| 单词 | river |
| 释义 | river (once / 25 pages) n A river is a long, flowing natural stream of water. The Nile is one of the most famous rivers in the world. If you've ever been to Chicago, you've probably seen the Chicago River, which cuts right through downtown. Or what about that big one in the middle of the U.S., called the Mississippi? Rivers are large bodies of water, usually marked out on maps as long, wiggly blue lines. Rivers are bigger than creeks and streams, but they're not as wide as lakes or as vast as oceans. In fact, rivers often pour into lakes or oceans. WORD FAMILYriver: rivers USAGE EXAMPLESAustin Rivers was in no mood for introspection Monday night. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Though rivers along the Gulf Coast were rising rapidly Monday, only minor flooding was predicted. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “He’s not getting a lot of shots,” Rivers said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) n a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) the river was navigable for 50 miles Exp|Hyper Aare River a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine River Acheron(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon River Adigea river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea Aire Rivera river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire Alabama Rivera river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River Allegheny Rivera river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River Amazon Rivera major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) Heilong Jiangan Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk Upper Tunguskaa river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River Apalachicola Rivera river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border Araguaia Rivera river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River Araxesa river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes Araucaa river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela Argun Rivera river in eastern Asia that arises in China and flows northeast along the border between China and Russia to become a tributary of the Amur River Arkansas Rivera river that rises in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and flows southeast through Kansas and Oklahoma and through Arkansas to become a tributary of the Mississippi River Arno Rivera river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea Upper Avon Rivera river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn River Avona river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn Bighorn Rivera river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana Big Sioux Rivera river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa Brahmaputra Riveran Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal Brazos Rivera river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico Caloosahatchee Rivera river in southern Florida that flows westerly to the Gulf of Mexico; forms the western end of the Cross-Florida Waterway Cam Rivera river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River Canadian Rivera river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma Cape Fear Rivera river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear Chao Phrayaa river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand Charles Rivera river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston Chattahoochee Rivera river rising in northern Georgia and flowing southwest and south to join the Flint River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River Cimarron Rivera river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River Clinch Rivera river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River Clydea river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow River Cocytus(Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron Colorado Riveran important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States Colorado Rivera river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico Columbia Rivera North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring Congo Rivera major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic Connecticut Rivera river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound Coosa Riverriver that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River Cumberland Rivera river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky Danube Riverthe 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea Darling Riveran Australian river; tributary of the Murray River Delaware Rivera river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay Demeraraa river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic Detroit Rivera short river flowing from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie along the border between the United States and Canada; one the busiest inland waterways in the world Dnieper Rivera river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea Don Rivera European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov Ebro Rivera river in northeastern Spain; flows into the Mediterranean Elbe Rivera river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea Elizabeth Rivera short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads Euphrates Rivera river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia Flint Rivera river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River Forth Rivera river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth Fox Rivera river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan Ganges Riveran Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus Gan Jianga river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang to the north of Nanchang Garonne Rivera river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay Gila Rivera river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River Grand Rivera river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty into Lake Michigan Green Rivera river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River Housatonic Rivera river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound Yellow Rivera major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta Hudson Rivera New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century IJssel rivera river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer Illinois Rivera river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River Indigirka Rivera river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean Indus Riveran Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea Irrawaddy Riverthe main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea Irtish Riveran Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River Isere Rivera river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone James Rivera river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri James Rivera river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads Jordan Rivera river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan Kanawha Rivera tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia Kansas Rivera river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Kasai Rivera river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo Kissimmee Rivera river of central Florida that flows southward to Lake Okeechobee Klamath Rivera river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean Kura Rivera river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea Lehigh Rivera river in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into the Delaware River Lena Rivera Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea River Lethe(Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive Crocodile Riveran African river; flows into the Indian Ocean Little Bighorn Rivera river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand Little Missouri Rivera river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota Little Sioux Rivera river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa Little Wabash Rivera river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River Loire Riverthe longest French river; rises in the Massif Central and flows north and west to the Atlantic Ocean Mackenzie Rivera Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea Madeira Rivera Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River Magdalena Rivera river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla Mekong Riveran Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea