铁路专用英语

1).rail n.铁轨，轨道 The spring travel peak always puts great pressure on the rail network.Now our government is trying to take different measures to lessen this situation 春运高峰总是给铁路交通网带来相当大的压力。现在政府正在努力采取各种措施来缓解这种情况。 2).iron n.铁 Strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁。 3).steel n.钢 This is not to deny that there has been overinvestment in some sectors in China, such as steel and cars. 这并不是要否认中国在一些行业，如铜铁和汽车业，存住过度投资。 4).subway n.地铁交通 When working in Beijing,l enjoy taking the subway to work everyday 在北京工作的时候，我喜欢每天坐地铁去上班。 5).entrance n.入口 Turn right and then you will see subway entrance on your right 右转，然后你就会看到地铁站入口在你的右边。 6).train n.火车，列车 l met a travel musician on the way to school by train, and at that time he was playing a piece of beautiful music ln our compartment 在回学校的火车上，我遇到一个旅行音乐家。那时他正在我们的`车厢内弹奏一曲优美的音乐。 7).locomotive n.火车头 My father is the locomotive of our family, and all of us are willing to listen to him 爸爸可以说是家里的火车头，我们也都愿意听他的。 8).station n.火车站 l arrived at the railway station at 12 last night, and the sky was very beautiful at that time 昨天晚上12点我到了火车站，那时的天空非常美丽。 9).luggage n.行李 The porter was weighed down by all the luggage 搬运工被这些行李压得直不起腰来。 10).carriage n.(火车的)客车厢 We’ll be sitting in the second carriage from the bottom of the train 我们的位置在倒数第二节车厢里。 11).book v.预订 My boss asked me to book a flight to New York for tomorrow 老板让我帮他订一张明天飞往纽约的机票。 12).ticket n.票，车票 l was waiting to buy a ticket, but only one ticket was left, and another man beat me to it 我想买张票，可是就连最后一张也做别人捷足先登了。 13).transport n.交通运输;v.运输，运送 She says cash donations help the agency to buy food locally and transport it quickly to where it is needed 她说现金捐款帮助代理处在当地购买粮食并将之迅速运送到需要的地方。 14).transit n.运输，运送 You shall be responsible for the loss of the goods in transit If you can't work seriously 如果你不作不认真，你就得承担货物运输中的损失。 15).freight n.货物，货运 Railway departments have been hit by plunging passenger numbers and railway freight volumes since last spring 自去年春季以来，铁路部门一直受到乘客数最和货运量大幅下滑的冲击。 16).haul v.拖运 Plumbers and traders used it to haul tools, packages and sundry items 水管工和小商贩用它来运输工具、箱子和杂物。 17).container n.集装箱，货柜 Seeing that goods are packed into the container, he was relieved 看着货物被装进了集装箱，他松了一口气。 18).locomotive n.机车，火车头 Creativity is the locomotive of business development 创新将是企业发展的推动力。

railway和rail区别是意思不同。

1. railway：/ˈreɪlweɪ/，n..铁路，铁道；铁路系统，铁路公司；

复数 railways。

注意：只能作名词；强调的是：铁道；铁路系统，铁路公司。

例句：

He walked back over the railway bridge.

他从铁路桥上走了回去。

The railway is still under construction.

这条铁路仍在建设之中。

The railway line was electrified in the 1950s.

这条铁路线在20世纪50年代就实现了电气化。

2. rail：/reɪl/，n.铁路系统；铁轨，轨道；栏杆，扶手；横杆；围栏；冲浪板的边缘；

v.用栏杆把……围起，把……隔开；作动词的时候，有不同词形：

复数 rails或rail；第三人称单数 rails；现在分词 railing；过去式 railed；过去分词 railed；

注意：可以作名词、动词；强调的是：铁轨，轨道；栏杆，扶手；横杆。

例句：

She climbed the staircase cautiously, holding fast to the rail.

她紧握扶手，小心翼翼地爬上楼梯。

Ticket prices include your flight and onward rail journey.

票价包括您的飞行航程和接续的铁路旅费。

This pair of curtains will fit a rail up to 7 ft 6 in wide.

这副窗帘适合安装在宽度为7英尺6英寸的横杆上。

railway 铁路、鉄道rail 轨