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a natural flow of water that continues in a long line across land to the sea 河；江 
Eventually we came to the mouth of the River Thames. 最后，我们来到了泰晤士河的入海口。 the Hudson River 哈得孙河 on the banks of the river (= the ground at the side of a river) 在河岸上 - up/down river
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 the mouth of the river (= where it enters the sea) 河口 - in the river
Can we swim in the river? 我们可以下河游泳吗？ - on the river
There was a boat on the river. 河上有条船。 They have a house on the river (= beside it). 他们在河边有栋房子。 An entire community sprouted up along the river (= beside it). 一整个社区沿着河边拔地而起。 Ahead of them was a long, deserted stretch of river. 在他们前面是一条长长的、荒芜的河流。 a river valley/basin/delta 河谷/盆地/三角洲 The bridge crosses the river just above the rapids. 这座桥就在急流上方穿过河流。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya1He dived into the river. 他跳进了河里。 How are we going to get across the river? 我们怎样过这条河？ I had decided to follow the river to my destination. 我决定顺着河流走到目的地。 Let's go down to the river at sunset. 我们日落时向河边走吧。 The bridge once spanned the river Serein. 这座桥曾经横跨瑟兰河。 The river had overflowed its banks. 河水漫过了河岸。 The river has risen with the rains. 因为下雨河水上涨了。 The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 The river is still high after the recent rain. 近来下过一场雨，河面现在仍然很高。 The river rises in Bulgaria and flows through Greece to the Aegean. 这条河发源于保加利亚，流经希腊，通向爱琴海。 The river was swollen after the floods. 洪水过后这条河涨水了。 The river was too wide to swim across comfortably. 这条河太宽了，很难轻松地游过去。 The river winds its way through the hills. 这条河蜿蜒着流过群山。 The rocks and sandbanks make the river hard to navigate. 暗礁和沙洲对在这条河上航行造成困难。 There's a bridge across the river. 河上有座桥。 They sailed down the river. 他们驾船顺流而下。 They were waiting for us on the other side of the river. 他们在河对面等着我们。 They're dredging the river to make it safer for larger boats. 他们正在疏通河道，以确保大船能更安全地通过。 They've bridged the river at four points. 他们在这条河的 4 个地方架起了桥梁。 This river dried up long ago. 这条河很久以前就干涸了。 This river flows into the Gulf of Mexico. 这条河注入墨西哥湾。 Trout live in this river. 这条河里有鳟鱼。 We crossed the river by boat. 我们乘船渡过了这条河。 We had to swim the river, which is deep and very rapid. 我们得游过这条既深又湍急的河流。 We walked along the river. 我们沿着河边走。 We were sailing up the river. 我们正沿河逆流航行。 Wildlife groups are protesting against the proposal to dam the river. 野生动植物保护团体正在抗议在河上筑坝的提案。 a river town in Borneo 婆罗洲的一座水镇 as smooth as river rocks 像鹅卵石一样光滑 major rivers such as the Congo 刚果河之类的大河 plans to divert the river further north 让河流进一步向北改道的计划 the Ganges and other sacred rivers 恒河及其他圣河 the mighty River Nile 浩荡的尼罗河 when the river level is low 河流水位低的时候 There were a few trees along the river bank. 河边有几棵树。 They live in a houseboat on the river. 他们住在河上的一间船屋。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- great
- large
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- cross
- ford
- get across
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- flow
- run
- wind
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- bank
- bed
- bottom
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- across a/the river
- along a/the river
- down a/the river
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- the banks, bottom, middle, side, surface, etc. of a river
- the river’s edge
- a bend in the river
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- river (of something)
a large amount of liquid that is flowing in a particular direction （液体）涌流
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin riparius, from ripa ‘bank of a river’.
Idioms
sell somebody down the river
- (informal)
to give poor or unfair treatment to somebody you have promised to help 出卖（答应要帮助的人）