| [/ˈrɪvə(r); ˋrɪvɚ/] n [C] 用法:
1 large natural stream ofwater flowing in a channel 河; 江; 水道:
the River Thames泰晤士河 *
the Mississippi River 密西西比河 *
[attrib 作定语] the river mouth 河口 *
river traffic 内河航运. Cf 参看 canal 1. 用法:
2 any large flow of similar form 巨流:
a river of lava 熔岩流 *
(fig rhet 比喻, 修辞) rivers of blood, ie great bloodshed in war, etc 血流成河. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) sell sb down the river => sell. |