river
🇬🇧 UK/'rivә/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kA1
Definitions
n.
A large natural stream of water flowing through land towards a sea, lake, or another river
河流,江河
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishriverother
=river
Common Collocations
- 1.river flows河水流淌
- 2.cross a river渡河/过河
- 3.river basin河流流域
- 4.down the river顺流而下
Example Sentences
- 1.
The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by water volume.
- 2.
We spent the afternoon fishing by the river with my grandfather.
- 3.
Pollution has severely damaged the ecosystem of this once-thriving river.