- [countable]
a structure that is built over a road, railway, river, etc. so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other 桥 
We crossed the bridge over the River Windrush. 我们穿过了温德拉什河上的桥。 The river was spanned by a railway bridge. 这条河由一座铁路桥横跨。 The plan incudes a pedestrian bridge connecting the arena with the convention centre. 该计划包括一座连接竞技场和会议中心的人行桥。 I don't have time to walk across the bridge. 我没有时间走过这座桥。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa2, Geographya2Cross the bridge and turn right into the town. 过桥后向右拐进城。 Floods washed away several bridges. 洪水冲走了几座桥梁。 It was windy driving over the bridge. 开车驶过桥的时候风很大。 The new bridge will cross the Thames at this point. 新建的桥将在此处横跨泰晤士河。 The road goes under the old bridge. 公路从老桥下穿过。 The soldiers built a pontoon bridge across the Euphrates. 士兵们在幼发拉底河上建起一座浮桥。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- humpback
- narrow
- …
- build
- destroy
- wash away
- …
- cross something
- span something
- connect something
- …
- across a/the bridge
- over a/the bridge
- under a/the bridge
- …
- [countable]
a thing that provides a connection or contact between two different things 起联系作用的事物；桥梁；纽带 The book serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern science. 这本书是古代智慧和现代科学之间的桥梁。 Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries. 文化交流是各国之间建立联系的纽带。
- [countable, usually singular] (usually the bridge)
the part of a ship where the captain and other officers stand when they are controlling the ship （舰船的）驾驶台；船桥；舰桥 
Who was on the bridge when the collision took place? 碰撞发生时谁在桥上？
- [uncountable]
a card game for two pairs of players who have to predict how many cards they will win. They score points if they succeed in winning that number of cards and lose points if they fail. 桥牌 I enjoy a game of bridge occasionally. 我偶尔也玩桥牌。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of bridge- game
- rubber
- play
- tournament
- partner
- player
- …
- the bridge of somebody’s nose [singular]
the hard part at the top of the nose, between the eyes 鼻梁 
- [countable]
the part of a pair of glasses that rests on your nose 鼻梁架 
- [countable]
a small piece of wood on a guitar, violin, etc. over which the strings are stretched 琴马 
- [countable]
a false tooth or false teeth, held permanently in place by being fastened to natural teeth on either side （固定的）假牙；齿桥
over road/river路／河上方
connection联系
of ship船
card game纸牌游戏
of nose鼻
of glasses眼镜
of guitar/violin吉他；小提琴
false teeth假牙
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and noun senses 5 to 8 Old English brycg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brug and German Brücke. noun sense 4 late 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms
build bridges (between A and B)
to encourage good relationships between two groups, countries, etc. 消除（甲、乙间的）隔阂／鸿沟／分歧 The aim of the project was to build bridges between communities through joint events. 该项目的目的是通过联合活动在社区之间搭建桥梁。
burn your bridges
(British English also burn your boats)
cross that bridge when you come to it
to worry about a problem when it actually happens and not before 临机应变（不用事前操心）
it’s (all) water under the bridge
used to say that something happened in the past and is now forgotten or no longer important 已成往事；往事云烟