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river

英 [ˈrɪvə(r)]

美 [ˈrɪvər]

n.  河; 江; (液体)涌流

复数:rivers 

中考高考考研法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.876 / COCA.1327

同义词辨析

riverbrookstream【导航词义:河】

rivern. 江,河
〔辨析〕
普通用词,泛指大大小小的河流。
〔例证〕
Have you ever been to the Mississippi River?
你去过密西西比河吗?
They used to go for a walk after supper along the river.
他们过去常常在晚饭后沿着河边散步。
brookn. 小河,溪流
〔辨析〕
多指发源于山泉的小河。
〔例证〕
Is there any fish in that brook?
那条小河里有鱼吗?
streamn. 小河,小溪
〔辨析〕
一般指流经平坦陆地的小河或小溪流。
〔例证〕
There is a stream running across the meadow.
草地上有一条小溪流过。

习惯用语

    n.

      sell sb down the river
    • 出卖(答应要帮助的人)
      to give poor or unfair treatment to sb you have promised to help

    牛津词典

      noun

      • 河;江
        a natural flow of water that continues in a long line across land to the sea/ocean
        1. the River Thames
          泰晤士河
        2. the Hudson River
          哈得孙河
        3. on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river)
          在河岸上
        4. to travel up/down river (= in the opposite direction to/in the same direction as the way in which the river is flowing)
          逆流而上;顺流而下
        5. the mouth of the river (= where it enters the sea/ocean)
          河口
        6. Can we swim in the river ?
          我们可以下河游泳吗?
        7. a boat on the river
          河上的一条船
        8. They have a house on the river (= beside it) .
          他们在河边有栋房子。
      • (液体)涌流
        a large amount of liquid that is flowing in a particular direction
        1. Rivers of molten lava flowed down the mountain.
          大量的熔岩顺着山坡流下来。

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 河;江
        Ariveris a large amount of fresh water flowing continuously in a long line across the land.
        1. ...a chemical works on the banks of the river.
          跨河而建的一家化工厂
        2. ...boating on the River Danube.
          在多瑙河上划船

      英英释义

      noun

      • a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
        1. the river was navigable for 50 miles

      双语例句

      • You should come across the river with us. Then you will really see what's what.
        你应该和我们一起过河,那时你就会了解实情了。
      • We leaned on the wooden rail of the bridge and looked up the river
        我们靠在桥的木栏杆上,朝河望去。
      • As the river drops from the plateau, it forms great waterfalls.
        河水从高原上下落时,形成了巨大的瀑布。
      • We pitched camp in a river valley.
        我们在河谷安营。
      • The Chicago River flooded the city's underground tunnel system
        芝加哥河的河水淹没了城市的地下隧道系统。
      • You could hike through the Fish River Canyon
        你可以徒步穿越鱼河峡谷。
      • The river deposited silt at its mouth.
        河口沉积了淤泥。
      • The bridge was washed away by the swollen river.
        桥给上涨的河水冲走了。
      • The lower reaches of the river are navigable for steamers.
        这河的下游能够行驶轮船。
      • They forgot to apply the handbrake and the car rolled 60ft into the river.
        他们忘了拉手刹,汽车翻滚了60英尺,掉进了河里。