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- derailment
- digression; deviation
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
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- derailment
- digression; deviation
This meaning refers to the literal situation where a train goes off its tracks. It can also be used metaphorically to describe situations where something goes off course.
The train derailed, but there were no injuries to the passengers.
This meaning is used to describe a departure from the main point in conversation or writing. It can indicate wandering off topic.
Generated collocations (experimental)
だっせん脱線するto derailはなし話がだっせん脱線するto digress in a conversationだっせん脱線じこ事故derailment accidentだっせん脱線がおこる起こるa derailment occursだっせん脱線したはなし話a digressed topicだっせん脱線のりすくリスクrisk of derailmentきょういく教育のだっせん脱線educational deviationだっせん脱線するりゆう理由reasons for deviationだっせん脱線ぼうし防止そうち装置derailment prevention deviceだっせん脱線をふせぐ防ぐto prevent derailment
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The train was derailed and about thirty passengers were either killed or injured.
The train was derailed by a piece of iron on the track.
After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.
Mr. Suzuki's classes are interesting, but his stories always get sidetracked, so we never make any good progress in our textbooks.