riverbank
🇬🇧 UK/'rɪvəbæŋk/🇺🇸 US/'rivәbæŋk/
C2
Definitions
n.
The sloped ground along the side of a river.
河岸,河堤
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishriverbankother
=riverbank
Common Collocations
- 1.steep riverbank陡峭的河岸
- 2.along the riverbank沿着河岸
- 3.riverbank erosion河岸侵蚀
- 4.collapse of the riverbank河岸坍塌
Example Sentences
- 1.
Children played along the grassy riverbank on a warm summer evening.
- 2.
Heavy rainfall caused the river to overflow its banks, flooding nearby homes.
- 3.
She sat on the riverbank, watching the water drift slowly past.