| 单词 | relief train |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrelief train relief train n. (a) a train transporting aid, medical supplies, etc., to an area affected by war, famine, natural disaster, etc. (b) a train providing supplementary or replacement transport, esp. (chiefly British) additional public transport at times of high demand; cf. Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1852 Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 3 Aug. A relief train consisting of eight wagons,..had been sent to meet the overland emigrants and furnish them the aid they need. 1872 Times 24 Dec. 5/5 A relief train leaves Newcastle at 5.20... The ordinary train leaves 15 minutes later, and is usually on a Saturday night very heavily laden with passengers. 1904 Booklovers' Mag. May 663 It is a relief train, ready to respond to any call for aid in case of accident. 1994 N.Y. Times 15 Aug. a15/3 During a peak in Sudan's 187–88 famine, they turned a blind eye to..use of relief trains for military goods. 2005 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 15 Nov. 5 There will be a small number of trains that will run to and from Cardiff that weekend... We're not going to be in a position to run a relief train. < as lemmas |
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