Second, interpretation:
River, river; A stream, a huge current.
That? Chicago? River? Flooded? That? Urban? Underground? Tunnel? System?
The Chicago River flooded the city's underground tunnel system.
Third, the etymological explanation:
65438+ entered English at the beginning of the 3rd century, directly from the old French riviere, which means river.
Fourth, the usage of words:
(noun)
1, the basic meaning of river is "river, river", which is a countable noun and can sometimes be used as a metaphor.
2.river is used for proper nouns, and an article must be added before it. British people like to put proper nouns behind the river, while Americans like to put proper nouns before the river. For example, Amazon River (UK)/Amazon River (USA). When translating rivers in China into English, proper nouns usually come before rivers.
Extended data:
First, the word meaning discrimination:
(noun)
Rivers, tributaries, streams, canals, streams, streams, rapids
The * * * of this group of words means "the channel of running water". The difference is:
1. All the words refer to natural waterways except canal, which refers to artificially excavated rivers or channels.
2. both river and torrent refer to rivers with large flow, and river can generally refer to rivers (naturally formed); Torrent refers to rapids and turbulence. These two words are also commonly used in metaphor.
3.stream can refer to a big river, a small river or a small stream, and it is synonymous with brook and creek when referring to a small stream. Streams focus on its long and narrow winding, slow flow, and mostly flow into rivers or lakes.
Brooke focuses on mountain springs. Streams and streams are older than streams. Stream can also be extended to mean that things are continuous.
4. Tributaries refer to tributaries of rivers.
Second, vocabulary collocation:
1, cross the river.
2. Dig deep rivers.
3. drown yourself in the river
4. Embankment construction.
5. Fall into the river and flow into the river.