Tuesday, 2 December 2008

No mobiles for Californian rail workers

Brake PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
a device which makes a vehicle go slower or stop, or a pedal, bar or handle which makes this device work
phanh
She had no brakes on her bicycle.
The taxi driver suddenly UKapplied/USput on his brakes.
INFORMAL I slammed on (= quickly used) the brake, but it was too late.
All our new models have anti-lock brakes.


Freight PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train or truck, or the system of transporting these goods:
hàng ( dùng để chở)
The ship carries both freight and passengers.
a freight company
Will the goods be sent by air or sea freight?
freight trains
US The escaped prisoner made his getaway in a freight car/wagon on a train.

Collision PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force
sự va chạm
There has been a collision on the southbound stretch of the motorway.
Two drivers were killed in a head-on (= direct) collision between a car and a taxi last night.
The cyclist was in collision with a bus.
Collide PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(v)
(especially of moving objects) to hit something violently
va chạm
The two vans collided at the crossroads.
It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets.

Public Utilities PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
SLIGHTLY FORMAL a service which is used by the public, such as an electricity or gas supply or a train service
những ngành phục vụ công cộng
utility bills


Tram PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic
(n)
an electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road
xe điện

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