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】

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

• He crossed the river by the aid of a tree.
  他借助于一棵树过了河。
• The level of pollution in the river was falling.
  这条河中的污染物水平在下降。
• His canoe was there, on the river below the rapids.
  他的独木舟在险滩下面的河水中。
• The Changjiang River empties into the Donghai Sea.
  长江流入东海。
• The river is navigable now.
  河开了。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• We pitched camp in a river valley.
  我们在河谷安营。
• The river floods caved in the bank.
  河水泛滥，冲塌了堤岸。