[N-COUNT 可数名词]河;江 A river is a large amount of fresh water flowing continuously in a long line across the land.
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...a chemical works on the banks of the river.
跨河而建的一家化工厂
...boating on the River Danube.
在多瑙河上划船
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river★/ˈrɪvə(r); NAmEˈrɪvər/noun1★(abbr.R. )a natural flow of water that continues in a long line across land to the sea/ocean 河;江◆the River Thames泰晤士河◆the Hudson River哈得孙河◆on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river)在河岸上◆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◆the mouth of the river (= where it enters the sea/ocean)河口◆Can we swim in the river?我们可以下河游泳吗?◆a boat on the river河上的一条船◆They have a house on the river (= beside it).他们在河边有栋房子。2river(of sth) a large amount of liquid that is flowing in a particular direction (液体)涌流◆Rivers of molten lava flowed down the mountain.大量的熔岩顺着山坡流下来。IDIOMsee
1a natural and continuous flow of water in a long line across a country into the sea → stream: the Mississippi River the River Thameson a river There were several boats on the river.along a river We went for a walk along the river.up/down (a) river a ship sailing up river They drifted slowly down river.across a river a bridge across the river2a large amount of moving liquidriver of a river of hot lava flowing from the volcano → sell somebody down the river
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GRAMMAR: Patterns with riverin the river• You use in the river to talk about things that happen in the water: · In summer we swim in the river.· There was something floating in the river.on the river• You use on the river to talk about things that happen on the surface of a river or very close to the edge of a river: · We went boating on the river.· There’s a nice pub on the river.along the river• You use along the river to talk about things that happen on land next to a river: · They strolled along the river.· There are houses built all along the river.USAGE: Word order with names of rivers• In Britain and Europe, the name usually comes after the word ‘river’. You usually say: · the River Thames· the River Seine· the River Rhone· the River Nile· the River Ganges• In the US and outside Europe, the name usually comes before the word ‘river’. You usually say: · the Yangtze River· the Amazon River· the Congo River· the Hudson River· the Mississippi River· the Colorado RiverCOLLOCATIONSverbsa river flows· The River Avon flows through the town of Stratford.a river runs (=it flows in a particular direction)· the place where the river runs into the seaa river winds (=it turns and curves, rather than going in a straight line)· He could see the river winding across the plain.a river floods· There are fears that the river could flood.a river dries up· Further downstream the river has dried up completely several times in recent years.a river narrows (=it becomes narrower)· The river narrows at this point.a river rises somewhere formal (=it starts there)· The River Euphrates rises in Turkey and flows through Syria.cross a river· Cross the river by the road bridge and then turn right.ford a river (=cross a river on foot, in a vehicle, or on a horse, without using a bridge)· The water was shallow enough for us to be able to ford the river.navigate a river (=travel along a river in a boat)· The narrow cliffs once made the river dangerous to navigate.adjectiveswide/broad· We crossed the wide River Rhone the following morning.long· The Severn is the longest river in Britain.swollen/high (=containing more water than usual)· After the rains, the river was swollen.· The river was high and running quite swiftly.fast-flowing· The child fell into a fast-flowing river.a mighty river (=very big and impressive)· Cairo sits at the mouth of the mighty river Nile.a river is navigable (=people are able to travel along it in a boat)· The river is navigable in the winter months.river + NOUNthe river bank· Crowds lined the river banks to watch the boat race.a river bed (=the bottom of a river)· They walked along a dry river bed.a river valley· They came to a wide river valley.phrasesthe banks of a river (=the land near a river)· He bought a house on the banks of the River Wye.the mouth of a river (=where it joins the sea)· The Statue of Liberty stands at the mouth of the Hudson River.the source of a river (=the place where it starts)· Where exactly is the source of the River Ganges?the upper/lower etc reaches of a river (=the upper, lower etc parts)· We sailed down the lower reaches of the river.a bend in a river· He rounded a bend in the river and saw Flora sitting there.a river is in spate British English (=it is very full and the water is flowing very quickly)· The snow had just melted and the rivers were in spate.THESAURUSriver a line of water that flows into the sea: · They crossed the river by ferry.· the River Tweed· the Yangtze rivertributary a stream or river that flows into a larger river: · The River Trombetas is a tributary of the River Amazon.estuary the wide part of a river where it goes into the sea: · plans to build a big new airport on the Thames estuarycanal a long passage dug into the ground and filled with water, either for boats to travel along, or to take water to a place: · Venice’s famous canals· a canal boatdelta an area of low land where a river spreads into many smaller rivers near the sea: · the Nile deltaa small riverstream a small narrow river: · a cool mountain streambrook literary a small stream: · There was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks.creek a narrow area of sea that goes into the land, or a small river: · The River Fal with its many creeks was a perfect place for smugglers.· The kids hunted for crabs in the muddy creek.parts of a rivermouth the part of a river where it joins the sea: · Havre-Marat was a port at the mouth of the River Seine.bank land along the side of a river: · the river bank· He owns a chateau on the banks of the River Loire.source the place where a river or stream starts: · The source of the River Nile was discovered by a British explorer, John Speke.
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n.(River)人名;(英)里弗
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