"railroads" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鐵路

Definition

供火車行駛的鐵軌路線及經營火車的公司或系統。可以指實體鐵道，也可指整個運輸網絡。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

美式英文用“railroad”，英式用“railway”。談論國家或地區鐵路系統時多用複數，常出現在工業或歷史情境。

Examples

The railroads connect many cities across the country.

**鐵路**連接了全國許多城市。

Workers built the first railroads in the 1800s.

工人在19世紀建造了第一條**鐵路**。

Many people travel by railroads every day.

許多人每天乘坐**鐵路**出行。

After the railroads expanded, small towns grew very quickly.

自從**鐵路**拓展後，小鎮發展得非常快。

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

**鐵路**的衰落改變了全國人和貨物流動的方式。

Some old railroads have been turned into walking trails.

一些舊**鐵路**已轉變為步道。