derail
/dɪˈreɪl/verb
उच्चारण डिरेल
पटरी से उतारना, पटरी से उतरना
Core word
- 1
[T, I]
to make a train come off the track; (of a train) to come off the track
पटरी से उतारना, पटरी से उतरना
- The express train derailed near Kanpur.
- Heavy rain derailed a goods train last night.
- Strong winds can derail a train on a bridge.
+ 2 more examples
- Two coaches derailed but nobody was hurt.
- Engineers inspected the track where the train derailed.
- 2
[T]
to stop a plan or process from continuing as planned
(योजना या प्रक्रिया को) बिगाड़ देना, रास्ते से भटका देना
- Violence threatened to derail the peace talks.
- An injury nearly derailed Radhika's career, but she fought back.
- Don't let one bad result derail your plans.
+ 2 more examples
- Delays in funding could derail the whole project.
- A sudden illness derailed his preparations for the exam.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
derail (a train)
As a transitive verb, 'derail' means to cause a train to leave the track; as an intransitive verb, the train itself derails.
सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में 'derail' का अर्थ रेलगाड़ी को पटरी से उतारना है; अकर्मक रूप में रेलगाड़ी स्वयं पटरी से उतर जाती है।
- The landslide derailed the goods train.
- The express derailed near the bridge.
derail a plan
Figuratively, it means to spoil or stop a plan, talk or career.
आलंकारिक रूप से इसका अर्थ किसी योजना, बातचीत या करियर को बिगाड़ना है।
- One mistake can derail your preparation.
- The strike derailed the peace talks.
be derailed (passive)
The passive is common in news: 'the train was derailed', 'the plan was derailed'.
समाचारों में passive आम है: 'the train was derailed', 'the plan was derailed'।
- Four coaches were derailed.
- His hopes were derailed by an injury.
derail + by / because of
The cause is shown with 'by' (agent) or 'because of'.
कारण 'by' या 'because of' से दिखाया जाता है।
- The meeting was derailed by an argument.
- The project was derailed because of lack of funds.
derail vs delay
'Derail' means to take off the track or to wreck; 'delay' only means to make late.
'Derail' का अर्थ पटरी से उतारना या बिगाड़ना है; 'delay' का अर्थ केवल देर करना है।
- Fog delayed the train.
- A flood derailed the train.
+Collocations 6
derail + noun
trainplantalkscareerproject
- A sudden illness derailed his career.
cause of derailment
a landslidea broken raila floodsabotagespeeding
- A broken rail derailed the goods train.
adverb + derail
completelyalmostnearlybadlybriefly
- The delay nearly derailed the project.
derail + agent
raina rumoura disputea scandalan injury
- A scandal derailed the minister's plans.
train + derail
expresscoachenginefreightlocal
- The engine derailed but no one was hurt.
derail + effect
be derailedget derailedrisk derailingthreaten to derailhelp derail
- The fight threatened to derail the whole meeting.
“More examples 6
- Heavy rain washed away the track and derailed the passenger train.
भारी बारिश ने पटरी बहा दी और यात्री गाड़ी पटरी से उतर गई।
- Do not let small failures derail your exam preparation.
छोटी असफलताओं को अपनी परीक्षा की तैयारी न बिगाड़ने दें।
- Radhika's plans to study abroad were derailed by the visa delay.
वीज़ा में देरी से राधिका की विदेश में पढ़ने की योजना पटरी से उतर गई।
- The coaches derailed on a curve, but the engine stayed on the track.
डिब्बे मोड़ पर पटरी से उतर गए, पर इंजन पटरी पर रहा।
- An angry remark derailed the whole discussion.
एक गुस्से भरी टिप्पणी ने पूरी चर्चा को पटरी से उतार दिया।
- The minister said that no rumour would derail the reforms.
मंत्री ने कहा कि कोई अफ़वाह सुधारों को पटरी से नहीं उतार सकेगी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The train was derailing near Nagpur yesterday.
✓ The train derailed near Nagpur yesterday.
A completed event in the past needs the simple past, not the past continuous.
भूतकाल में पूरी हुई घटना के लिए simple past आता है, past continuous नहीं।