rivernoun
河；江
a natural flow of water that continues in a long line across land to the sea/ocean
the River Thames
泰晤士河
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
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/ocean)
河口
Can we swim in the river ?
我们可以下河游泳吗？
a boat on the river
河上的一条船
They have a house on the river (= beside it) .
他们在河边有栋房子。
（液体）涌流
a large amount of liquid that is flowing in a particular direction
Rivers of molten lava flowed down the mountain.
大量的熔岩顺着山坡流下来。
to give poor or unfair treatment to sb you have promised to help
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The university is on the left bank of the river .
大学在河的左岸。
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I could sit and watch the river all day long .
我可以整天坐在这里看那条河。
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The general had to get his troops across the river .
将军必须让部队过河。
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They followed the line of the river for three miles .
他们沿着那条河走了三英里。
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The scientists are taking water samples from the river .
科学家正从河中采水样。
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The path follows the course of the river .
小路沿河道延伸。
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One of the kids fell into the river .
小孩中有一个掉进了河里。
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It was high summer and the rivers were dry .
正值盛夏，河流都干涸了。
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The path led through the trees to the river .
这条小路穿过树林通向河边。
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The bridge was destroyed so we couldn 't get across the river .
大桥已经毁坏，我们无法过河了。
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They continued until they came to a river .
他们继续往前一直来到河边。
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Our land extends as far as the river .
我们的土地一直延伸到河边。
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The kids were playing by the river and one of them fell in .
孩子们在河边玩耍时，其中一个突然落水了。
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Waste water is pumped from the factory into a nearby river .
工厂里的污水被抽到了附近的河里。
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The plants grow wild along the banks of rivers .
沿河两岸生长着野生植物。
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You need a licence to fish in this river .
你在这条河里钓鱼要有许可证。
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Two children drowned after falling into the river .
两个孩子掉进河里淹死了。
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That 's where the river meets the sea .
这条河就在这里流入大海。
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We enjoyed a day 's fishing by the river .
我们在河边享受了一天垂钓之乐。
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Our farm land was adjacent to the river .
我们的农田在河边。
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Here the river is confined in a narrow channel .
这条河在这里流入狭窄的河床。
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The land falls away sharply towards the river .
地势向河边陡然倾斜。
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The road runs parallel to the river .
这条路和这条河是平行的。
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The fish return to the river as adults in order to breed .
这种鱼长成以后回到河中产卵。
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The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories .
当地工厂排放的有毒废弃物污染了这条河。
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He offered to ferry us across the river in his boat .
他提出坐他的船把我们渡过河。
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Where 's the nearest bridge across the river ?
过河最近的桥在哪儿？
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The Yangtze river is a natural barrier to the north-east .
长江是东北方向的一道天然屏障。
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The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant .
河水中的化学物质含量不容忽视。
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He knew the hidden drifts in that part of the river .
他对那段河道中的暗流非常清楚。
普通用词，泛指大大小小的河流。
Have you ever been to the Mississippi River?
你去过密西西比河吗？
They used to go for a walk after supper along the river.
他们过去常常在晚饭后沿着河边散步。
一般指流经平坦陆地的小河或小溪流。
There is a stream running across the meadow.
草地上有一条小溪流过。
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