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riv·er¹ /ˈrɪvə(r)/ n. | a. | phr. I n. 1. 河,江,川;水道 go swimming in the river 到河里游泳 sail on the river 在河上航行 on the other side of the river 在河的那一边 the Yellow River 黄河 2. 巨流; [rivers] 大量 a river of lava 熔岩流 drink rivers of coffee 喝大量的咖啡 Rivers of blood flowed during the war. 那场战争中血流成河。
II a. [和动、植物名称连用]河栖的,生长在河里的;[和事物名连用]位于河边的,河上的,在河上使用的 river traffic 内河交通 [< OFr riviere < L rīpārius of river bank < rīpa bank¹, shore] phr. cross the river 1. 渡河 2. 死 sell down the river 1. (昔时)把 (奴隶)卖到密西西比河下游去 2. 〈口〉(在紧要关头)抛弃,不支持,出卖 sell one's friends down the river 出卖朋友 He denounced the plan as having sold the whole peaceful prospect down the river. 他痛斥该计划把整个和平的希望出卖了。 up the river 〈美口〉1. (原指从纽约市)到哈得孙河上游的辛辛监狱 2. 入狱,在狱中 He was sent up the river for armed robbery. 他因持枪抢劫被投入监狱。 |