railroad

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đường sắt, hệ thống đường ray

BrE /ˈreɪ.ləʊ/ AmE /ˈreɪ.loʊ/

noun / verb en → vi

1 TRANSPORT SYSTEM [uncountable] B1

Đường sắt, hệ thống đường ray

a system of railway tracks and trains for carrying people or goods over long distances

  • the railroad

Collocations railroad track · railroad station

  • The train was delayed because of a problem with the railroad.

    Tàu bị chậm vì có vấn đề với đường sắt.

2 COMPANY [countable] B1

Công ty đường sắt, công ty vận tải bằng đường ray

a company that owns and operates railways

  • railroad company

Collocations railroad corporation · railroad enterprise

  • The railroad is planning to build a new line.

    Công ty đường sắt đang lên kế hoạch xây dựng một tuyến mới.

3 VERB [transitive] C1

Đưa ra điều kiện ép buộc, bắt buộc làm gì đó

to force someone to do something, especially in an unfair way

  • railroad sb into doing sth

Collocations railroading a decision · railroading someone into agreement

  • They railroaded him into signing the contract.

    Họ đã ép buộc ông ấy ký hợp đồng.