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railroad

/ˈreɪlˌroʊd/ /ˈreɪlrəʊd/
  1. 1
    (birini) aceleye getirip zorlamak, (birini) baskıyla bir şeye sürüklemek

    To force someone to do something quickly, before the person has time to think about it.

    • Don't let the salesman railroad you into signing the contract.
      Satıcının seni aceleye getirip sözleşmeyi imzalatmasına izin verme.
    • She felt she had been railroaded into accepting the job.
      İşi kabul etmesi için aceleye getirilip zorlandığını hissetti.
  2. 2
    (planı, kararı) oldubittiye getirmek, (planı) aceleyle kabul ettirmek

    To make a group accept a plan or rule quickly, without enough discussion.

    • The board railroaded the new rules through in a single meeting.
      Yönetim kurulu yeni kuralları tek bir toplantıda oldubittiye getirdi.
    • The changes were railroaded through without asking the staff.
      Değişiklikler personele danışılmadan aceleyle kabul ettirildi.
  3. 3
    (birini) haksız yere mahkûm ettirmek Informal

    To make sure that someone is found guilty of a crime unfairly, without proper evidence.

    • He claims he was railroaded by the police and the courts.
      Polis ve mahkemeler tarafından haksız yere mahkûm ettirildiğini iddia ediyor.
    • The film tells the story of a man railroaded for a crime he didn't commit.
      Film, işlemediği bir suç yüzünden haksız yere mahkûm ettirilen bir adamın hikâyesini anlatıyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base railroad
/ˈreɪlˌroʊd/
Past railroaded
/ˈreɪlˌroʊdɪd/
Participle railroaded
/ˈreɪlˌroʊdɪd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edrailroad → railroaded

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /d/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. railroaded /ˈreɪlˌroʊdɪd/

Synonyms

forcepressurepushbulldozesteamrollerrush

Collocations

railroad someone into doing somethingbe railroaded into somethingrailroad something throughrailroad a decision through a meeting

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