Használati minta:
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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rail' with 'railing'; 'rail' often refers to a single bar, while 'railing' can mean the whole barrier system.
Jelentés
Horizontal bar for support
Szókapcsolatok
hand rail
|safety rail
|guard rail
|curtain rail
|bed rail
Szinonimák
bar (A general term for a rigid rod; may not imply support or safety function.)
Antonimák
gap (An empty space without a barrier.)
Témák
construction
|transport
|daily life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Definíció
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.
Használati minta:
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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Gyakori hiba:
Some learners confuse 'rail' with 'train'; 'rail' refers to the system, not just one train.
Jelentés
System of tracks and trains
Szókapcsolatok
rail network
|rail service
|high-speed rail
|rail transport
|travel by rail
Szinonimák
railway (More common in British English; refers to the same system.)
Antonimák
road (Refers to transport routes for cars, buses, etc., not trains.)
Témák
transport
|travel
|transportation
|business
Definíció
Trains and the tracks they run on.
The railway system used for transporting people or goods by train.
Használati minta:
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.
Példák tanulóknak
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.
Gyakori hiba:
Learners may confuse this with 'rail' meaning 'train'; context is key to understand it as a verb of complaining.
Jelentés
Complain angrily and repeatedly
Szókapcsolatok
rail against injustice
|rail at the government
|rail bitterly
Szinonimák
rant (Informal; often implies speaking at length in an emotional way.)
Antonimák
praise (To express approval instead of disapproval.)
Témák
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definíció
To talk in an angry way about something you do not like.
To speak or shout angrily about something, especially to show disapproval.
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.
Példák tanulóknak
The train moves on rails.
A vonat síneken halad.
They fixed the broken rails.
Kijavították a sérült síneket.
Jelentés
Steel track for trains
Szókapcsolatok
steel rail
|replace rails
|lay rails
Szinonimák
track (General term for the whole railway path including rails and sleepers.)
Témák
transport
|transportation
|travel
Definíció
A long piece of metal that trains move on.
One of the parallel steel bars that form a railway track.