- train
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 engine pulling coaches/carsADJECTIVE▪ railroad (AmE), railway (BrE)▪ metro, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (esp. BrE)▪ intercity, long-distance▪ local, suburban▪ express, fast▪ direct, through▪
I got the through train to Manchester.
▪ slow, stopping (BrE)▪ special▪ early, evening, midnight, morning, night, overnight▪ two o'clock, 10.45, etc.▪ rush-hour▪ outbound (AmE), return▪What are the times of the return trains?
▪ first, last, next▪The last train leaves at 00.30.
▪ Moscow to Beijing, etc.▪the Paris to Brussels train
▪ Denver-bound, etc.▪ northbound, southbound, etc.▪ inbound (AmE)▪ crowded, full▪ empty▪ moving▪ stationary▪ speeding▪ runaway▪ approaching, oncoming▪the sound of an approaching train
▪He was pushed into the path of an oncoming train.
▪ passing▪the roar of a passing train
▪ departing▪She ran alongside the departing train, waving goodbye.
▪ delayed, late-running▪ luxury, Pullman▪ four-car (AmE), four-coach (BrE), etc.▪ bullet, high-speed▪ diesel, electric, steam▪ elevated▪ coal, commuter, freight, goods, mail, passenger▪ transit▪ wagon▪ troop▪ model, toy▪ ghost (= at a funfair) (BrE)VERB + TRAIN▪ take, travel by▪From Germany we'll travel by train to Poland.
▪ ride (AmE), travel on▪She travels on the same train as you.
▪ use▪ catch, get, make▪We had to get up early to make the 6 o'clock train for Richmond.
▪ miss▪ wait for▪ run for▪I was late and had to run for my train.
▪ board, get on, hop on, jump aboard, jump on▪We jumped on the train just as it was about to leave.
▪ jump from, jump off, jump out of▪She tried to kill herself by jumping off a moving train.
▪ alight from (esp. BrE), exit (esp. AmE), get off, leave▪ meet, meet sb off▪I'm going to the station to meet her off the train.
▪ change▪You'll have to change trains at Cambridge.
▪ operate, run▪The company plans to run trains on key intercity routes.
▪ cancel▪The 10.19 train has been cancelled/canceled.
▪ drive▪ haul▪a train hauled by a steam locomotive
▪ stop▪ derail▪ fall under, throw sb under▪Driven to despair, he threw himself under a train.
TRAIN + VERB▪ run▪In summer the trains run as often as every ten minutes.
▪ start▪ terminate▪The train terminated in Baltimore.
▪ be bound for …▪an express train bound for Edinburgh
▪ be due▪The next train is due at 9.45.
▪ be delayed, be held up, be late, run late▪Most trains are running late because of the accident.
▪ arrive, come in, come into sth, draw in, draw into sth, pull in, pull into sth▪The next train to arrive at Platform 2 is the 12.30 from Leeds. (BrE)
▪The 15.18 Amtrak train to Chicago will be arriving on track 3. (AmE)
▪The train came in and I got on.
▪The train drew into the station.
▪ come, go▪We didn't want to leave the platform in case the train came.
▪ reach▪The train reached Tokyo at half past six.
▪ return▪ depart, draw out (of sth), leave, pull away, pull out (of sth), start, start off▪The train pulled out of the station.
▪ head …▪The train headed out of Mumbai.
▪ stand (BrE), wait▪The train now standing at Platform 3 is the 16.50 to Brighton.
▪a train waiting at a signal
▪ move▪Slowly the train began to move.
▪ travel▪The high-speed train travels at 120 mph.
▪ chug, roll, trundle (esp. BrE)▪The train chugged slowly forward.
▪ gather speed▪ hurtle, rush, speed, steam (esp. BrE)▪a picture of the bullet train speeding past Mount Fuji
▪ slow, slow down▪ brake▪ be brought to a halt, come to a halt, halt, stop▪ rattle, rumble, thunder, whistle▪The train rattled into the station.
▪ jerk, jolt, lurch, shudder▪The train jolted into motion.
▪ approach▪ pass▪ enter sth▪The train entered the tunnel.
▪ collide (with sth), crash, hit sb/sth▪ derail▪ be loaded with sth, carry sthTRAIN + NOUN▪ journey (esp. BrE), ride, trip▪ service▪ system▪ traffic▪ station▪ stop▪ platform▪ route▪ schedule (AmE), times, timetable (BrE)▪ fare▪ ticket▪ conductor, crew, driver, engineer, guard (BrE), staff▪ travel, travellers/travelers, travelling/traveling▪ accident, collision, crash, disaster, wreck (esp. AmE)▪ derailment▪ bombing▪ window▪ car (esp. AmE), carriage▪ compartment▪ whistle▪ depot, shed, yard▪ line, track▪ robber, robbery▪ set▪I saved up to buy an electric train set.
PREPOSITION▪ aboard a/the train, on a/the train, on board a/the train▪the people on the train
▪ by train▪It's quicker by train.
▪ train between▪trains between Cape Town and Pretoria
▪ train for, train to▪He was leaving on the early train for Zaragoza.
▪ train from▪the train from Toronto to Calgary
PHRASES▪ a train to catch▪I can't stop now, I have a train to catch.
2 number of people/animals moving in a lineADJECTIVE▪ camel, mule, wagon▪ supply3 series of events/actions/thoughtsVERB + TRAIN▪ set sth in▪That telephone call set in train a whole series of events.
▪ bring sth in (figurative)▪Unemployment brings greater difficulties in its train (= causes great difficulties).
▪ break, interrupt▪A knock on the door interrupted his train of thought.
▪ lose▪I lose my train of thought when there are distractions.
PHRASES▪ a train of events (esp. BrE)▪an initial omission which set in motion a train of events leading to the crime
▪ a train of thought▪The telephone rang and she lost her train of thought.
PREPOSITION▪ in sb's train (figurative)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}In the train of (= following behind) the rich and famous came the journalists.
verbADVERB▪ hard, intensely▪ seriously▪He's been training seriously for over a year now.
▪ extensively▪ effectively, successfully▪ regularly▪ consistentlyPREPOSITION▪ for▪The team is training hard for the big match.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
