rail
gb/ɹˈeɪl/ us/ɹˈeɪl/
A2
Ingles
~ 2100
korlát, vasút, dühösen szid, kikel valami ellen, sín
PANGNGALAN
A2
1
korlát
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rail' with 'railing'; 'rail' often refers to a single bar, while 'railing' can mean the whole barrier system.
Kahulugan
Horizontal bar for support
Mga kolokasyon
hand rail
|safety rail
|guard rail
|curtain rail
|bed rail
Mga kasingkahulugan
bar (A general term for a rigid rod; may not imply support or safety function.)
Mga kasalungat
gap (An empty space without a barrier.)
Mga tema
construction
|transport
|daily life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
B1
2
vasút
A2
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners confuse 'rail' with 'train'; 'rail' refers to the system, not just one train.
Kahulugan
System of tracks and trains
Mga kolokasyon
rail network
|rail service
|high-speed rail
|rail transport
|travel by rail
Mga kasingkahulugan
railway (More common in British English; refers to the same system.)
Mga kasalungat
road (Refers to transport routes for cars, buses, etc., not trains.)
Mga tema
transport
|travel
|transportation
|business
Depinisyon
Trains and the tracks they run on.
The railway system used for transporting people or goods by train.
PANDIWA
B2
3
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this with 'rail' meaning 'train'; context is key to understand it as a verb of complaining.
Kahulugan
Complain angrily and repeatedly
Mga kolokasyon
rail against injustice
|rail at the government
|rail bitterly
Mga kasingkahulugan
rant (Informal; often implies speaking at length in an emotional way.)
Mga kasalungat
praise (To express approval instead of disapproval.)
Mga tema
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
To talk in an angry way about something you do not like.
To speak or shout angrily about something, especially to show disapproval.
PANGNGALAN
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
The train moves on rails.
A vonat síneken halad.
They fixed the broken rails.
Kijavították a sérült síneket.
Rails are made of steel.
Kahulugan
Steel track for trains
Mga kolokasyon
steel rail
|replace rails
|lay rails
Mga kasingkahulugan
track (General term for the whole railway path including rails and sleepers.)
Mga tema
transport
|transportation
|travel
Depinisyon
A long piece of metal that trains move on.
One of the parallel steel bars that form a railway track.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
rail
IPA
GB/ɹˈeɪl/
US/ɹˈeɪl/
Mga pantig at diin
rail (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (rail)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: rail
- Plural: rails
Verb
- Base: rail
- 3rd Person Singular: rails
- Present Participle: railing
- Past: railed
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
by rail
1/bˈaɪ ɹˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Using train transport
Traveling or sending things using trains.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- She often rails against modern technology.
- Citizens railed against the new law.