"railroads" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 铁路

Definition

供火车运行的轨道线路和运营这些火车的公司或系统。既可以指物理轨道，也可以指整个运输网络。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

美式英语用“railroad”，英式英语用“railway”。通常在谈论国家或地区全体铁道系统时用复数形式，常在工业、历史语境中出现。

Examples

The railroads connect many cities across the country.

**铁路**连接了全国许多城市。

Workers built the first railroads in the 1800s.

工人在19世纪建造了第一批**铁路**。

Many people travel by railroads every day.

许多人每天乘坐**铁路**出行。

After the railroads expanded, small towns grew very quickly.

自从**铁路**扩张后，小城镇发展得非常快。

The decline of railroads changed the way people and goods move across the nation.

**铁路**的衰落改变了全国人员和货物的流通方式。

Some old railroads have been turned into walking trails.

一些老**铁路**已被改造成步行道。