derail

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.əl/|/ˌdiːˈɹeɪ.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
    — The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.
  2. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
动词 v.
  1. To cause to come off the tracks. transitive
    — The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the collision.
  2. To come off the tracks. intransitive
    — Fortunately, the CrossCountry train did not derail when it struck the mud. It could easily have been much worse.
  3. To deviate from the previous course or direction. figuratively,intransitive
    — The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.
  4. To cause to deviate from a set course or direction. figuratively,transitive
    — The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture.

词形变化

derails plural derails present,singular,third-person derailing participle,present derailed participle,past derailed past

词汇关系

近义词
unrail
衍生词
derailable derailer derailment

词源

词源 1
From French dérailler (“to go off the rails”). Analyzable as de- + rail.
词源 2
From French dérailler (“to go off the rails”). Analyzable as de- + rail.
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