rail
gb/ɹˈeɪl/ us/ɹˈeɪl/
A2
Angličtina
~ 2100
korlát, vasút, dühösen szid, kikel valami ellen, sín
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
A2
1
korlát
A2
Vzorec užití:
a [metal/wooden] rail
She grabbed the hand rail as she climbed the stairs.
Ahogy felfelé ment a lépcsőn, belekapaszkodott a korlátba.
The balcony has a safety rail to prevent falls.
Az erkélyen biztonsági korlát van, hogy senki ne essen le.
A curtain rail runs along the top of the window.
He leaned against the wooden rail and looked at the sea.
The bed has a side rail to keep the child safe.
Učební příklady
Hold the rail when you go down the stairs.
Kapaszkodj a korlátba, amikor lemész a lépcsőn.
The baby bed has a rail.
A kiságynak van oldalkorlátja.
There is a metal rail along the path.
I put the curtain on the rail.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rail' with 'railing'; 'rail' often refers to a single bar, while 'railing' can mean the whole barrier system.
Význam
Horizontal bar for support
Kolokace
hand rail
|safety rail
|guard rail
|curtain rail
|bed rail
Synonyma
bar (A general term for a rigid rod; may not imply support or safety function.)
Antonyma
gap (An empty space without a barrier.)
Témata
construction
|transport
|daily life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Definice
A long bar you can hold or that stops you from falling.
A long, narrow bar, usually metal or wood, fixed in place to act as a barrier, guard, or support.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
B1
2
vasút
A2
Vzorec užití:
by rail
They decided to travel across Europe by rail.
Úgy döntöttek, hogy vasúton utazzák be Európát.
The city is improving its rail network.
A város fejleszti a vasúthálózatát.
High-speed rail connects the two capitals in under two hours.
Rail transport is often cheaper than flying.
The strike affected all rail services in the region.
Učební příklady
We went to Paris by rail.
Vonattal mentünk Párizsba.
The city has a good rail system.
A városnak jó vasúthálózata van.
Many people use rail to go to work.
The train is part of the rail network.
Častá chyba:
Some learners confuse 'rail' with 'train'; 'rail' refers to the system, not just one train.
Význam
System of tracks and trains
Kolokace
rail network
|rail service
|high-speed rail
|rail transport
|travel by rail
Synonyma
railway (More common in British English; refers to the same system.)
Antonyma
road (Refers to transport routes for cars, buses, etc., not trains.)
Témata
transport
|travel
|transportation
|business
Definice
Trains and the tracks they run on.
The railway system used for transporting people or goods by train.
SLOVESO
B2
3
Vzorec užití:
rail against [something/someone]
He railed against the unfair decision.
Hevesen kikelt az igazságtalan döntés ellen.
The protesters railed at the new tax law.
A tüntetők dühösen szidták az új adótörvényt.
She railed bitterly about the poor service.
Many citizens railed against corruption in politics.
Učební příklady
He railed against the bad rules.
Dühösen szidta a rossz szabályokat.
The man railed at the high prices.
A férfi dühösen szidta a magas árakat.
They railed about the dirty park.
Častá chyba:
Learners may confuse this with 'rail' meaning 'train'; context is key to understand it as a verb of complaining.
Význam
Complain angrily and repeatedly
Kolokace
rail against injustice
|rail at the government
|rail bitterly
Synonyma
rant (Informal; often implies speaking at length in an emotional way.)
Antonyma
praise (To express approval instead of disapproval.)
Témata
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definice
To talk in an angry way about something you do not like.
To speak or shout angrily about something, especially to show disapproval.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
B1
TECHNICAL
4
sín
A2
The workers replaced several damaged rails after the accident.
A munkások a baleset után több sérült sínt is kicseréltek.
Each rail must be perfectly aligned for safety.
A biztonság érdekében minden sínnek tökéletesen beállítva kell lennie.
The train wheels run directly on the rails.
Učební příklady
The train moves on rails.
A vonat síneken halad.
They fixed the broken rails.
Kijavították a sérült síneket.
Rails are made of steel.
Význam
Steel track for trains
Kolokace
steel rail
|replace rails
|lay rails
Synonyma
track (General term for the whole railway path including rails and sleepers.)
Témata
transport
|transportation
|travel
Definice
A long piece of metal that trains move on.
One of the parallel steel bars that form a railway track.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
rail
IPA
GB/ɹˈeɪl/
US/ɹˈeɪl/
Slabiky a přízvuk
rail (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (rail)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: rail
- Plural: rails
Verb
- Base: rail
- 3rd Person Singular: rails
- Present Participle: railing
- Past: railed
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
by rail
1/bˈaɪ ɹˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Using train transport
Traveling or sending things using trains.
Příklady
- We decided to travel to Berlin by rail.
- Goods are often transported by rail across the country.
off the rails
1/ˈɔf ðə ɹˈeɪlz/
idiom
informal
Behaving in an uncontrolled way
To start acting in a strange or wild way, often causing problems.
Příklady
- After losing his job, he went completely off the rails.
- The project went off the rails after the budget cuts.
rail against
1/ɹˈeɪl əɡˈɛnst/
fixed phrase
Complain angrily about something repeatedly
To speak in an angry way about something you think is wrong or unfair.
Příklady
- She often rails against modern technology.
- Citizens railed against the new law.