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
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