n.河；江；河流；水道

The guide led us to the river. 向导带领我们到河边。

Growing along the river are tall palm trees. 沿着这条河生长的是高大的棕树。

Navigation is difficult on this river because of the hidden rocks. 因为河上有暗礁，所以在这条河上航行很困难。

The bridge stands majestic astride the river. 大桥巍然横跨在江上。

The river fed into a lake. 这条河流入一个湖泊。

The current strengthened as we moved down the river. 我们顺流而下时，水流更急了。

The villagers diverted the river from its course to a new channel. 村民们将河流改道使其进入新水道。

This species of fish successfully transferred to that river through a watercourse. 这种鱼成功地通过一条水道到了那条河流。

river的基本意思是“江、河”,是可数名词,有时可用于比喻意义。

river用于专有名词,其前须加定冠词。英国人喜欢将专有名词置于river之后,而美国人喜欢将专有名词置于river之前。如the River Amazon(英)/the Amazon River(美) 。中国的江河英译时,一般将专有名词置于river之前。