bridge
noun/brɪdʒ/
/brɪdʒ/
Idioms 
enlarge image[countable] a structure that is built over a road, railway, river, etc. so that people, vehicles, etc. can cross from one side to the other建在公路、铁路、河流等上的结构，以便人员、车辆等可以从一侧穿越到另一侧 - We crossed the bridge over the River Windrush.
我们通过了温德拉什河上的桥。 - The river was spanned by a railway bridge.
这条河上有一座铁路桥。 - The plan incudes a pedestrian bridge connecting the arena with the convention centre.
该计划包括一座连接竞技场和会议中心的人行天桥。 - I don't have time to walk across the bridge.
我没有时间步行过桥。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa2, Geographya2- Cross the bridge and turn right into the town.
过桥后向右拐进城。 - Floods washed away several bridges.
洪水冲走了几座桥梁。 - It was windy driving over the bridge.
开车驶过桥的时候风很大。 - The new bridge will cross the Thames at this point.
新建的桥将在此处横跨泰晤士河。 - The road goes under the old bridge.
公路从老桥下穿过。 - The soldiers built a pontoon bridge across the Euphrates.
士兵们在幼发拉底河上建起一座浮桥。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- humpback
- narrow
- …
- build
- destroy
- wash away
- …
- cross something
- span something
- connect something
- …
- across a/the bridge
- over a/the bridge
- under a/the bridge
- …
- We crossed the bridge over the River Windrush.
- [countable] a thing that provides a connection or contact between two different things
起联系作用的事物；桥梁；纽带 - The book serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern science.
这本书是古代智慧和现代科学之间的桥梁。 - Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries.
文化交流是各国之间建立联系的纽带。
- The book serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern science.
- [countable, usually singular] (usually the bridge)the part of a ship where the captain and other officers stand when they are controlling the ship
（舰船的）驾驶台；船桥；舰桥 - Who was on the bridge when the collision took place?
碰撞发生时谁在桥上？
- Who was on the bridge when the collision took place?
- [uncountable] a card game for two pairs of players who have to predict how many cards they will win. They score points if they succeed in winning that number of cards and lose points if they fail.
桥牌 - I enjoy a game of bridge occasionally.
我偶尔也玩桥牌。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of bridge- game
- rubber
- play
- tournament
- partner
- player
- …
- I enjoy a game of bridge occasionally.
- the bridge of somebody’s nose [singular] the hard part at the top of the nose, between the eyes
enlarge image鼻梁 - [countable] the part of a pair of glasses that rests on your nose
鼻梁架 - [countable] a small piece of wood on a guitar, violin, etc. over which the strings are stretched
琴马 - [countable] a false tooth or false teeth, held permanently in place by being fastened to natural teeth on either side
（固定的）假牙；齿桥
over road/river
connection
of ship
card game
of nose
of glasses
of guitar/violin
false teeth
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 and noun senses 5 to 8 Old English brycg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brug and German Brücke. noun sense 4 late 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms
build bridges (between A and B)
- to encourage good relationships between two groups, countries, etc.
消除（甲、乙间的）隔阂／鸿沟／分歧 - The aim of the project was to build bridges between communities through joint events.
该项目的目的是通过联合活动在社区之间建立桥梁。
- The aim of the project was to build bridges between communities through joint events.
burn your bridges
(British English also burn your boats)
- to do something that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later
不留退路；破釜沉舟；背水而战 - Think carefully before you resign—you don't want to burn your bridges.
辞职前要三思，你得给自己留条退路。
- Think carefully before you resign—you don't want to burn your bridges.
cross that bridge when you come to it
- to worry about a problem when it actually happens and not before
临机应变（不用事前操心）
it’s (all) water under the bridge
- used to say that something happened in the past and is now forgotten or no longer important
已成往事；往事云烟