英语词汇“river”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	river
释义	Trends of river View usage for: river (rɪvəʳ) Word forms: plural rivers countable noun [oft in names] A river is a large amount of fresh water flowing continuously in a long line across the land. ...a chemical works on the banks of the river. ...boating on the River Danube. More Synonyms of river river in British English (ˈrɪvə) noun 1. a. a large natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course, usually into the sea, being fed by tributary streams b. (as modifier) river traffic a river basin c. (in combination) riverside riverbed ▶ Related adjectives: fluvial, potamic 2. any abundant stream or flow a river of blood 3. sell down the river 4. the river Derived forms riverless (ˈriverless) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French riviere, from Latin rīpārius of a river bank, from rīpa bank river in American English 1 (ˈrɪvər) noun 1. a natural stream of water larger than a creek and emptying into an ocean, a lake, or another river 2. any similar or plentiful stream or flow a river of lava Idioms: sell down the river up the river Derived forms riverlike (ˈriverˌlike) adjective Word origin ME rivere < OFr riviere < VL riparia < L riparius: see riparian river in American English 2 (ˈraɪvər) noun a person or thing that rives More idioms containing river sell someone down the river Image of river © Jaros, Shutterstock Examples of 'river' in a sentence river The episode opened with a drone shot of a long river that could be a metaphor for the passing years. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Fifteen minutes after departure, the line crosses the river to reach a small town. Times, Sunday Times (2017) If we want to stop the giant landslide of plastic flowing into our rivers and oceans, we need to tackle this problem at source. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Here, smaller producers are dotted along the river as it flows east to join the Seine. The Sun (2016) We have to fish in ponds, rivers and lakes that others won't. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He grins and gestures towards a rough, stony track resembling a dry river bed, which loops past his house. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Fresh seasonal food, great service and awesome river views are on offer - as well as blazing fires when the weather turns nasty. The Sun (2016) There's a pier in front of the hotel from which you can join cruises down the river, stiff hiking in the surrounding hills and a superb spa. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They were on the river for a long time with the preparations. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The rivers of commuters streaming and bobbing down boulevards are long gone. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Listen to the river flowing beneath your table as you eat. The Sun (2014) The weeping willow tree can often be spotted drooping into lakes and rivers. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The many pools and ponds are reminders of the original course of the river. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We should explore its return to stem the rivers of blood flowing through our streets. The Sun (2009) But still the sea and our rivers define us. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Other movements in architecture all slide past on your river cruise. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The river cruise lines are also getting stuck in. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The house is on three floors and has a terraced garden with river views. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The river has long been a source of conflict. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is less aquatic and found mainly near streams and rivers in wet forests and swamps. Burton, John A. Animals of the World (1993) But the biggest danger they face is the flooded river that flows through the reserve. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Not the rivers and lakes and oceans. Christianity Today (2000) We mounted cameras on the river bed. Times, Sunday Times (2013) At previous games the races had taken place in rivers or the sea. The Sun (2008) One night a wind blew up and with it the rain came spraying straight up the river course. Edward Beauclerk Maurice THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic (2004) All the main rooms have river views and there is a large terrace with a footpath leading to the river. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The famous tea warehouses which used to line the river banks have been replaced by huge warehouses sited by convenient motorways. Wild, Anthony The East India Company Book of Tea (1994) BRITAIN'S longest river may be nearly dried up by summer, it is feared. The Sun (2012) A few pairs nest in more natural surroundings on river banks in Wales. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They're fishing a natural river for natural fish and don't want it. