rail-splitter
英文詞源
- rail-splitter (n.)
- 1853, from rail (n.1) + agent noun from split (v.). Usually with reference to or suggestion of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, as it figured in his political biography.
雙語例句
- 1. The government is spending billions of dollars on new urban rail projects.
- 政府正把數十億元花在新城市鐵路項目上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The rail strike is causing major disruptions at the country's ports.
- 鐵路罷工使該國港口陷入了一片混亂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The sudden onset of winter caused havoc with rail and air transport.
- 冬天的突然降臨讓鐵路和航空運輸係統陷入混亂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The president traveled by rail to his home town.
- 總統坐火車回到了他的家鄉。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The gloom deepened after a thumping £45m loss at British Rail.
- 英國鐵路公司遭受了4,500萬英鎊的巨額損失後境況更加慘淡。
來自柯林斯例句