Merrimack Rivera river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean Meuse Rivera European river; flows into the North Sea Milk Rivera river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Mississippi Rivera major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico Missouri Riverthe longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis Mobile Rivera river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay Mohawk Rivera river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River Monongahela Rivera river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River Moreau Rivera river that rises in western South Dakota and flows eastward to the Missouri River Murray Rivera southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide Murrumbidgee Rivera river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River Namoi Rivera river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River Nan Rivera river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya Neckar Rivera river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine Neosho Rivera river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River Neva Rivera river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland New Rivera river in the southeastern United States that flows northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it empties into the Kanawha River Niagara Rivera river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York Niger Riveran African river; flows into the South Atlantic Nile Riverthe world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization Niobrara Rivera tributary of the Missouri River North Platte Rivera river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River Ob Rivera major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea Oder Rivera European river; flows into the Baltic Sea Ohio Rivera river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River Orange Rivera river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean Orinoco Rivera South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic Osage Rivera river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River Ottawa rivera river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal Ouachita Rivera river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River Ouse Rivera river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber Parana Rivera South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata Parnahibaa river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean Pearl Rivera river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico Pecos Rivera tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas Pee Dee Rivera river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean Penobscot Rivera river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay Ping Rivera river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya Platte Rivera river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Po Rivera European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea Potomac Rivera river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay Purus Rivera Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River Rappahannock Rivera river that flows across eastern Virginia into the Tidewater region Red Rivera tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana Republican Rivera tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas Rhine Rivera major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea Rhone Rivera major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles Rio Grandea North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico Ruhr Rivera tributary of the Rhine Russian Rivera river in northern California Saale Rivera river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River Sabine Rivera river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico Sacramento Rivera river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay Saint Francis Rivera tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas Saint John Rivera river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy Saint Johns Rivera river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean Saint Lawrence Rivera North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic Salmon Rivera tributary of the Snake River in Idaho Sambre Rivera river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur San Joaquin Rivera river in central California that rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the Sacramento River Sao Franciscoa river in eastern Brazil flowing into the Atlantic Ocean Saone Rivera river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone Savannah Rivera river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Scheldt Rivera river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea Seine Rivera French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel River Severna river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain Severn Rivera river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay Seyhan Rivera Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean Chari Riveran African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad Shenandoah Rivera river of northern Virginia that empties into the Potomac at Harpers Ferry Snake Rivera tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition South Platte Rivera tributary of the Platte River River Styx(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls Sun Rivera river in western Montana that flows south and east to join the Missouri River Suriname Rivera river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic Susquehanna Rivera river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay Tagus Rivera European river; flows into the North Atlantic Tallapoosa Riverriver that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River Tennessee Rivera river formed by the confluence of two other rivers near Knoxville; it follows a U-shaped course to become a tributary of the Ohio River in western Kentucky River Thamesthe longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea Teverea river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea Tigris Riveran Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River Tocantins Rivera river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River Tombigbee Rivera river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River River Trenta river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber Trinity Rivera river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay Lower Tunguskaa river that arises to the north of Lake Baikal and flows north and west to the Yenisei River Stony Tunguskaa river in Siberia that flows northwest to become a tributary of the Yenisei River River Tynea river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea Uruguay Rivera South American river that arises in southern Brazil and flows south to the Rio de la Plata; the northern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Brazil and the southern section forms the boundary between Argentina and Uruguay Vetluga Rivera river in central Russia; flows generally southward into the Volga Vistula Rivera European river; flows into the Baltic Sea Volga Rivera Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea Volkhov Rivera river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga Voltaa river in Ghana that flows south to the Bight of Benin Wabash Rivera tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana Weser Rivera river in northwestern Germany that flows northward to the North Sea near Bremerhaven White Rivera tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri Willamette Rivera river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland Wisconsin Rivera tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin Yalu Riverriver in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China) Yangtze Kiangthe longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai Yazoo Rivera river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg Yellowstone Rivera tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park Yenisei Rivera Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea Yukon Rivera North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea Zambezi Riveran African river; flows into the Indian Ocean Canton Rivera river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea stream, watercourse a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth |
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