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IELTS BNC: 1434 COCA: 1687

bridge
1 bridge /ˈbrɪʤ/ noun
plural bridges
1 bridge
/ˈbrɪʤ/
noun
plural bridges
Learner's definition of BRIDGE
[count]
1 
: a structure built over something (such as a river) so that people or vehicles can get across桥；桥梁
— see also drawbridge, footbridge, suspension bridge
2 
: something that joins or connects different people or things连接物；纽带
3 
: the place on a ship where the ship is steered（舰船的）驾驶台；船桥；舰桥
4 
a  : the upper part of the nose鼻梁
b  : the part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests on a person's nose（眼镜的）鼻梁架
5 
: the part of a guitar, violin, or similar musical instrument that raises the strings away from the surface（吉他、小提琴等乐器的）琴马
6 
: part of a song that connects one section to the next section（歌曲的）过渡乐节，间奏
7 
: a false tooth or row of false teeth that fits between two real teeth（两颗真牙之间的）假牙，齿桥

burn your bridges

— see 1burn

cross that bridge when you come to it

◊ If you say you will cross that bridge when you come to it, you mean that you will not worry about a possible problem until it actually happens.待到问题出现时再设法解决不迟；临时再随机应变

water under the bridge

— see 1water
— compare 3bridge
2 bridge /ˈbrɪʤ/ verb
bridges; bridged; bridging
2 bridge
/ˈbrɪʤ/
verb
bridges; bridged; bridging
Learner's definition of BRIDGE
[+ object]
: to make a bridge over or across (something)在…上架桥 — usually used figuratively通常用作比喻
— often used in the phrase bridge the gap常用于短语bridge the gap
3 bridge /ˈbrɪʤ/ noun
3 bridge
/ˈbrɪʤ/
noun
Learner's definition of BRIDGE
[noncount]
: a card game for four players in two teams桥牌
— compare 1bridge
IELTS BNC: 1434 COCA: 1687

bridge

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈbrij How to pronounce bridge (audio)
1
a
: a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle (such as a river)
a bridge connecting the island to the mainland
b
: a time, place, or means of connection or transition
building a bridge between the two cultures
the bridge from war to peace
2
: something resembling a bridge in form or function: such as
a
: the upper bony part of the nose
broke the bridge of his nose
also : the part of a pair of glasses that rests upon it
b
music : a piece raising the strings of a musical instrument see violin illustration
c
nautical : the forward part of a ship's superstructure (see superstructure sense 2b) from which the ship is navigated
d
railroads : gantry sense 2b
e
billiards : the hand as a rest for a cue
also : a device used as a cue rest
3
a
music : a passage linking two sections of a composition
b
dentistry : a partial denture anchored to adjacent teeth
c
chemistry : a connection (such as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (such as opposite sides of a ring)
4
physics : an electrical instrument or network for measuring or comparing resistances (see resistance entry 1 sense 4a), inductances, capacitances, or impedances by comparing the ratio of two opposing voltages to a known ratio
bridgeless
ˈbrij-ləs How to pronounce bridge (audio)
adjective

Illustration of bridge

Illustration of bridge
  • 1 beam
  • 2 truss
  • 3 arch
  • 4 suspension
  • 5 cable-stayed

bridge

2 of 3

verb

bridged; bridging

transitive verb

1
: to make a bridge (see bridge entry 1) over or across
bridging a river
bridge the divisions between the two groups
bridge the generation gap
also : to join by a bridge
2
: to provide with a bridge
small bridged streams
bridgeable
ˈbri-jə-bəl How to pronounce bridge (audio)
adjective

bridge

3 of 3

noun (2)

card games : any of various card games for usually four players in two partnerships that bid for the right to declare a trump suit, seek to win tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4) equal to the final bid, and play with the hand of declarer 's partner exposed and played by declarer
especially : contract bridge

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg; akin to Old High German brucka bridge, Old Church Slavonic brŭvŭno beam

Verb

Middle English briggen, going back to Old English brycgian, noun derivative of brycg bridge entry 1

Noun (2)

alteration of earlier biritch, of unknown origin

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bridge was before the 12th century

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IELTS BNC: 1434 COCA: 1687
bridge

noun¹

 1structure across a river, road, etc.橋梁ADJECTIVE | VERB + BRIDGE | BRIDGE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤high, humpback, narrow高橋；拱橋；窄橋▸➤rail, railroad, railway, road鐵路橋；公路橋▸➤cantilever, pontoon, suspension, swing (BrE) 懸臂橋；浮橋；懸索橋；平旋橋◇The soldiers built a pontoon bridge across the Euphrates.士兵們在幼發拉底河上建起一座浮橋。➤rope, steel, stone, wooden索橋；鋼架橋；石橋；木橋▸➤toll收費橋◇Charges for the toll bridge are set to rise.收費橋的收費很可能要漲。➤pedestrian (especially BrE) 人行天橋VERB + BRIDGE➤build建造橋梁▸➤destroy毀壞橋梁▸➤wash away沖走橋◇Floods washed away several bridges.洪水沖走了幾座橋梁。➤cross過橋◇Cross the bridge and turn right into the town.過橋後向右拐進城。➤close封橋➤design設計橋梁BRIDGE + VERB➤cross sth, span sth橋橫跨⋯◇The new bridge will cross the river at this point.新橋將在此處橫跨這條河。➤connect sth, link sth橋連接⋯PREPOSITION➤across a/the bridge, over a/the bridge橫過橋；越過橋◇It was windy driving over the bridge.開車駛過橋的時候風很大。➤under a/the bridge在橋下面◇The road goes under the old bridge.公路從老橋下穿過。➤bridge across, bridge over橫跨⋯的橋◇a bridge over the river跨河橋
bridge

noun²

 2card game橋牌... OF BRIDGE | VERB + BRIDGE | BRIDGE + NOUN ... OF BRIDGE➤game, rubber一局橋牌◇I enjoy a game of bridge occasionally.我偶爾也玩橋牌。VERB + BRIDGE➤play玩橋牌BRIDGE + NOUN➤tournament橋牌賽▸➤partner, player橋牌搭檔／選手

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