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{
"term": "rail",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_trains.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a wooden or metal bar placed around something as a barrier or to provide support",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea."
},
{
"text": "He climbed onto the top fence rail."
},
{
"text": "She held tightly on to the rail."
},
{
"text": "After the accident a guard rail was placed all the way along the cliff path."
},
{
"text": "He came slowly down the stairs, holding the banister rail."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["guard", "safety", "curtain"],
"verb + rail": ["grab", "grasp", "grip"],
"preposition": ["on a/the rail", "over a/the rail"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a bar fixed to the wall for hanging things on",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a curtain rail"
},
{
"text": "A black dress was hanging on the rail."
},
{
"text": "Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed."
},
{
"text": "He put the towel back on the rail."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["guard", "safety", "curtain"],
"verb + rail": ["grab", "grasp", "grip"],
"preposition": ["on a/the rail", "over a/the rail"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "each of the two metal bars that form the track that trains run on",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The train thundered along the rails."
},
{
"text": "The train came off the rails."
},
{
"text": "Trams run along rails."
},
{
"text": "Weeds grew between the rails."
},
{
"text": "A child was seen crossing the rails."
},
{
"text": "The gun is mounted on rails."
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by bus and train"],
"collocations": {
"verb + rail": ["run along rails", "run on rails"],
"preposition": [
"along (the) rails",
"between the rails",
"on (the) rails"
],
"phrases": ["come off the rails", "go off the rails", "ride the rails"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "railways as a means of transport",
"sensetop": "by rail",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to travel by rail",
"contextForm": "by rail"
},
{
"text": "rail travel/services/fares"
},
{
"text": "a rail link/network"
},
{
"text": "He uses a combination of commuter rail and underground to get to work."
},
{
"text": "Many business people now opt for high-speed rail rather than flying."
},
{
"text": "We went from London to Budapest by rail."
},
{
"text": "the Channel Tunnel rail link"
},
{
"text": "efforts to modernize the rail network"
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by bus and train"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["high-speed", "light", "commuter"],
"rail + noun": ["fare", "ticket", "network"],
"preposition": ["by rail"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to become successful again after a period of failure, or to begin functioning normally again",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He has helped get the company back on the rails again."
}
],
"topics": ["Success"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to start behaving in a way that is strange or unacceptable, for example drinking a lot or taking drugs",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She went completely off the rails after her sister died."
},
{
"text": "He was worried his son was going to go completely off the rails."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to lose control and stop functioning correctly",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The company has gone badly off the rails in recent years."
}
],
"topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to leave the track suddenly",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/reɪl/",
"audio": "ra/rail/rail__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/reɪl/",
"audio": "ra/rail/rail__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "noun Middle English: from Old French reille ‘iron rod’, from Latin regula ‘straight stick, rule’."
}