river

river
noun
  1. a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream
    河，江，川；水道
    ■a large quantity of a flowing substance
    巨流；大量
    great rivers of molten lava.
    熔岩巨流。
    the trickle of disclosures has grown into a river of revelations.
    点点滴滴地透露的情况已经汇成了一股大曝光的巨流。
    ■used in names of animals and plants living in or associated with rivers, e.g. river dolphin, river birch
    [用于生长在河里或与河流相关的动物和植物的名称中，如river dolphin, river birch]河
常用词组
sell someone down the river
  1. (informal)betray someone, especially so as to benefit oneself
    (非正式)（尤指为使自己得益而）出卖某人；背叛某人；欺骗某人
up the river
  1. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)to or in prison
    (非正式，主北美)进监狱，坐牢
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rivered
adjective
riverless
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin riparius, from ripa 'bank of a river'
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