"derailment" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 脱轨事故

Definition

脱轨事故是指火车脱离轨道。这个词也可比喻计划或过程严重偏离或突然失败。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Derailment”主要用于铁路领域，但也可正式地比喻计划或事务的严重偏离。常和“train”、“project”、“negotiations”搭配使用，不要和“delay”或一般的“accident”混淆。

Examples

The train's derailment caused delays for many passengers.

火车的**脱轨事故**导致许多乘客延误。

No one was injured in the derailment.

这次**脱轨事故**中无人受伤。

The derailment was investigated by police.

警方对这起**脱轨事故**展开了调查。

After the financial crisis, the company suffered a major derailment in its plans.

金融危机后，公司计划出现了重大**脱轨事故**（比喻用法）。

Nobody saw the derailment coming—it was completely unexpected.

没有人预料到这次**脱轨事故**，真的太突然了。

Talks about the merger hit a derailment after new issues were discovered.

合并谈判在发现新问题后出现了**脱轨事故**（比喻）.