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rail n.栏杆；铁轨；v.咒骂，猛烈指责 rail (n.1) "horizontal bar passing from one post or support to another," c.1300, from Old French reille "bolt, bar," from Vulgar Latin *regla, from Latin regula "straight stick," diminutive form related to regere "to straighten, guide" (see regal). Used figuratively for thinness from 1872. To be off the rails in a figurative sense is from 1848, an image from the railroads. In U.S. use, "A piece of timber, cleft, hewed, or sawed, inserted in upright posts for fencing" [Webster, 1830].rail (n.2) "small wading bird," mid-15c., from Old French raale (13c.), related to râler "to rattle," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of its cry.rail (v.1) "complain," mid-15c., from Middle French railler "to tease or joke" (15c.), perhaps from Old Provençal ralhar "scoff, to chat, to joke," from Vulgar Latin *ragulare "to bray" (source also of Italian ragghiare "to bray"), from Late Latin ragere "to roar," probably of imitative origin. See rally (v.2). Related: Railed; railing.rail (v.2) "fence in with rails," late 14c., from rail (n.1). Related: Railed; railing. 【记】源自ruler；熟悉的railroad, railway就是指的铁轨，长长的杆，条；开车到路口，火车就来了，栏杆挡住去路，心里责骂

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[reil] 【英】 n.栏杆(a bar serving as a guard or barrier)；v.咒骂，猛烈指责(to revile or scold in harsh language)【考】 rail : vehemence / entreat : urgency(抨击是猛烈的/恳求 是急切的)【例】 He's always railing against the government. n. 铁轨; v 猛烈指责(用愤恨、粗俗、辱骂的语言表示反对或批评)【记】用rail打你, 相当于rail你.【类】rail: vehemence = entreat: urgency抨击是猛烈的 = 恳求是急切的

单词	rail
音标	[reil]
解释	n.栏杆；铁轨；v.咒骂，猛烈指责
红宝书	【英】 n.栏杆(a bar serving as a guard or barrier)；v.咒骂，猛烈指责(to revile or scold in harsh language) 【考】 rail : vehemence / entreat : urgency(抨击是猛烈的/恳求是急切的) 【例】 He's always railing against the government.
字源	rail (n.1) "horizontal bar passing from one post or support to another," c.1300, from Old French reille "bolt, bar," from Vulgar Latin regla, from Latin regula "straight stick," diminutive form related to regere "to straighten, guide" (see regal). Used figuratively for thinness from 1872. To be off the rails in a figurative sense is from 1848, an image from the railroads. In U.S. use, "A piece of timber, cleft, hewed, or sawed, inserted in upright posts for fencing" [Webster, 1830]. rail (n.2) "small wading bird," mid-15c., from Old French raale (13c.), related to râler "to rattle," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of its cry. rail (v.1) "complain," mid-15c., from Middle French railler "to tease or joke" (15c.), perhaps from Old Provençal ralhar "scoff, to chat, to joke," from Vulgar Latin ragulare "to bray" (source also of Italian ragghiare "to bray"), from Late Latin ragere "to roar," probably of imitative origin. See rally (v.2). Related: Railed; railing. rail (v.2) "fence in with rails," late 14c., from rail (n.1). Related: Railed; railing.
不择手段背单词	n. 铁轨; v 猛烈指责(用愤恨、粗俗、辱骂的语言表示反对或批评) 【记】用rail打你, 相当于rail你. 【类】rail: vehemence = entreat: urgency抨击是猛烈的 = 恳求是急切的
趣味全助记	【记】源自ruler；熟悉的railroad, railway就是指的铁轨，长长的杆，条；开车到路口，火车就来了，栏杆挡住去路，心里责骂

Rail Latin French Bar Vehemence Vulgar Related Mid 15c