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In other languages river British English: river /ˈrɪvə/ NOUN A river is a large amount of fresh water flowing continuously in a long line across land, such as the Amazon or the Nile. American English: river Arabic: نَهْر Brazilian Portuguese: rio Chinese: 河流 Croatian: rijeka Czech: řeka Danish: flod Dutch: rivier European Spanish: río Finnish: joki French: fleuve German: Fluss Greek: ποταμός Italian: fiume Japanese: 川 Korean: 강 흐르는 물 Norwegian: elv Polish: rzeka European Portuguese: rio Romanian: râu Russian: река Latin American Spanish: río Swedish: flod Thai: แม่น้ำ Turkish: nehir Ukrainian: річка Vietnamese: dòng sông All related terms of 'river' Fly River a river in W Papua New Guinea , flowing southeast to the Gulf of Papua. Length : about 1300 km (800 miles) Hué River → the Hué River old river a river bed left dry because the river has changed its course Red River a river in the S central US, flowing east from N Texas through Arkansas into the Mississippi in Louisiana . Length : 1639 km (1018 miles) river bed A river bed is the ground which a river flows over. river bug a small inflatable single-seat craft that resembles an armchair the river the fifth and final community card to be dealt in a round of Texas hold ' em up-river Something that is moving up-river is moving towards the source of a river , from a point down the river. Something that is up-river is towards the source of a river. Back River a river in N Canada , flowing northeast through Nunavut to the Arctic Ocean . Length: about 966 km (600 miles) Cross River a state of SE Nigeria , on the Gulf of Guinea . Capital: Calabar . Pop: 2 888 966 (2006). Area: 20 156 sq km (7782 sq miles) down-river Something that is moving down-river is moving towards the mouth of a river, from a point further up the river. Something that is down-river is towards the mouth of a river. East River strait in SE N. Y ., connecting Long Island Sound and Upper New York Bay and separating Manhattan Island from Long Island: 16 mi (25.7 km) long Fall River seaport in SE Mass .: pop. 92,000 Green River a river in the western US, rising in W central Wyoming and flowing south into Utah , east through NW Colorado , re-entering Utah before joining the Colorado River. Length: 1175 km (730 miles) North River lower course of the Hudson River, between New York City & NE N. J . Peace River a river in W Canada , rising in British Columbia as the Finlay River and flowing northeast into the Slave River. Length : 1715 km (1065 miles) Pearl River a river in central Mississippi , flowing southwest and south to the Gulf of Mexico . Length: 789 km (490 miles) river bank A river bank is the land along the edge of a river. river basin A river basin is the area of land from which all the water flows into a particular river. river fish a freshwater fish river head the source of a river river horse → hippopotamus river-mouth an estuary river otter a North American otter , Lutra canadensis , with brown and silver fur , native to streams and lakes in the U.S. and Canada River Plate → the English name for the (Río de la) Plata Salt River river in SC Ariz., flowing into the Gila River: c . 200 mi (322 km) Slave River a river in W Canada , in the Northwest Territories and NE Alberta , flowing from Lake Athabaska northwest to Great Slave Lake. Length : about 420 km (260 miles) Snake River a river in the northwestern US, rising in NW Wyoming and flowing west through Idaho , turning north as part of the border between Idaho and Oregon , and flowing west to the Columbia River near Pasco, Washington . Length: 1670 km (1038 miles) Snowy River a river in SE Australia, rising in SE New South Wales : waters diverted through a system of dams and tunnels across the watershed into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers for hydroelectric power and to provide water for irrigation. Length: 426 km (265 miles) Ural River Ural River river flowing from the S section of the Urals into the N end of the Caspian Sea: 1,575 mi (2,535 km) White River river flowing from NW Ark . through S Mo . into the Mississippi : 690 mi (1,110 km) Yarra River a river in SE Australia , rising in the Great Dividing Range and flowing west and southwest through Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay . Length: 250 km (155 miles) Yukon River a river in NW North America, rising in NW Canada on the border between Yukon and British Columbia : flows northwest into Alaska , US, and then southwest to the Bering Sea; navigable for about 2850 km (1775 miles) to Whitehorse . Length: 3185 km (1979 miles) Canton River a river in SE China , in S Guangdong province , flowing southeast from Canton (Guangzhou) to the South China Sea. Length: about 177 km (110 miles) Darling River a river in SE Australia , rising in the Eastern Highlands and flowing southwest to the Murray River. Length: 2740 km (1702 miles) Harlem River tidal river separating Manhattan Island from the Bronx &, with Spuyten Duyvil Creek , connecting the East River