river, brook, stream

名詞 river:

1. a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

1. The current strengthened as we moved down the river.
   我們順流而下時(shí)，水流更急了。
2. Navigation is difficult on this river because of the hidden rocks.
   因?yàn)楹由嫌邪到?，所以在這條河上航行很困難。
3. The Chuo-shui River is the longest one among them.
   濁水溪是其中最長的一條。
4. The river fed into a lake.
   這條河流入一個(gè)湖泊。
5. The Changjiang River is one of the longest rivers in the world.
   長江是世界上最長的河流之一。
6. Growing along the river are tall palm trees.
   沿著這條河生長的是高大的棕 樹。
7. The Yangtse River is one of the main arteries of traffic in China.
   長江是中國的交通要道之一。
8. The guide led us to the river.
   向?qū)ьI(lǐng)我們到河邊。

riv.er

n.Abbr. r.,R.,riv.（名詞）縮寫 r.,R.,riv.
A large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, a lake, or another body of water and usually fed along its course by converging tributaries.
河，江，水道：一條巨大的天然水流，注入海洋、湖泊或另一水域，而且常沿其水道由匯聚的支流供水
A stream or an abundant flow:
小溪，巨流：
例句：
a river of tears.
眼淚的涌出

n.attributive.（定語名詞）
Often used to modify another noun:
常被用來修飾另一個(gè)名詞：
例句：
a river cruise; river ice.
游河；河冰

<習(xí)慣用語>up the river【俚語】
In or into prison.
在獄中；入獄
來源：
Middle English rivere
中古英語 rivere
from Anglo-Norman
源自 英法語
from Vulgar Latin *rop3ria
源自 俗拉丁語 *rop3ria
from Latin [feminine of] rop3rius [of a bank]
源自 拉丁語 [] rop3rius的陰性詞 [河岸的]
from ropa [bank]
源自 ropa [河岸]