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railroad n.〔美國〕1.鐵路。 ★英國說 railway; 市內...

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When the railroad lands about bonneville had been thrown open, there had been almost a rush in the matter of settlement . 當波恩維爾那一帶鐵路公司的土地開放時,人們簡直一窩蜂似的爭先恐后的來安家。

Agitation for effective public control of railroad rates and services antedated the progressive movement by several decades . 爭取有效控制鐵路運價和服務的鼓動工作,早在進步運動之前幾十年就已開始。

The rebating evil, they warned, had grown to such monstrous proportions that it threatened to bankrupt the railroads . 他們警告說,運費折扣的弊端已發展到如此嚴重的程度,有使鐵路公司破產的危險。

The corrupting agency was the lobby at the state capital, representing important railroad and business interests . 賄賂代辦所就是呆在州首府的院外活動集團,他們代表重要鐵路公司和企業界的利益。

He next opened fire on railroads and utilities, which owned extensive property in cleveland but paid hardly any taxes . 接著,他對在克利夫蘭擁有大量財產但幾乎不納稅的鐵路公司和公用公司開火。

Though they didn't mean it by a long chalk, the railroad people did me a good turn when they gave me my time . 盡管鐵路當局的本意壓根不是這么回事,可是他們停了我的生意,實在幫了我一個大忙。

As morgan combined more and more industries and railroads after 1901 his power grew almost by geometric ratio . 1901年以后,隨著摩根兼并越來越多的工業和鐵路,他的力量幾乎按照幾何比率增長。

In none of these cases did the supreme court deny the right of the states to regulate railroads and other corporations . 在所有這些案件中,最高法院并未否定各州有權管理鐵路和其它公司。

The method of inland transportation, such as trucks, railroad cars, lighters, barges, or aircraft should be specified . 內陸運輸的辦法,如:卡車、火車、駁船、拖船或飛機,應予注明。

The railroad decided one day that mill greek would be a good place to keep water for its hot, thirsty engines . 有一天鐵路當局認為密耳科立克是貯水供應的灼熱干燥的火車頭的好地方。

It was probably no coincidence that railroads at that time paid only one third of their just share of the tax burden . 當時鐵路公司只繳納應納稅的三分之一,這大概不是偶然的。

Railroad managers seemed eager to abide by the law for a brief time after the adoption of the act of 1887 . 在1887年法案通過后的一個短暫時期內,鐵路公司經理們似乎極愿守法。

The very year of norman's birth saw completion of the first railroad linking the vast expanse of canada . 就在諾爾曼出生的那一年,橫貫加拿大遼闊疆土的第一條鐵路完成了。

He has brought a suit against the railroad company to recover damages for injuries received in a collision . 他向法院控告鐵路公司,要求賠償撞車事件中所受到的傷害損失。

In 1862, building of a railroad to join the pacific coast with the mississippi river valley was begun . 一八六二年,一條連結太平洋海岸與密西西比河流域的鐵路開始修建。

The stake of this battle were nothing less than control of the most of the western transcontinental railroads . 這次戰斗的目標,是對大部分西部橫貫大陸鐵路的控制。

This was the chief reason that progressives supported and railroad spokesmen opposed the proposal . 這就是進步派支持而鐵路公司代言人反對這一建議的主要原因。

Like canals and turnpikes, railroads received large amounts of government assistance in the early years . 同運河和公路一樣,政府在軍期也大力支持修筑鐵路。

Like canals and turnpikes, railroads received large amounts of government assistance in the early years . 同運河和公路一樣,政府在早期也大力支持修筑鐵路。