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rail

他動詞自動詞[C/U] 両方

複数形: rails過去形: railed過去分詞: railed現在分詞: railing

As a noun, the word evokes a sense of linear boundary and structural rigidity. It suggests a physical limit or a guided path, whether it is keeping cattle in a pen or directing a locomotive toward a destination. The imagery is one of strength, alignment, and containment.

Countable when referring to a single bar or a specific track. Uncountable when referring to the general system of railway transport.

意味

名詞

A horizontal bar of wood or metal used as a fence, barrier, or support.

"The garden is enclosed by a white wooden rail."

名詞

The steel tracks on which trains run.

"The train derailed when the rail snapped."

他動詞

[someone][something]

To complain or protest strongly and persistently.

"He spent the entire meeting railing against the new corporate policy."

自動詞

[something]

To travel by train.

"We decided to rail across Europe for the summer."

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