train

noun

1. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

e.g. the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain

Synonym: gearinggeargeartrainpower train

2. public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

e.g. express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction

Synonym: railroad train

3. piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor

e.g. the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews

4. a series of consequences wrought by an event

e.g. it led to a train of disasters

5. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

e.g. we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels
they joined the wagon train for safety

Synonym: caravanwagon train

6. a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

e.g. a string of islands
train of mourners
a train of thought

Synonym: string

train的翻译

verb

1. exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition

e.g. She is training for the Olympics

2. undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

e.g. She is training to be a teacher
He trained as a legal aid

Synonym: prepare

3. create by training and teaching

e.g. The old master is training world-class violinists
we develop the leaders for the future

Synonym: developprepareeducate

4. teach and supervise (someone)
act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

e.g. He is training our Olympic team
She is coaching the crew

Synonym: coach

5. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

e.g. Please don't aim at your little brother!
He trained his gun on the burglar
Don't train your camera on the women
Take a swipe at one's opponent

Synonym: aimtaketake aimdirect

6. drag loosely along a surface
allow to sweep the ground

e.g. The toddler was trailing his pants
She trained her long scarf behind her

Synonym: trail

7. travel by rail or train

e.g. They railed from Rome to Venice
She trained to Hamburg

Synonym: rail

8. educate for a future role or function

e.g. He is grooming his son to become his successor
The prince was prepared to become King one day
They trained him to be a warrior

Synonym: preparegroom

9. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

e.g. Cultivate your musical taste
Train your tastebuds
She is well schooled in poetry

Synonym: educateschoolcultivatecivilizecivilise

10. cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it

e.g. train the vine

11. develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice
especially to teach self-control

e.g. Parents must discipline their children
Is this dog trained?

Synonym: disciplinecheckcondition

名词用法（NOUN USES）

1. 火车;列车
A train is a number of carriages, cars, or trucks which are all connected together and which are pulled by an engine along a railway. Trains carry people and goods from one place to another.

e.g. The train pulled into a station...
列车驶入了一个车站。
e.g. We can catch the early morning train...
我们能赶上凌晨的火车。

2. (缓慢行进中的)行列，队列
A train of vehicles, people, or animals is a long line of them travelling slowly in the same direction.

e.g. In the old days this used to be done with a baggage train of camels.
在过去，这往往由一队驮载行李的骆驼完成。
e.g. ...a long train of oil tankers.
一长队油轮

3. (想法、事件等的)(一)连串，(一)系列
A train of thought or a train of events is a connected sequence, in which each thought or event seems to occur naturally or logically as a result of the previous one.

e.g. He lost his train of thought for a moment, then recovered it...
他一时思维短路，然后又重新想了起来。
e.g. Giles set in motion a train of events which would culminate in tragedy.
贾尔斯触发了随后的一系列事件，这些事件最终将以悲剧收场。

4. 裙裾;拖裾
The train of a woman's formal dress or wedding dress is the long part at the back of it which flows along the floor behind her.

5. 在进行中
If a process or event is in train or has been set in train, it is happening or starting to happen.

e.g. In a moment the ceremony was in train…
仪式马上就要开始了。
e.g. He praised the economic reforms set in train by the government.
他称赞政府启动的经济改革。

6. (问题、困难等)随之而来
If something brings problems or difficulties in its train, the problems or difficulties occur as a natural or logical result of it.

e.g. The cars have brought in their train a host of other problems.
汽车随之带来其他一大堆问题。

动词用法（VERB USES）

1. (受)训练;(被)培训
If someone trains you to do something, they teach you the skills that you need in order to do it. If you train to do something, you learn the skills that you need in order to do it.

e.g. The US was ready to train its troops to participate...
美国准备训练军队参加。
e.g. Stavros was training to be a priest...
斯塔夫罗斯正受训成为一名牧师。

2. 锻炼，培养(某一素质或能力)
To train a natural quality or talent that someone has, for example their voice or musical ability, means to help them to develop it.

e.g. I see my degree as something which will train my mind and improve my chances of getting a job...
我把学位视为可以锻炼心智、增加就业机会的东西。
e.g. Some children come to school with more finely trained perceptual skills than others.
一些孩子在入学时比其他孩子受过更好的感知技能培养。

3. (为体育活动)(使)进行训练(或锻炼)
If you train for a physical activity such as a race or if someone trains you for it, you prepare for it by doing particular physical exercises.

train的翻译

e.g. Strachan is training for the new season...
斯特罗恩正为新的赛季进行训练。
e.g. He has spent a year training crews for next month's round the world race.
他已花了一年时间为下个月的环球比赛训练队伍。

4. 训练(兽或鸟)
If an animal or bird is trained to do particular things, it is taught to do them, for example in order to be able to work for someone or to be a good pet.

train

e.g. Sniffer dogs could be trained to track them down.
可以训练嗅探犬追捕他们。
e.g. ...a man who trained hundreds of dogs...
训练过数百只狗的人

5. 把…对准(或瞄准)
If you train something such as a gun, a camera, or a light on a person or thing, you aim it at them and keep it towards them.

train的近义词

e.g. She trained her binoculars on the horizon...
她将双筒望远镜对准地平线。
e.g. Police cameras had been specifically trained on that area.
警方摄像头已特别对准那一区域。

6. (经整枝)使(植物)朝特定方向生长
If you train a tree, bush, or plant in a particular direction, you tie it and cut it so that it grows in that direction.

e.g. Instead of training the shoots up the fence, lay them flat in both directions alongside it...
不要让嫩枝爬上篱笆，要令其沿着篱笆伏地向两边长。
e.g. You could even put a trellis on your walls and train plants to grow up it.
你甚至可以在墙上搭置棚架，让植物攀缘其上。

7. see also: training

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