bridge

英 [brɪdʒ]

美 [brɪdʒ]

n.  桥; 起联系作用的事物; 桥梁; 纽带; (舰船的)驾驶台; 船桥; 舰桥
v.  在…建桥，架桥于，跨过，度过

复数：bridges　过去分词：bridged　现在分词：bridging　过去式：bridged　第三人称单数：bridges　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研计算机

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1434 / COCA.1687

习惯用语

n.

burn your bridges
• 不留退路；破釜沉舟；背水而战
  to do sth that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later
• Think carefully before you resign─you don't want to burn your bridges.
  辞职前要三思——你得给自己留条退路。
cross that bridge when you come to it
• 临机应变（不用事前操心）
  to worry about a problem when it actually happens and not before
it's (all) water under the bridge
• 已成往事；往事云烟
  used to say that sth happened in the past and is now forgotten or no longer important

v.

bridge the gap/gulf/divide (between A and B)
• 消除（甲、乙间的）隔阂 / 鸿沟 / 分歧
  to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people

牛津词典

noun

路 / 河上方 over road/river
• 桥
  a structure that is built over a road, railway/railroad, river, etc. so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other
  1. We crossed the bridge over the river Windrush.
     我们穿过了温德拉什河上的桥。
联系 connection
• 起联系作用的事物；桥梁；纽带
  a thing that provides a connection or contact between two different things
  1. Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries.
     文化交流是各国之间建立联系的纽带。
船 of ship
• （舰船的）驾驶台；船桥；舰桥
  the part of a ship where the captain and other officers stand when they are controlling and steering the ship
纸牌游戏 card game
• 桥牌
  a card game for two pairs of players who have to predict how many cards they will win. They score points if they succeed in winning that number of cards and lose points if they fail.
鼻 of nose
• 鼻梁
  the hard part at the top of the nose, between the eyes
眼镜 of glasses
• 鼻梁架
  the part of a pair of glasses that rests on your nose
吉他；小提琴 of guitar/violin
• 琴马
  a small piece of wood on a guitar , violin , etc. over which the strings are stretched
假牙 false teeth
• （固定的）假牙；齿桥
  a false tooth or false teeth, held permanently in place by being fastened to natural teeth on either side

verb

造桥 build/form bridge

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 桥；桥梁
  Abridgeis a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
  1. He walked back over the railway bridge.
     他从铁路桥上走了回去。
  2. ...the Golden Gate Bridge.
     金门大桥
• N-COUNT （连接两地的）桥梁，纽带
  Abridgebetween two places is a piece of land that joins or connects them.
  1. ...a land bridge linking Serbian territories.
     连接塞尔维亚不同地区的陆桥
• VERB 弥合（分歧）；消除（隔阂）
  Tobridgethe gap between two people or things means to reduce it or get rid of it.
  1. It is unlikely that the two sides will be able to bridge their differences.
     双方不太可能消除彼此之间的分歧。
• VERB 兼具… 的特点
  Something thatbridgesthe gap between two very different things has some of the qualities of each of these things.
  1. ...the singer who bridged the gap between pop music and opera.
     将通俗音乐与歌剧结合起来的歌手
• N-COUNT 桥梁；媒介；纽带
  If something or someone acts as abridgebetween two people, groups, or things, they connect them.
  1. We hope this book will act as a bridge between doctor and patient...
     我们希望这本书能成为医生与患者之间沟通的桥梁。
  2. They saw themselves as a bridge to peace.
     他们把自己看作实现和平的使者。
• 舰桥
  The bridgeis the place on a ship from which it is steered.
• N-COUNT 鼻梁
  Thebridgeof your nose is the thin top part of it, between your eyes.
  1. On the bridge of his hooked nose was a pair of gold rimless spectacles.
     他的鹰钩鼻上架着一副金色无框眼镜。
• （眼镜的）鼻梁架
  Thebridgeof a pair of glasses is the part that rests on your nose.
• （小提琴、吉他等弦乐器的）琴马，琴桥
  Thebridgeof a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is the small piece of wood under the strings that holds them up.
• （固定假牙的）齿桥
  Abridgeis a piece of metal or plastic that holds false teeth in place by connecting them to natural teeth.
• 桥牌
  Bridgeis a card game for four players in which the players begin by declaring how many tricks they expect to win.
• See also:suspension bridge
• 破釜沉舟；自绝退路
  If youburnyourbridges, you do something which forces you to continue with a particular course of action, and makes it impossible for you to return to an earlier situation or relationship.
• water under the bridge→ see:water

英英释义

noun

• any of various card games based on whist for four players
• a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
  Synonym:span
• an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
  Synonym:bridge deck
• the link between two lenses
  Synonym:nosepiece
• a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
  Synonym:bridgework
• a wooden support that holds the strings up
• a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
  Synonym:bridge circuit
• the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
  1. her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose
• something resembling a bridge in form or function
  1. his letters provided a bridge across the centuries

verb

• make a bridge across
  1. bridge a river
• cross over on a bridge
• connect or reduce the distance between
  Synonym:bridge over

双语例句

• Engineers calculate the strains and stresses on a bridge.
  工程师们计算桥梁的应变和应力。
• A daredevil parachutist jumped from the top of Tower Bridge today.
  一位大胆鲁莽的跳伞者今天从伦敦塔桥的桥顶跳了下去。
• This bridge is very solidly built.
  这座桥造得很坚固。
• Britain needs to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry.
  英国需要弥合学术界和企业界之间的技术差距。
• Bridge stole the money from clients 'accounts
  布里奇从客户的账户里偷了钱。
• A river boat passed under the bridge.
  一条内河船从桥下经过。
• It is unlikely that the two sides will be able to bridge their differences.
  双方不太可能消除彼此之间的分歧。
• I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge.
  我走过狭窄的人行天桥。
• We were crawling along the narrow steel lattice of the bridge.
  我们沿着桥上狭窄的钢制格架往前爬。
• This bridge can bear the weight of the heaviest lorry.
  再重的卡车，这座桥也能吃得住。