| 释义 |
river/ˈrivə/n. 1 a copious natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea or a lake etc. 江，河 2 a copious flow 巨流 a river of lava 熔岩流; rivers of blood 血流成河 3 (作 attrib.) (in the names of animals, plants, etc.) living in or associated with rivers (用于动植物等名称中)生长在河里的，与河有关的 □ sell down the river colloq. betray or let down [口]出卖；辜负 □ rivered adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)□ riverless adj.[Middle English from Anglo-French river, rivere, Old French riviere ‘river, river bank’, ultimately via Latin riparius from ripa ‘bank’] |