river

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river /ˈrɪvɚ/ noun

plural rivers

river

/ˈrɪvɚ/

noun

plural rivers

Learner's definition of RIVER

[count]

: a large natural flow of water that crosses an area of land and goes into an ocean, a lake, etc.河；江

the Mississippi River密西西比河
The raft is too small to use on this part of the river.这个橡皮筏太小了，不能在这个河段使用。
They have a house on the river. [=on land next to the river]他们在河岸边有栋房子。
Large boats came up/down the river. [=in the opposite/same direction that the river is flowing]大船在江上逆流/顺流行驶。
the mouth of the river = the river's mouth = the river mouth [=the place where the river enters the ocean]河口

— see color picture on this page; compare stream

: a large flow of something大量涌流之物；巨流

— often + of

sell (someone) down the river

— see ¹sell

US, old-fashioned + informal

: to prison入狱