derail

verb

/diːˈreɪl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they derail	/diːˈreɪl/ /diːˈreɪl/
he / she / it derails	/diːˈreɪlz/ /diːˈreɪlz/
past simple derailed	/diːˈreɪld/ /diːˈreɪld/
past participle derailed	/diːˈreɪld/ /diːˈreɪld/
-ing form derailing	/diːˈreɪlɪŋ/ /diːˈreɪlɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] (of a train火車) to leave the track; to make a train do this（使）脫軌，出軌
- The train derailed and plunged into the river.火車脫軌栽進了河裏。
- derail something The rebels plotted to derail trains and blow up bridges.反叛者密謀讓火車脫軌並炸毀橋梁。
Topics Transport by bus and trainc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Derail is used with these nouns as the subject:
train
Derail is used with these nouns as the object:
career
effort
election
…
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[transitive] derail something to stop a process from continuing in the way it was intended to脫軌：阻止流程按預期方式繼續進行
- This latest incident could derail the peace process.最近這個事件可能會擾亂和平進程。
- It is claims of financial irregularities which could ultimately derail his campaign.正是對財務違規的指控可能最終導致他的競選失敗。
- The company’s plans were initially derailed by problems with licence agreements.該公司的計劃最初因許可協議的問題而脫軌。

Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French dérailler, from dé- (expressing removal) + rail ‘rail’.