[C]河,江 a wide natural stream of water flowing between banks into a lake, into another wider stream, or into the sea
英英释义
Noun:
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek);
"the river was navigable for 50 miles"
双语例句
1. The river widens considerably as it begins to turn east.
河流转向东流时河道大幅度变宽。
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2. It's easy to get a tummy upset from river water.
喝河水很容易闹肚子。
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3. Across the river the railway track ran up to the pithead.
铁轨跨过这条河直达矿井口。
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4. Perhaps he'd followed her suggestion of a stroll to the river.
也许他已经听从了她的建议去河边散步了。
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5. At Dorset Wharf go left to rejoin the river.
在多塞特码头向左返回河道。
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用作名词 (n.)
The guide led us to the river. 向导带领我们到河边。
Growing along the river are tall palm trees. 沿着这条河生长的是高大的棕树。
Navigation is difficult on this river because of the hidden rocks. 因为河上有暗礁，所以在这条河上航行很困难。
The bridge stands majestic astride the river. 大桥巍然横跨在江上。
The river fed into a lake. 这条河流入一个湖泊。
The Changjiang River is one of the longest rivers in the world. 长江是世界上最长的河流之一。
The current strengthened as we moved down the river. 我们顺流而下时，水流更急了。
The villagers diverted the river from its course to a new channel. 村民们将河流改道使其进入新水道。
This species of fish successfully transferred to that river through a watercourse. 这种鱼成功地通过一条水道到了那条河流。
用作名词 (n.)
Here the river takes an abrupt bend to the west. 这条河在这里急转向西流去。
The river rises from a spring. 这条河发源于一处泉水。
The river roared him to sleep. 河流的奔腾声使他入睡了。
The river is rising after the rain. 河水在雨后涨了起来。
The river is running over its banks and we shall be flooded. 河水正漫过堤岸,我们要遭水灾了。
The river meets the ocean at the city of New York. 那条河在纽约汇入海洋。
I'll raise both hands in favour of damming the river. 我举双手赞成拦河筑坝。
Only after they had crossed the river did they realize how great their danger had been. 只是过河之后他们才意识到刚才是多么危险。
The railway line follows the river for several miles. 铁路线沿着河流延伸几英里。
The Romans founded a great city on the banks of this river. 罗马人在这河岸上建立了一座大城市。
The park comprehends all the land on the other side of the river. 这公园的范围包括了河对岸所有的土地。
The village was defended by a river. 这个村庄有一条河防护着。
The city's population prepared to flee heat for the relative cool of the rivers. 该市居民准备逃到天气较为凉爽的江河流域避暑。
We boated down the river. 我们乘船顺水而下。
Ships raced along on the river. 船只在河上疾驶而过。
Our campus reaches down to the river. 我们的校园一直延伸到河边。
There are plenty of fish in the river, and good baits on my line, but the fish are getting clever and refuse to rise to the bait today. 河里的鱼很多,我钓线上的鱼饵也蛮好,可这些鱼越来越狡猾,今天就是不上钩。
He rowed across the river. 他划船到河对岸去。
The general ranged themselves along the river bank. 将军命令他的士兵沿河岸排队。
They accumulated a large amount of river mud for fertilizer. 他们积累了大量河泥用作肥料。
Rivers of blood flowed during the war. 战争期间血流成河。
用法讲解
n. (名词)
river的基本意思是“江、河”,是可数名词,有时可用于比喻意义。
river用于专有名词,其前须加定冠词。英国人喜欢将专有名词置于river之后,而美国人喜欢将专有名词置于river之前。如the River Amazon(英)/the Amazon River(美) 。中国的江河英译时,一般将专有名词置于river之前。
n. (名词)
river, branch, brook, canal, creek, stream, torrent
