| 单词 | by rail |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby rail b. In by coach, by ship, by rail, the idea of motion blends with that of means; cf. A. 11c. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [adverb] by rail1866 c1440 Partonope 383 Be shipp come merchandyse to the town. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Deut. ii. 28 Onely let me go thorow by fote. 1866 Cornhill Mag. 13 348 To go by coach in that direction is a sort of tempting of fortune. by rail P1. by rail: by means of a railway line or system; (now esp.) by train. ΚΠ 1610 R. Fosbrooke Let. 1 May in W. H. Stevenson Rep. MSS Ld. Middleton (1911) 177 We will bring them downe by raile ourselves, for Strelley cartway is so fowle as few cariadges can passe. 1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. xvii. 305 Several waggons..which went to London and back in a fortnight,..which [exploit] is now performed in two hours by rail. 1858 Queen Victoria Let. 8 May in Dearest Child (1964) 103 We went by rail, nice, quick! 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xi. 149 He had come on by rail to pay us a visit. 1919 A. Ransome Russia in 1919 2 We crossed by boat to Abo..and then travelled by rail to the Russian frontier. 1976 Illustr. London News Nov. 52/4 Fruit and vegetables now tend to go increasingly by road..where a few years ago they travelled by rail. 2007 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 9 Feb. c1 It'll have to be moved by rail and tankers, increasing the cost. < as lemmas |
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