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rivers

/ˈɹɪvəz/ /ˈɹɪvɚz/

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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."

有时候河流会溢出河岸，造成洪水。

geography nature environment

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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 (Yī tiáo xuè hé)

geography nature environment

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noun

河底牌，底牌

The last card dealt in a hand.

Examples :

"The rivers in tonight's poker game were cruel; I kept getting bad cards on the final draw. "

今晚扑克牌局的河底牌太残酷了，我总是最后一张抓到烂牌。

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noun

留白过多，空白过多，文字空隙。

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

Examples :

"The editor noticed distracting rivers running through the essay, created by the badly justified paragraphs. "

编辑注意到这篇论文里有碍眼的文字空隙，段落两端对齐得太差，导致页面上出现了一条条白色的“河流”。

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verb

逆转，反超

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."

约翰尼最后摸到黑桃A，逆转胜了我。

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noun

分裂者，劈裂者

One who rives or splits.

Examples :

"The rivers of wood at the lumberyard were strong men, splitting logs for firewood. "

在木材厂，那些劈木工都是身强力壮的汉子，负责劈柴。