We travelled by rail from Paris to Geneva.
      v.
      Usually, rail at or against. vituperate, vociferate, fulminate, be or become abusive, revile, attack, berate, scold, upbraid, criticize, censure, decry, condemn, denounce:
      She continues to rage and rail against those who would deny equal rights to women.

      Collocation

      1 bar

      ADJ.

      guard, safety | curtain, picture, towel
      heated towel rails
      | altar, balcony, banister

      VERB + RAIL

      grip, hold on to, lean on
      She held tightly on to the rail.
      | hang from
      Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed.
      | fit, fix

      PREP.

      on a/the ~
      She sat on the rail.
      | over a/the ~
      He folded the towel over the rail.

      2 (usually rails) tracks

      VERB + RAIL

      run along/on ~
      Trams run alog rails.

      PREP.

      along (the) ~s
      The train thundered along the rails.
      | between the ~
      Weeds grew between the rails.
      | off the ~s
      The train came off the rails.
      | on (the) ~s
      The gun is mounted on rails.

      3 railway system

      RAIL + NOUN

      fare, ticket | network
      modernizing the rail network
      | route | timetable | service | connection, line, link
      the Channel Tunnel rail link
      | journey | commuter, passenger, traveller, user | transport, travel | traffic | freight | bridge | accident, crash, disaster | employee, staff, worker | union | enthusiast

      PREP.

      by ~
      We went from London to Budapest by rail.


      Concise dictionary

      rails|railed|railingreɪl
      noun
      +a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
      +short for railway
      +a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
      +a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
      +any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
      verb
      +complain bitterly
      +enclose with rails
      +provide with rails
      +separate with a railing
      +convey (goods etc.) by rails
      +travel by rail or train
      +lay with rails
      +fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
      +spread negative information about
      +criticize severely

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