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stream SMALL RIVERstri:mn [C]water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or earth, usually at ground level, but sometimes underground溪流Rivers are wider, deeper and longer than streams.河流比溪流宽、深和长。His body was found in a mountain stream two days after he disappeared.在他失踪后两天，他的尸体在山中的小溪内被发现。There's a lovely stream that flows through their garden.有条可爱的小溪流经他们的花园。Sometimes a stream is any current of water or liquid.流The coastal waters of the British Isles do not freeze because the Gulf Stream (= water from the Gulf of Mexico which flows across the Atlantic Ocean) keeps the temperature relatively warm.靠近大不列颠群岛海岸的水不会结冰，因为墨西哥湾暖流将水温保持得相对较高。The pregnancy test is easy to use and requires you to hold a special stick in your stream of urine.妊娠测试很容易做，只要求你将一根专用的小棒放在尿流中。There is conflicting evidence about whether the level of cholesterol in the blood stream is related to the amount of fat that we eat.关于血流中的胆固醇水平是否和我们每天摄入的脂肪量有关的问题现在有相互矛盾的证据。A stream is also the direction in which water is moving.水流方向After a while she stopped rowing and let the boat float with the stream.一会儿后，她停止了划船，让船顺流而漂。(fig.) It's easier to go with the stream than against it (= to agree with people rather than to disagree).顺流容易逆流难。
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