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the Elbe
英语中河流名称前习惯加定冠词 the。
The Elbe flows northward through Germany.
易北河向北流经德国。
易北河
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
易北河
Elbe River
The Elbe flows northward through Germany.
易北河向北流经德国。
易北河
n. a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea
The Elbe flows through Dresden and Hamburg before reaching the North Sea.
易北河流经德累斯顿和汉堡，最后注入北海。
We took a boat tour along the Elbe last summer.
去年夏天我们乘船游览了易北河。
The city lies on both banks of the Elbe.
这座城市位于易北河两岸。
英语中河流名称前习惯加定冠词 the。
The Elbe flows northward through Germany.
易北河向北流经德国。
英式英语常用“the River + 河名”表示河川。
The River Elbe empties into the North Sea.
易北河注入北海。
表示位于河畔或河上时，介词用 on。
Hamburg is a major port on the Elbe.
汉堡是易北河畔的主要港口。
Not this
Elbe flows through Germany.
Use this
The Elbe flows through Germany.
英语中河流名称是专有名词，但前面习惯加定冠词 the；不能说 Elbe 单独作主语，应改为 the Elbe。
Not this
Hamburg is a port city in the Elbe.
Use this
Hamburg is a port city on the Elbe.
表示城市位于河流沿岸用介词 on（on the Elbe），in the Elbe 表示在水里；这是汉语“在易北河”直译导致的介词误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
易北河
The River Elbe flows through Hamburg to the North Sea.
易北河流经汉堡，注入北海。
易北河河口
The Elbe estuary is an important habitat for migratory birds.
易北河河口是候鸟的重要栖息地。
易北河谷
The Elbe Valley is known for its vineyards.
易北河谷以葡萄园闻名。
渡过易北河
The army crossed the Elbe under heavy fire.
部队在猛烈的炮火下渡过了易北河。
在易北河畔
Dresden lies on the Elbe.
德累斯顿位于易北河畔。
Use Elbe naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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想象地图上易北河从捷克蜿蜒向北，形状像字母L连着一个B，最后注入北海—这样记住 Elbe 的拼写。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、历史、旅行 “易北河”是专有名词，通常在地理、历史、旅行等语境中出现；正式和日常场合均可使用，语气中性，无特定口语或书面限制。
No common English word rhymes with 'elbe' (/ɛlb/). 'delve' (/dɛlv/), 'shelve' (/ʃɛlv/), and 'twelve' (/twɛlv/) share the spelling pattern '-elve' but end in /v/, not /b/, so they are not rhymes. 'bulb' (/bʌlb/) shares the final /lb/ cluster but has a different vowel. 'elbow' (/ˈɛlboʊ/) begins with the same spelling 'elb', but its /b/ starts the next syllable, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.