English Dictionary

derail

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌdəˈɹeɪ.əl/

名詞

Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail. / An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.

日本語の意味

鉄道車両の脱線を引き起こすために設置される装置（脱線器）。 / 会話や議論が本来の主題から逸れる現象、あるいは事例。

The maintenance crew found a rusty derail hidden behind the old signal box and removed it before the freight train passed.

整備班は古い信号箱の裏に隠されたさびた脱線器を見つけ、貨物列車が通過する前に撤去した。

意味（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.

意味（2）

An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.

derails （ plural ）