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词汇 third rail
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third rail
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˌθɜːd ˈreɪl/ us/ˌθɝːd ˈreɪl/
(FOR ELECTRICITY)
mainly US(用以给电力火车输入电流的)第三轨,接触轨
a metal bar running parallel with train tracks that supplies electrical power, used in some railway systems
He accidentally fell on the high-voltage third rail of the Red Line, and died of electrocution.
The track and the power-supplying third rail were undamaged in the crash.
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  • There are some New York explorers who enjoy climbing the Brooklyn Bridge, or jumping over the live third rail in subway tunnels.
  • The agency's electricity budget pays for everything from lighting to providing the 620-volt current that races through the third rail on train lines.
  • When they are evacuating a train in a rail tunnel, passengers should exit the train on the side away from the third rail.
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