- 1nA2/ˈreɪlweɪ/鐵路
A track of metal lines that trains run on, or the whole system of trains that use it.
示範例句 · Example
We took the railway all the way from Taipei to the east coast.
逐字我們搭鐵路一路從台北到東海岸。
railway 指火車跑的『鐵軌』，也可以指整個火車系統（公司、路線、車站合起來）。可以想成 rail（鐵軌）＋ way（路），就是『鐵做的路』。英式英語用 railway，美式英語多說 railroad，意思一樣。
常見搭配
railway station
火車站
the place where trains stop for people to get on and off
The railway station was full of people going home.
railway line
鐵路線
a route made of railway tracks
A new railway line will connect the two towns.
railway bridge
鐵路橋
a bridge that carries a railway across something
The train crossed the old railway bridge slowly.
core核心畫面
Picture two metal lines running side by side into the distance, and everything that hangs off them — the trains, the stations, the . The word can mean just the track, or the whole operation that runs on it.
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以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
railwaynoun/ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/
- 1
A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
- That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.
- 2
A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
- His interest in railways is not the quality that marks Pearson out. Everyone was interested in railways. Over a thousand miles of them opened between 1837 and 1845, most of what would become the national network. [...] You needed an Act of Parliament to build a railway; but that wasn't very hard to obtain if you could give the appearance of adequately funded competence.
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