1959 (train spotter attested from 1958), chiefly British English, in reference to the hobby of recording the numbers of railway locomotives one has observed; from train (n.) in the railroad sense + verbal noun from spot (v.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine.
1941年，火車本可以由蒸汽機(jī)車?yán)瓌?dòng)。
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2. He lost a foot when he was struck by a train.
他給火車撞傷，失去了一只腳。
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3. Businesses need to train their workers better, and spend more on R&D.
各企業(yè)需要更好地培訓(xùn)工人，并且在研發(fā)方面加大投入。
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4. The train backed out of Adelaide Yard on to the Dublin-Belfast line.
火車倒出了阿德萊德調(diào)車場(chǎng)，開上了都柏林-貝爾法斯特線。
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5. He rode on the president's luxury train through his own state.