Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - train
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v. & n. --v. 1 a tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) teach (a person, animal, oneself, etc.) a specified skill esp. by practice (trained the dog to beg; was trained in midwifery). b intr. undergo this process (trained as a teacher). 2 tr. & intr. bring or come into a state of physical efficiency by exercise, diet, etc.; undergo physical exercise, esp. for a specific purpose (trained me for the high jump; the team trains every evening). 3 tr. cause (a plant) to grow in a required shape (trained the peach tree up the wall). 4 (usu. as trained adj.) make (the mind, eye, etc.) sharp or discerning as a result of instruction, practice, etc. 5 tr. (often foll. by on) point or aim (a gun, camera, etc.) at an object etc. 6 colloq. a intr. go by train. b tr. (foll. by it as object) make a journey by train (trained it to Aberdeen). 7 tr. (usu. foll. by away) archaic entice, lure. --n. 1 a series of railway carriages or trucks drawn by an engine. 2 something dragged along behind or forming the back part of a dress, robe, etc. (wore a dress with a long train; the train of the peacock). 3 a succession or series of people, things, events, etc. (a long train of camels; interrupted my train of thought; a train of ideas). 4 a body of followers; a retinue (a train of admirers). 5 a succession of military vehicles etc., including artillery, supplies, etc. (baggage train). 6 a line of gunpowder etc. to fire an explosive charge. 7 a series of connected wheels or parts in machinery. Phrases and idioms in train properly arranged or directed. in a person's train following behind a person. in the train of as a sequel of. train-bearer a person employed to hold up the train of a robe etc. train down train with exercise or diet to lower one's weight. train-ferry (pl. -ies) a ship that conveys a railway train across water. train-mile one mile travelled by one train, as a unit of traffic. train-spotter a person who collects locomotive numbers as a hobby. train-spotting this hobby. Derivatives trainable adj. trainability n. trainee n. trainless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF tra{iuml}ner, trahiner, ult. f. L trahere draw
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I. noun see: traitor Date: 14th century scheme, trick, II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from ~er to draw, drag Date: 14th century a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer, 2. retinue, suite, a moving file of persons, vehicles, or animals, the vehicles, personnel, and sometimes animals that furnish supply, maintenance, and evacuation services to a combat unit, 4. order of occurrence leading to some result, an orderly succession , accompanying or resultant circumstances ; aftermath , a line of combustible material laid to lead fire to a charge, a series of moving mechanical parts (as gears) that transmit and modify motion , 7. a connected line of railroad cars with or without a locomotive, an automotive tractor with one or more trailer units, a series of parts or elements that together constitute a system for producing a result and especially for carrying on a process (as of manufacture) automatically, ~ful noun III. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~er, from Vulgar Latin *traginare; akin to Latin trahere to draw Date: 15th century transitive verb trail, drag, to direct the growth of (a plant) usually by bending, pruning, and tying, 3. to form by instruction, discipline, or drill, to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient, to make prepared (as by exercise) for a test of skill, to aim at an object or objective ; direct , intransitive verb to undergo instruction, discipline, or drill, to go by ~, see: teach ~ability noun ~able adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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