plural bridges
plural bridges
Learner's definition of BRIDGE
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1
: a structure built over something (such as a river) so that people or vehicles can get across桥;桥梁 -
a bridge connecting the island to the mainland连接岛屿和大陆的桥梁
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the Brooklyn Bridge布鲁克林大桥
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a railroad bridge [=a bridge for trains]铁路桥
— see also drawbridge, footbridge, suspension bridge 2
: something that joins or connects different people or things连接物;纽带 -
Her work serves as a bridge between the past and the present.她的工作起到了连接过去和现在的桥梁作用。
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They hope to build a bridge between the two cultures. [=they hope to help the people in the two cultures understand each other]他们希望在这两种文化之间架起沟通的桥梁。
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 2 bridge /ˈbrɪʤ/ verb
bridges; bridged; bridging
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
Learner's definition of BRIDGE
[noncount]
: a card game for four players in two teams桥牌