n.栏杆；扶手；铁轨
v.抱怨；责骂；以横木围栏；铺铁轨
A towel hung from the rail. 栏杆上搭著条毛巾。
We installed a stainless steel towel rail on the wall. 我们在墙上装了一个不锈钢的挂毛巾的横杆。
Nobody believes that he can jump over that rail. 没人相信他能越过那个栏杆。
Hold on to the rail or you'll slip! 抓住扶手，不然你会滑倒的。
The man was holding on the rail as he walked down the stairs. 下楼梯时，这名男子一直紧抓着扶手。
Passengers mustn't cross the rails. 乘客不得横过铁路。
It's cheaper to ship goods by road than by rail. 公路运输比铁路运输便宜。
The goods have been consigned (to you) by rail. 货物已交由铁路发运(给贵方).
用作动词 (v.)He used to rail at the volume of paper - work he had to do. 他以前老是因为不得不做大量的文牍工作而发牢骚。
He is always railing at his bad luck. 他老是抱怨自己运气不好。
She did not rail at her husband. 她没有责备丈夫。
Please help me to rail the garden. 请帮我用栅栏把花园围起来。
rail用作名词时,是“横杆,横栏”的意思,转化为动词作“给…装横档,用栏杆围…”解,用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
rail用作不及物动词时,意思是“责备,辱骂,抱怨”。常与介词against, in连用。
rail也可用作名词,意思是“栏杆,横杆”“铁轨,轨道”“铁路”。例如:There is a towel rail near the door.门附近有一个挂毛巾用的横杆。The accident was caused by some of the rails becoming bent in the heat.这起事故是由一些因热变弯的铁轨引起的。Please send these goods by rail.请通过铁路运送这些货。
adj (火车）出轨的,derail的过去时、过去分词
