| 单词 | bridge |
| 释义 | Word Frequency bridge 1(brɪdʒ) noun 1. a structure that spans and provides a passage over a road, railway, river, or some other obstacle 2. something that resembles this in shape or function his letters provided a bridge across the centuries 3. a. the hard ridge at the upper part of the nose, formed by the underlying nasal bones b. any anatomical ridge or connecting structure Compare pons 4. the part of a pair of glasses that rests on the nose 5. Also called: bridgework a dental plate containing one or more artificial teeth that is secured to the surrounding natural teeth 6. a platform athwartships and above the rail, from which a ship is piloted and navigated 7. a piece of wood, usually fixed, supporting the strings of a violin, guitar, etc, and transmitting their vibrations to the sounding board 8. Also called: bridge passage a passage in a musical, literary, or dramatic work linking two or more important sections 9. Also called: bridge circuit electronics any of several networks, such as a Wheatstone bridge, consisting of two branches across which a measuringdevice is connected. The resistance, capacitance, etc, of one component can be determined from the known values of the others whenthe voltage in each branch is balanced 10. computing a device that connects networks and sends packets between them 11. billiards, snooker a. a support for a cue made by placing the fingers on the table and raising the thumb b. a cue rest with a notched end for shots beyond normal reach 12. theatre a. a platform of adjustable height above or beside the stage for the use of stagehands, light operators, etc b. mainly British a part of the stage floor that can be raised or lowered 13. a partition in a furnace or boiler to keep the fuel in place 14. build bridges 15. burn one's bridges 16. cross a bridge when one comes to it verb (transitive) 17. to build or provide a bridge over something; span to bridge a river 18. to connect or reduce the distance between let us bridge our differences Derived forms bridgeable (ˈbridgeable) or bridgable (ˈbridgable) adjective bridgeless (ˈbridgeless) adjective Word origin Old English brycg; related to Old Norse bryggja gangway, Old Frisian bregge, Old High German brucka, Danish, Swedish broWord Frequency bridge 2(brɪdʒ) noun a card game for four players, based on whist, in which one hand (the dummy) is exposed and the trump suit decided by bidding between the players See also contract bridge, duplicate bridge, rubber bridge, auction bridge Word origin C19: of uncertain origin, but compare Turkish bir-üç (unattested phrase) one-three (said perhaps to refer to the one exposed hand andthe three players' hands)Word Frequency Bridge(brɪdʒ) noun Frank. 1879–1941, English composer, esp of chamber music. He taught Benjamin Britten |
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