词汇：rail

音标： /reɪl/

词性： 名词，动词

一、基本含义

名词

铁轨，轨道：指供火车、地铁等车辆行驶的金属条。

栏杆，扶手：指支撑或保护作用的栏杆，如阳台、楼梯等的栏杆。

铁路系统：指铁路交通系统。

 

动词

猛烈批评，责骂：指对某人或某事进行严厉的批评。

以栏杆围住：指用栏杆或障碍物围起某个区域。

 

二、音标和发音

音标：/reɪl/

读音：/reɪl/（类似“雷尔”）

三、常见用法

名词用法

The train was running on the rail tracks.
（火车在铁轨上行驶。）

He leaned over the balcony rail to watch the street below.
（他靠在阳台栏杆上看下面的街道。）

The city is expanding its rail system to accommodate more passengers.
（这座城市正在扩展其铁路系统，以容纳更多的乘客。）

 

动词用法

He railed against the unfair treatment he received.
（他猛烈批评了自己所受到的不公平对待。）

The manager railed at the team for missing the deadline.
（经理因错过最后期限而严厉批评了团队。）

 

四、短语搭配

rail against

强烈反对，严厉批评

He was railing against the government's new policy.
（他强烈反对政府的新政策。）

 

rail on

对某人或某事持续批评

She kept railing on about the poor service at the restaurant.
（她一直在抱怨餐厅的糟糕服务。）

 

rail at

激烈斥责

The teacher railed at the students for their misbehavior.
（老师严厉斥责了学生们的不良行为。）

 

railroad track/railway track

铁轨

The train tracks stretch for miles across the countryside.
（铁轨延伸了几英里，横跨乡村。）

 

五、例句

The train stopped at the station beside the rail tracks.
（火车在靠近铁轨的车站停下。）

The workers are repairing the broken rail.
（工人们正在修理损坏的铁轨。）

The house has a beautiful wooden rail around the porch.
（这座房子门廊周围有一条美丽的木质栏杆。）

She held on to the rail as she climbed the stairs.
（她在爬楼梯时抓住了扶手。）

The government has promised to invest in new rail infrastructure.
（政府承诺投资新的铁路基础设施。）

He was railing against the unfair treatment he received at work.
（他在猛烈批评自己在工作中所遭遇的不公平待遇。）

The police railed against the rise in crime in the neighborhood.
（警方对社区犯罪率的上升表示强烈反对。）

The rail of the bridge was damaged during the storm.
（大风暴中，桥梁的栏杆受损。）

He sat by the rail of the ship, gazing out at the ocean.
（他坐在船的栏杆旁，凝视着海洋。）

The committee members railed at the lack of progress on the project.
（委员会成员对项目进展缓慢进行了严厉批评。）

六、总结

"Rail" 在不同的语境中有着不同的意义，作为名词时可以指铁轨或栏杆，作为动词时则多指严厉批评或责骂。它的用法灵活，可以结合许多常见短语，如 "rail against"（猛烈反对）和 "rail on"（持续批评）。