river

英 [ˈrɪvə(r)]

美 [ˈrɪvər]

n. 河; 江; (液体)涌流

复数：rivers　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.876 / COCA.1327

同义词辨析

river brook stream【导航词义：河】

rivern. 江，河

〔辨析〕

普通用词，泛指大大小小的河流。

〔例证〕

Have you ever been to the Mississippi River?
你去过密西西比河吗？
They used to go for a walk after supper along the river.
他们过去常常在晚饭后沿着河边散步。

brookn. 小河，溪流

〔辨析〕

多指发源于山泉的小河。

〔例证〕

Is there any fish in that brook?
那条小河里有鱼吗？

streamn. 小河，小溪

〔辨析〕

一般指流经平坦陆地的小河或小溪流。

〔例证〕

There is a stream running across the meadow.
草地上有一条小溪流过。

sell sb down the river

noun

河；江
a natural flow of water that continues in a long line across land to the sea/ocean
1. the River Thames
  泰晤士河
2. the Hudson River
  哈得孙河
3. on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river)
  在河岸上
4. to travel up/down river (= in the opposite direction to/in the same direction as the way in which the river is flowing)
  逆流而上；顺流而下
5. the mouth of the river (= where it enters the sea/ocean)
  河口
6. Can we swim in the river ?
  我们可以下河游泳吗？
7. a boat on the river
  河上的一条船
8. They have a house on the river (= beside it) .
  他们在河边有栋房子。
（液体）涌流
a large amount of liquid that is flowing in a particular direction
1. Rivers of molten lava flowed down the mountain.
  大量的熔岩顺着山坡流下来。

noun

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
1. the river was navigable for 50 miles

The Changjiang River empties into the Donghai Sea.
长江流入东海。
The topography of the river's basin has changed significantly since the floods.
该河流域的地形自洪水以来发生了显著变化。
The river is navigable now.
河开了。
A river forms the boundary between the two countries.
一条河流成了两国的分界线。
This river is one li wide.
这条河有一里宽。
The level of pollution in the river was falling.
这条河中的污染物水平在下降。
As the river drops from the plateau, it forms great waterfalls.
河水从高原上下落时，形成了巨大的瀑布。
You could hike through the Fish River Canyon
你可以徒步穿越鱼河峡谷。
The police have warned the city's inhabitants not to bathe in the polluted river.
警方已经告诫该市居民不要在这条被污染的河里游泳。
The river floods caved in the bank.
河水泛滥，冲塌了堤岸。