انگلیسی

rail

gb/ɹˈeɪl/ us/ɹˈeɪl/
A2 انگلیسی
~ 2100
معنی‌ها
۰ معنی
اسم A2 entity
1

Horizontal bar for support

A long bar you can hold or that stops you from falling.

الگوی کاربرد: a [metal/wooden] rail
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rail' with 'railing'; 'rail' often refers to a single bar, while 'railing' can mean the whole barrier system.
هم‌معنی‌ها
bar (A general term for a rigid rod; may not imply support or safety function.)
متضادها
gap (An empty space without a barrier.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
hand rail |safety rail |guard rail |curtain rail |bed rail
موضوع‌ها
construction |transport |daily life |housing |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • She grabbed the hand rail as she climbed the stairs.
  • The balcony has a safety rail to prevent falls.
  • 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.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • Hold the rail when you go down the stairs.
  • The baby bed has a rail.
  • There is a metal rail along the path.
  • I put the curtain on the rail.
اسم B1 entity
2

System of tracks and trains

Trains and the tracks they run on.

الگوی کاربرد: by rail
اشتباه رایج:
Some learners confuse 'rail' with 'train'; 'rail' refers to the system, not just one train.
هم‌معنی‌ها
railway (More common in British English; refers to the same system.)
متضادها
road (Refers to transport routes for cars, buses, etc., not trains.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
rail network |rail service |high-speed rail |rail transport |travel by rail
موضوع‌ها
transport |travel |transportation |business
نمونه‌ها
  • They decided to travel across Europe by rail.
  • The city is improving its rail network.
  • 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.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • We went to Paris by rail.
  • The city has a good rail system.
  • Many people use rail to go to work.
  • The train is part of the rail network.
فعل B2 action
3

Complain angrily and repeatedly

To talk in an angry way about something you do not like.

الگوی کاربرد: rail against [something/someone]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse this with 'rail' meaning 'train'; context is key to understand it as a verb of complaining.
هم‌معنی‌ها
rant (Informal; often implies speaking at length in an emotional way.)
متضادها
praise (To express approval instead of disapproval.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
rail against injustice |rail at the government |rail bitterly
موضوع‌ها
emotions |communication |core_vocabulary
نمونه‌ها
  • He railed against the unfair decision.
  • The protesters railed at the new tax law.
  • She railed bitterly about the poor service.
  • Many citizens railed against corruption in politics.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • He railed against the bad rules.
  • The man railed at the high prices.
  • They railed about the dirty park.
اسم technical B1 entity
4

Steel track for trains

A long piece of metal that trains move on.

هم‌معنی‌ها
track (General term for the whole railway path including rails and sleepers.)
ترکیب‌های رایج
steel rail |replace rails |lay rails
موضوع‌ها
transport |transportation |travel
نمونه‌ها
  • The workers replaced several damaged rails after the accident.
  • Each rail must be perfectly aligned for safety.
  • The train wheels run directly on the rails.
نمونه‌های زبان‌آموزی
  • The train moves on rails.
  • They fixed the broken rails.
  • Rails are made of steel.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
rail
IPA
GB/ɹˈeɪl/
US/ɹˈeɪl/
هجاها و تکیه
rail (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (rail)
صورت‌های واژه
Noun
  • Base: rail
  • Plural: rails
Verb
  • Base: rail
  • 3rd Person Singular: rails
  • Present Participle: railing
  • Past: railed
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
rails noun railing verb railed verb
Core family
railway noun A2 railroad noun B1
Related words
railcar noun
Negative and opposite forms
derail verb derailment noun
عبارت‌ها

by rail

1
/bˈaɪ ɹˈeɪl/
fixed phrase

Using train transport

Traveling or sending things using trains.

نمونه‌ها
  • 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.

نمونه‌ها
  • 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.

نمونه‌ها
  • She often rails against modern technology.
  • Citizens railed against the new law.

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