river ♦︎ stream ♦︎ canal ♦︎ waterway ♦︎ creek ♦︎ tributaryThese are all words for a flow of water in a channel in the ground.这些词均表示河流、水道。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a narrow river / stream / canal / waterway◆an underground river / stream◆a river / stream / canal / creek / tributary flows◆a river / stream / canal / creek runs◆a river / stream / canal / tributary feeds a (larger) river, lake, etc.■river [countable] a natural flow of water that continues in a long line across land to the sea or ocean河;江◆They live in a houseboat on the river.他们住在河上的一间船屋。◆They have a house on the river(= beside it).他们在河边有栋房子。◆Eventually we came to the mouth of the River Thames(= where it enters the sea).最后,我们来到了泰晤士河的入海口。■stream [countable] a small narrow river小河;溪◆We waded across a little mountain stream.我们蹚过一条小山涧。■canal kəˈnæl [countable] a long straight passage dug in the ground and filled with water for boats and ships to travel along; a smaller passage used for carrying water, for example to crops in a field运河;灌溉渠◆The barge moved slowly along the canal.驳船缓缓地沿运河行驶。◆It is important to keep the irrigation canals clear of vegetation.保持灌溉渠不被生长的植物堵塞是很重要的。■waterwayˈwɔːtəweɪ; NAmEˈwɔːtərweɪ, ˈwɑːtəweɪ [countable] (ratherformal) a river or canal along which boats can travel水路;航道◆The Waterways Board controls over 3 600 km of inland waterways.水路管理局管理着长度超过3 600公里的内河航道。■creek [countable] (NAmE, ) a small river or stream小河;小溪◆He stood on the steep bank above Ray's Creek.他站在雷河陡峭的岸上。ⓘ In British English a creek is a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the land.在英式英语中,creek指小海湾、小港湾◆They drove to the little creek where they kept their fishing boat.他们驱车来到小港湾,那里是他们停放渔船的地方。■tributaryˈtrɪbjətri; NAmEtrɪbjəteri [countable] a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake(流入大河或湖泊的)支流◆We need to monitor the water quality of the tributaries that feed the lake.我们需要监测注入湖中各支流的水质。
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