bridges

英 [ˈbrɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈbrɪdʒɪz]

n.  桥; 起联系作用的事物; 桥梁; 纽带; (舰船的)驾驶台; 船桥; 舰桥
v.  在…建桥，架桥于，跨过，度过
bridge的第三人称单数和复数

BNC.16355

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 桥；桥梁
  Abridgeis a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
  1. He walked back over the railway bridge.
     他从铁路桥上走了回去。
  2. ...the Golden Gate Bridge.
     金门大桥
• N-COUNT （连接两地的）桥梁，纽带
  Abridgebetween two places is a piece of land that joins or connects them.
  1. ...a land bridge linking Serbian territories.
     连接塞尔维亚不同地区的陆桥
• VERB 弥合（分歧）；消除（隔阂）
  Tobridgethe gap between two people or things means to reduce it or get rid of it.
  1. It is unlikely that the two sides will be able to bridge their differences.
     双方不太可能消除彼此之间的分歧。
• VERB 兼具… 的特点
  Something thatbridgesthe gap between two very different things has some of the qualities of each of these things.
  1. ...the singer who bridged the gap between pop music and opera.
     将通俗音乐与歌剧结合起来的歌手
• N-COUNT 桥梁；媒介；纽带
  If something or someone acts as abridgebetween two people, groups, or things, they connect them.
  1. We hope this book will act as a bridge between doctor and patient...
     我们希望这本书能成为医生与患者之间沟通的桥梁。
  2. They saw themselves as a bridge to peace.
     他们把自己看作实现和平的使者。
• 舰桥
  The bridgeis the place on a ship from which it is steered.
• N-COUNT 鼻梁
  Thebridgeof your nose is the thin top part of it, between your eyes.
  1. On the bridge of his hooked nose was a pair of gold rimless spectacles.
     他的鹰钩鼻上架着一副金色无框眼镜。
• （眼镜的）鼻梁架
  Thebridgeof a pair of glasses is the part that rests on your nose.
• （小提琴、吉他等弦乐器的）琴马，琴桥
  Thebridgeof a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is the small piece of wood under the strings that holds them up.
• （固定假牙的）齿桥
  Abridgeis a piece of metal or plastic that holds false teeth in place by connecting them to natural teeth.
• 桥牌
  Bridgeis a card game for four players in which the players begin by declaring how many tricks they expect to win.
• See also:suspension bridge
• 破釜沉舟；自绝退路
  If youburnyourbridges, you do something which forces you to continue with a particular course of action, and makes it impossible for you to return to an earlier situation or relationship.
• water under the bridge→ see:water

英英释义

noun

• United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
  Synonym:Harry Bridges

双语例句

• Dr Bridges is regarded as the world leader in psychosurgery.
  布里奇斯医生被认为是全球精神外科领域的执牛耳者。
• Weeks of heavy rain have washed away roads and bridges.
  几周的大雨将道路和桥梁都冲垮了。
• Many bridges span the Thames.
  很多桥横亘在泰晤士河上。
• Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been destroyed and crops ruined.
  这些村庄全部都被冲走了。道路和桥梁都被破坏了，农作物也全毁了。
• She studied all about bridges and about mathematics, and she went to the bridge daily.
  她研究了所有关于桥梁的技术和数学，并且每天都到桥那里去。
• It was a race against time to seize the bridges and overwhelm the garrison.
  为了夺取桥梁，击溃守敌，必须分秒必争。
• I have burned all my bridges in this town.
  我在这什么都没了。
• The traffic clogged the Thames bridges.
  往来的车辆把泰晤士河上的桥都堵死了。
• Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railroad and a highway.
  桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。
• And part of the river's ugly and many of the bridges are.
  其实那条河，有些地段真叫人恶心，好多桥也是丑八怪似的。