7PHRASE 复苏;重振 If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed. 复苏;重振 [journalism]
They are keen to get the negotiating process back on the rails.
他们热切希望使谈判重新步入正轨。
Her career is back on the rails.
她的事业得以重振。
8PHRASE (行为)越轨,不规矩 If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law. (行为)越轨,不规矩
They've got to do something about these children because clearly they've gone off the rails.
1bar橫杆ADJECTIVE | VERB + RAIL | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤guard, safety護欄;安全扶手▸➤curtain, picture, towel (all especially BrE) 窗簾杆;掛圖片的橫杆;掛毛巾用的橫杆◇heated towel rails加熱毛巾杆➤altar, balcony, banister, porch, stair祭壇欄杆;陽台扶欄;樓梯欄杆;走廊欄杆➤bottom, top下橫杆;上橫杆◇She climbed onto the top fence rail.她爬上了圍欄的頂部橫杆。➤steel, wooden, etc.鋼製欄杆、木欄杆等VERB + RAIL➤grab, grasp, grip, hold on to, lean on抓住欄杆;抓緊欄杆;靠着扶欄◇She held tightly on to the rail.她緊緊地抓着欄杆。➤hang from懸掛在欄杆上◇Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed.花邊牀幃從牀上方的銅杆上垂下。➤fit, fix安裝欄杆PREPOSITION➤on a/the rail在扶手上◇She sat on the rail.她坐在扶手上。➤over a/the rail在橫杆上◇He folded the towel over the rail.他把毛巾摺起掛在橫杆上。rail
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2(usually rails) tracks軌道VERB + RAIL | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + RAIL➤run along rails, run on rails沿鐵軌運行;在鐵軌上跑◇Trams run along rails.有軌電車沿鐵軌行駛。PREPOSITION➤along (the) rails沿着鐵軌◇The train thundered along the rails.火車沿鐵軌呼嘯而過。➤between the rail在鐵軌之間◇Weeds grew between the rails.野草在鐵軌間生長。➤on (the) rails在鐵軌上◇The gun is mounted on rails.槍架在鐵軌上。PHRASES➤come off the rails, go off the rails出軌;越軌◇The train came off the rails.火車出軌了。◇She was worried her son was going to go completely off the rails. (figurative) 她擔心兒子會做出完全越軌之事。➤ride the rails (= travel around by train) (NAmE) (尤指逃票)乘火車rail
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3system of trains火車系統ADJECTIVE | RAIL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤high-speed, light高鐵;輕軌◇Many business people now opt for high-speed rail rather than flying.許多商務人士現在選擇乘坐高鐵而不是飛機出行。➤commuter, freight, passenger (all especially NAmE) 通勤火車;貨車;客車◇He uses a combination of commuter rail and subway to get to work.他乘通勤火車和地鐵上班。RAIL + NOUN➤fare, ticket (both especially BrE) 車費;火車票▸➤network, system鐵路網;鐵路系統◇efforts to modernize the rail network使鐵路網現代化的種種努力➤route鐵路路線▸➤timetable (especially BrE) 列車時刻表▸➤service鐵路服務▸➤connection, link鐵路聯運/交通◇the Channel Tunnel rail link英法海底隧道鐵路交通➤line, track鐵路線;鐵軌▸➤journey, trip火車旅行➤station, terminal火車站;鐵路終點站➤car (especially NAmE) 有軌機動車▸➤commuter, passenger, traveller/traveler, user (all especially BrE) 經常乘火車往返者;火車乘客;乘火車旅行的人▸➤transit, transport, transportation, travel鐵路運輸;鐵路旅行▸➤traffic鐵路交通▸➤freight鐵路貨運▸➤bridge鐵路橋▸➤accident, crash, disaster (all especially BrE) 鐵路事故;火車相撞;火車災難▸➤staff, worker鐵路全體職工;鐵路工人▸➤union (BrE) 鐵路工會▸➤enthusiast (BrE) (對鐵路運行及鐵路模型等興趣濃烈的)鐵路迷PREPOSITION➤by rail乘火車◇We went from Paris to Budapest by rail.我們乘火車從巴黎去布達佩斯。