rivulet

🇬🇧 UK/'rivjulit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A very small stream or brook

小溪,细流

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
rivulroot
+
etsuffix
=rivulet

Common Collocations

  • 1.tiny rivulet细小的溪流
  • 2.rivulet of water涓涓细流
  • 3.rivulet trickles溪流潺潺流淌
  • 4.[rivulet of tears]泪流成溪

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A tiny rivulet trickled down the hillside after the spring rain.

  • 2.

    Rivulets of sweat ran down his face as he worked in the scorching heat.

  • 3.

    The children followed the rivulet through the meadow, curious where it led.

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