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river

/ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ /ˈɹaɪvə/ /ˈɹaɪvɚ/

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noun

河流，江河

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

Examples :

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

有时河流会泛滥，淹没两岸地区，造成洪水。

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noun

河流，江河。

Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.

Examples :

"a river of blood"

一条血河

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noun

河底牌

The last card dealt in a hand.

Examples :

"The river was the last card dealt in the game of poker at the family gathering. "

在家庭聚会的扑克游戏中，河底牌是最后发的一张牌。

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noun

字河，词间空隙。

A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

Examples :

"The river of white space on the page made the essay look messy. "

页面上出现的“字河”让文章看起来很乱。

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verb

河牌击败，绝杀。

To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.

Examples :

"Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades."

约翰尼在河牌圈抽到了黑桃A，绝杀了我的牌。

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noun

裂开者，分割者

One who rives or splits.

Examples :

"The carpenter was a skilled river, splitting the wood with precise cuts. "

这位木匠是个熟练的裂木匠，用精准的切割分割木材。

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