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river
noun
river basin
noun

river [ˈrıvə] N

river
江 jiāng
river
河 hé

river basin N GEO

Usage examples with river

plunge into a river
跳入一条河中
go down the river
顺流而下
sail up the river
逆流航行
bridge a river
在河上架桥
cross a river
过河
plunge headlong into the river
一头扎进河里
a river teeming with fish
满是鱼的河
The river was in flood.
河水泛滥。
a river alive with boats
船只来往繁忙的江河
A bridge spanned the river.
一桥横跨大河。
The river burst its banks again.
这条河又决口了。
the main branch of a river
河流的主要支流
a town right on the river
紧靠河边的一个城镇
The park reaches down to the river.
公园一直延伸到河边。
the upper reaches of the Yangtse River
长江的上游
The river is flush with its banks.
河水齐岸。
There the Suzhou Creek meets the Huangpu River.
在那里苏州河和黄浦江会合。
He fell head over heels into the river.
他一头栽进了河里。
The highway runs parallel to [or with] the river.
这条公路和那条河流平行。
harness a river 治河 / generate electricity by harnessing the power of the wind
利用风力发电

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The river changed course quickly, so the state boundary did not change.
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Swamp tupelo grows in headwater swamps, strands, ponds, river bottoms, bays, estuaries, and low coves.
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They thereupon confiscate his canoe and take off down river, leaving him to face the vengeance of the approaching humans alone.
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The sediment yield of the river is estimated to be 0.148 million ton/year.
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Even though, the children were seeing gamboling around when our correspondent visited the river, a chat with them showed they were inwardly disturbed.
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The park and river provide a popular and risky kayaking run.
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The weeds provide the necessary habitat for black-fly, mosquitoes and snails, which are the vectors of water-borne illnesses such as bilharzia, river blindness and malaria.
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It was found that the bull shark stayed at the mouth of the river independent of the salinity of the water.
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As she approached a grotto near a river, she saw a light coming from a spot near a rosebush.
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A sophisticated network of storerooms and galleries completed the fortress' defenses and allowed communication between the castle, the town downwards, and the river banks.
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