单词详解

1. n. [C]

A. 江，河 [a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)]

The villager led us to the bank of the river. 村民带领我们到河岸。

The river fed into a small lake. 这条河流入一个小湖泊。

The Changjiang River is the longest rivers in China. 长江是中国最长的河流。

There are many tall palm trees along the river. 沿着这条河有许多高大的棕树。

The Yangtze River is one of the main arteries of traffic in China.

长江是中国的交通要道之一。

B. 巨流，大量 [(+of)]
He drinks rivers of tea every day. 他每天喝大量茶水。

相关词组

  drown oneself in a river 投河自杀，淹死

  Qu Yuan drowned himself in a river because of the disappointment to the ruler.

  由于对当政者的失望屈原投江自尽。

相关单词

复数：rivers

近义词：steam, brook

相关链接

词语辨析：river, brook, stream

river, brook, stream

三者都有“河流，溪流”的意思。

river: 泛指一般的江河。

brook: 指小河，尤指发源于山泉的小河。

stream: 泛指大小河流，也可专指小溪。

词语详解

1. river: 泛指一般的江河。

  The river is polluted by the factory in the bank. 这条小河被岸边的工厂污染了。

2. brook: 指小河，尤指发源于山泉的小河。

  The water in this brook is very clean and sweet. 这条小河里的水又清又甜。

3. stream: 泛指大小河流，也可专指小溪。

  The stream crooks through the village. 这条小河弯弯曲曲穿过村庄。