with the Hudson : c. 8 mi (12.9 km) Hudson River a river in E New York State, flowing generally south into Upper New York Bay : linked to the Great Lakes , the St Lawrence Seaway , and Lake Champlain by the New York State Barge Canal and the canalized Mohawk River. Length: 492 km (306 miles) river bugging the activity or sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers on a small inflatable single-seat craft , a river bug , that resembles an armchair river dolphin any freshwater cetacean of the family Platanistidae, inhabiting rivers of North and South America and S Asia. They are smaller than marine dolphins and have a longer narrower snout river estuary a river mouth river fishing the sport of fishing in rivers river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis; a jawless fish River Nelson a river in central Canada , in N central Manitoba , flowing from Lake Winnipeg northeast to Hudson Bay . Length: about 650 km (400 miles) river traffic the boats that sail on a river Stones River river in central Tenn., flowing into the Cumberland : c . 60 mi (97 km) Yellow River the second longest river in China , rising in SE Qinghai and flowing east , south, and east again to the Gulf of Bohai south of Tianjin ; it has changed its course several times in recorded history . Length: about 4350 km (2700 miles) Canadian River a river in the southern US, rising in NE New Mexico and flowing east to the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma . Length: 1458 km (906 miles) Crocodile River a river in N South Africa , rising north of Johannesburg and flowing north-westerly into the Marico River on the Botswanan border ; a tributary of the Limpopo Hamilton River → the Hamilton River Richelieu River a river in E Canada , in S Quebec , rising in Lake Champlain and flowing north to the St Lawrence River. Length: 338 km (210 miles) Chinese translation of 'river' river (ˈrɪvəʳ) n (c) 河 (hé) (条(條), tiáo) [of blood etc] 涌(湧)出 (yǒngchū) cpd [port, traffic] 河 (hé) up/down river 河流上游(遊)/下游(遊) (héliú shàngyóu/xiàyóu) Seer All related terms of 'river' R. 1 = republican river bed 河床 héchuáng river bank 河岸 hé'àn [ 个(個) gè ] up/down river 河流上游(遊)/下游(遊) héliú shàngyóu/xiàyóu a bridge over the river 横(橫)跨河流的一座桥(橋) héngkuà héliú de yī zuò qiáo the house by the river 河边(邊)的房子 hébiān de fángzi he fell head first into the river 他头(頭)向下地栽到水里(裡) tā tóu xiàngxià de zāi dào shuǐli the (River) Jordan 约(約)旦河 Yuēdànhé 1 (noun) in the sense of stream Definition a large natural stream of fresh water flowing along a definite course into the sea, a lake, or a larger river boating on the river Synonyms stream a mountain stream brook He threw the hatchet in the brook. creek (US, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand) Follow Austin Creek for a few miles. beck waterway tributary rivulet watercourse burn (Scottish) 2 (noun) in the sense of flow Definition an abundant stream or flow A river of lava was flowing down the mountainside towards the village. Synonyms flow watching the quiet flow of the olive-green water wave A new wave of settlers arrived in the region. rush A rush of affection swept over him. flood Each year brings a flood of new university graduates. spate an incomprehensible spate of words torrent A torrent of water rushed into the reservoir. deluge a deluge of criticism idiom See sell someone down the river related words related adjectives fluvialpotamic subject word lists See Rivers Additional synonyms in the sense of brook Definition a natural freshwater stream He threw the hatchet in the brook. Synonyms stream, burn (Scottish, NorthernEngland), rivulet, gill (dialect), beck, watercourse, rill, streamlet, runnel (literary) in the sense of creek Definition a small stream or tributary Follow Austin Creek for a few miles. Synonyms stream, brook, tributary, bayou, rivulet, watercourse, streamlet, runnel in the sense of deluge Definition an overwhelming number a deluge of criticism Synonyms rush, flood, avalanche, barrage, spate, torrent Synonyms of 'river' river Explore 'river' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of flood Definition a large amount of water Each year brings a flood of new university graduates. Synonyms torrent, flow, rush, stream, tide, abundance, multitude, glut, outpouring, profusion in the sense of rush Definition a sudden surge of sensation A rush of affection swept over him. Synonyms surge, flow, flood, thrill, flush, gush, spurt in the sense of spate Definition a fast flow or outpouring an incomprehensible spate of words Synonyms flood, flow, torrent, rush, deluge, outpouring in the sense of torrent Definition a fast or violent stream, esp. of water A torrent of water rushed into the reservoir. Synonyms stream, flow, rush, flood, tide, spate, cascade, gush, effusion, inundation in the sense of wave Definition a widespread movement that advances in a body A new wave of settlers arrived in the region. Synonyms stream, flood, surge, spate, current, movement, flow, rush, tide, torrent, deluge, upsurge
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