rail /reil/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) short for railway
• (n.) a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
• (n.) any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud

Chinese translation

• n. 横杆, 围栏, 栏杆, 铁轨, 扶手, 秧鸡
• vt. 以横木围栏, 给...铺铁轨
• vi. 责骂, 抱怨

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/reil/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.41 · Rare

Word forms

railed, railing, rails

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Related words

railway · railroad

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