释义 |
downriver /daʊnˈrɪvə /adverb & adjectiveTowards or situated at a point nearer the mouth of a river: [as adverb]: the cabin cruiser started to drift downriver [as adjective]: the downriver side of the bridge...- As the sun came out, long after the anti-European convoy had passed downriver (strangely, towards continental Europe), a loudhailer bus could be heard ranting about the British National Party.
- The Riverfront line is too short in comparison - you expect it to go further downriver, at least towards the Crescent City Connection Bridge.
- The second transit bridge I made mention of would cross on the downriver side of the Arthur Laing Bridge, and will likely link to it for co-stabilization and reduction in costs.
Rhymesaquiver, forgiver, giver, quiver, river, shiver, sliver, upriver |