| 单词 | train |
| 释义 | 1. noun uses2. verb uses train (treɪn ) noun uses Word forms: trains 1. countable noun [oft by NOUN] A1 A train is a number of carriages, cars, or trucks which are all connected together and which are pulled by an engine along a railway. Trains carry people and goods from one place to another. The train pulled into a station. We can catch the early morning train. He arrived in Shenyang by train yesterday. Synonyms: locomotive, railway train 2. countable noun A train of vehicles, people, or animals is a long line of them travelling slowly in the same direction. In the old days this used to be done with a baggage train of camels. ...a long train of oil tankers. [+ of] Synonyms: convoy, file, rank, string 3. countable noun [usually singular] A train of thought or a train of events is a connected sequence, in which each thought or event seems to occur naturally or logically as a result of the previous one. He lost his train of thought for a moment, then recovered it. [+ of] Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy. [+ of] Synonyms: sequence, series, chain, string 4. countable noun The train of a woman's formal dress or wedding dress is the long part at the back of it which flows along the floor behind her. 5. in train phrase If a process or event is in train or has been set in train, it is happening or starting to happen. [mainly British] In a moment the ceremony was in train. He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government. 6. in its train phrase [PHRASE after verb] If something brings problems or difficulties in its train, the problems or difficulties occur as a natural or logical result of it. The cars have brought in their train a host of other problems. train (treɪn ) verb uses Word forms: trains , training , trained 1. verb B2 If someone trains you to do something, they teach you the skills that you need in order to do it. If you train to do something, you learn the skills that you need in order to do it. The U.S. was ready to train its troops to participate. [VERB noun to-infinitive] Stavros was training to be a teacher. [VERB to-infinitive] Psychiatrists initially train as doctors. [VERB + as] We don't train them only in bricklaying, but also in other building techniques. [VERB noun + in] Companies tend to favour the lawyer who has trained with a good quality City firm. [VERB] I'm a trained nurse. [VERB-ed] Our workforce is highly trained and competitive. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: study, learn, qualify, be taught -trained combining form B2 Mr. Koutab is an American-trained lawyer. ...French-trained troops. trainer Word forms: trainers countable noun B2 ...a book for both teachers and teacher trainers. Synonyms: training shoe, sneaker [US], running shoe, sports shoe 2. verb B2 To train a natural quality or talent that someone has, for example their voice or musical ability, means to help them to develop it. I see my degree as something which will train my mind and improve my chances of getting a job. [VERB noun] Some children come to school with more finely trained perceptual skills than others. [VERB-ed] 3. verb B1+ If you train for a physical activity such as a race or if someone trains you for it, you prepare for it by doing particular physical exercises. Strachan is training for the new season. [VERB + for] He has spent a year training crews for next month's round the world race. [VERB noun + for] Synonyms: exercise, prepare, work out, practise trainer countable noun B1+ She went to the gym with her trainer. Synonyms: training shoe, sneaker [US], running shoe, sports shoe Synonyms: coach, manager, guide, adviser 4. verb B2 If an animal or bird is trained to do particular things, it is taught to do them, for example in order to be able to work for someone or to be a good pet. Sniffer dogs could be trained to track them down. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] ...a man who trained hundreds of dogs. [VERB noun] She had brought her trained sheepdog to help in the rescue. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: coach, exercise, drill, rehearse trainer countable noun B2 The horse made a winning start for his new trainer. Synonyms: training shoe, sneaker [US], running shoe, sports shoe 5. verb If you train something such as a gun, a camera, or a light on a person or thing, you aim it at them and keep it towards them. She trained her binoculars on the horizon. [VERB noun + on] Police cameras had been specifically trained on that area. [VERB noun on noun] Synonyms: aim, point, level, position 6. verb If you train a tree, bush, or plant in a particular direction, you tie it and cut it so that it grows in that direction. Instead of training the shoots up the fence, lay them flat in both directions alongside it. [VERB noun preposition] You could even put a trellis on your walls and train plants to grow up it. [VERB noun to-infinitive] 7. See also training Phrasal verbs: train up phrasal verb B2 If someone trains you up, they teach you new skills or give you the necessary preparation so that you will reach the standard required for a particular job or activity. [British, informal] The company has a policy of employing recent graduates and training them up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He usually preferred to train up a crew of enthusiastic young sailors from scratch. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: a gravy train a secure and easy way of earning money over a long period, especially by having a job that is easy and well-paid I keep his salary down because I don't want anyone to think he's riding into work on a gravy train. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: crowded train Well over a million passengers a day must go through security machines before pushing their way aboard a crowded train. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Other sets of data could alert drivers to empty parking spaces and warn commuters about crowded trains. Times, Sunday Times (2014) As a result you may struggle to find room on crowded trains. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Direct trains from Herne Bay take 1 hour 34 minutes to reach London Victoria. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But few Londoners realise that the direct train from King's Cross takes just over three and a half hours. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There are three or four direct trains an hour to Victoria. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The research used the price of an off-peak return train ticket for popular journeys and the cost of fuel for a hatchback, saloon and 4 x4 car. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The return train from Tamworth no longer stops there because a footbridge to the other platform is unsafe. The Sun (2006) Now I didn't want to leave, but I had to book a return train ticket in advance. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent (1994) Today, the two islands are physically connected by a train tunnel. Smithsonian Mag Eight days after dignitaries had cut the ribbon, engineers discovered that the train tunnel was too narrow and halted the service. Times,Sunday Times Notice how the brick-lined arcades match the train tunnel below. Smithsonian Why, though, do your ears go pop when you come out of a train tunnel? Times, Sunday Times They track her down to an abandoned train tunnel and search. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 火车, 训练 Japanese: 列車, 訓練する |
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