railroad

railroad
noun
  1. North American term for railway
    (北美)。 同 railway
verb
  1. [with obj.](informal)press (someone) into doing something by rushing or coercing them
    (非正式)迫使…仓促行事
    she hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision.
    她迟疑了,不想被迫仓促做出决定。
    ■cause (a measure) to be passed or approved quickly by applying pressure
    施压使(措施)得以速决通过;迫使草率通过(措施)
    the Bill had been railroaded through the House.
    议会被迫草率通过了议案。
    ■(N. Amer.)send (someone) to prison without a fair trial or by means of false evidence
    (北美)(不经公平审讯或以假证)强行把…定罪下狱
  2. [no obj.][usu. as noun railroading](N. Amer.)travel or work on the railways
    (北美)铁路旅行(或工作)
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