1850, in both transitive and intransitive senses, from French dérailler "to go off the rails," from de- (see de-) + railler (see rail (n.1)). In general use first in U.S. Related: Derailed; derailing.
权威例句
1. The present wave of political killings is the work of people trying to derail peace talks.
当前的这一系列政治谋杀乃是那些想阻挠和平谈判的人所为。
2. Are you looking to derail this thing before it even gets going?
你是想让事情还没开始就搞砸 吗 ?
3. Opportunistic trades do not have to derail long - time strategies.
机会主义式的交易到是没必要脱离 长期 战略.
4. Washington's decision to renounce that protocol has threatened to derail it.
华府关于退出《京都协定书》的决定已经影响《京都协定书》的执行.
5. They had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste.