n.

1. 栏杆，扶手；围栏[C]
   He kept his hand on the rail as he climbed the steps.

   他攀上台阶时，手不离扶栏。

2. （门等的）横木[C]
3. 铁轨[C]
   Hundreds of people were injured when the train went off the rails.

   火车出轨时，数百人受伤。

4. 铁路[U]
   He came back by rail.

   他是乘火车回来的。

5. 铁路股票；铁道网[P]

vt.

1. 给……围栏杆；用栏杆围[（+in/out）]
   The dangerous trail was railed to protect tourists.

   这条危险的小道围了栏杆，以保护游客。

2. 用栏杆隔开[（+off）]
   They're railed off the yard.

   他们把院子用栏杆围起来了。

   The pond was railed off to stop children falling into it.

   池塘用栅栏围起隔开，以防止小孩落水。

3. 给……铺设轨道

vi.

1. 乘火车旅行

vi.

1. 责骂；挑剔；抱怨[（+at/against）]
   He is always railing at his bad luck.

   他老是抱怨自己运气不好。

n.

1. 【动】秧鸡[C]

n.

1. a bar or bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a fence or barrier or used to hang things on.
2. a steel bar or line of bars laid on the ground as one of a pair forming a railway track.
3. railways as a means of transport.
4. a horizontal piece in the frame of a panelled door or sash window. Compare with stile².
5. the edge of a surfboard or sailboard.
6. Electronics  a conductor which is maintained at a fixed potential and to which other parts of a circuit are connected.

v.

1. provide or enclose with a rail or rails.
2. convey (goods) by rail.
3. (in windsurfing) sail the board on its edge.

v.

n.