n. 1.(围栏等的)横木，横档；(钉帽架等用的)横条，栏杆，扶手；〔pl.〕围栏。 2.轨道；钢轨；铁路；〔pl.〕铁路股票。 短语和例子 a towel rail (钉在墙上的)挂毛巾的横木。 a rail advice (铁路)到货通知单。 zero-length rail 【火箭】超短型导轨。 by rail 乘火车，用火车。 get [go] off the rails 出轨；越轨。 off the rails 出轨；扰乱秩序；〔比喻〕发狂；越轨 ( He is a very reliable person he has never gone off the rails. 他这人十分可靠，从来不越轨逾矩)。 ride (sb.) on a rail 〔美国〕(把人)捆在横杆上抬着赶走〔一种私刑〕。 run off the rails 出轨，脱轨。 vt. 1.用围栏围 (in off), 用栏杆围住，装栏杆于。 2.在…铺铁轨；用铁路运输。 vi. 坐火车旅行。 n. 【动物；动物学】秧鸡。 vi. 咒骂，责备；抱怨 (against at)。
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports 同义词：railing,
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll 同义词：track, rails, runway,
criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans'' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies" 同义词：fulminate,
spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" 同义词：vilify, revile, vituperate,
complain bitterly 同义词：inveigh,
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg" 同义词：train,
convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" 同义词：rail off,
provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" 同义词：rail in,
例句与用法
1.
The youngest is a born rider of the rails . 小儿子是天生的流浪儿。
2.
She stood there, clutching the railing . 她站在那儿，手扶着栏杆。
3.
Rail stocks took a dive on the stock market . 铁路股票在股票市场上暴跌。
4.
The engine of the train left the rails at a curve . 火车头在拐弯处脱轨。
5.
On the northampton i was a rail . 在‘诺思安普敦号’上我简直象一只秧鸡。
6.
The youngest is a born rider of rails . 小儿子是个天生的流浪儿。
7.
It is cheaper to ship goods by road than by rail . 公路运输比铁路运输便宜。
8.
She gripped with both hands at the iron railing . 她用两只手紧紧抓住铁栏杆。
9.
The rail continued to vibrate softly . 钢轨继续微微颤抖着。
10.
Both were over six feet, and as thin as rails . 两个人都身高六尺多，瘦骨嶙峋。
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