| 单词 | river |
| 释义 | 🔑 riverBrE /ˈrɪvə(r)/ NAmE /ˈrɪvər/ noun 🔑 (abbreviation 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。bend , course , current , dam , downstream , estuary , river , source , tributary , waterfall ~ (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。 ● sell sb down the ˈriver (informal ) to give poor or unfair treatment to sb you have promised to help 出卖（答应要帮助的人）ORIGINFrom the custom of buying and selling slaves on the plantations on the Mississippi River in America . Slaves who caused trouble for their masters could be sold to plantation owners lower down the river , where conditions would be worse .源自美国密西西比河沿岸种植园之间的奴隶买卖。惹麻烦的奴隶可能被主人卖到下游条件更为恶劣的种植园里。 |
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