river
n[C]
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.
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.
3 (idm 习语) sell sb down the river => sell.
🔁 扩展释义
*['rivә]n. 河, 江【法】 河流, 江河, 内河相关词组: row sb up Salt River sell sb down the river up the river
Here and here. And I can only move my arm as much as this.
这儿和这儿。我只能这样摆动手臂。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
Before he returned to India, he decided to live as a poor man and not to possess wealth.