Word · Frequency #10248
brook
小溪；溪流
a small natural stream of water, often a tributary of a river
- 1.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
小于河流的自然水流(通常是河流的支流)
小于河流的自然水流(通常是河流的支流)；小溪
In use
We followed the brook through the woods until it joined a larger river.
A small brook runs behind our house, and the children like to play near it.
These mountain brooks are cold and fast-moving, so be careful when crossing them.
a brook runs through [place]
brook 常与 run、flow 等动词搭配，表示溪流的位置。
A brook runs through the village.
一条小溪流过村庄。
cross a brook
We crossed the brook carefully.
我们小心地跨过那条小溪。
by the brook
by the brook 指在溪流旁边。
They had a picnic by the brook.
他们在小溪边野餐。
Common mistakes
There is a small brook near our village, and we often play by brook.There is a small brook near our village, and we often play by the brook.
brook是可数名词,第一次提及时可用a/an,再次提到时要用定冠词the表示特指;中文没有冠词,所以容易漏掉。
There are many brook in the mountains.There are many brooks in the mountains.
brook是可数名词,复数形式要加-s;中文名词没有复数变化,所以容易漏掉复数词尾。
Connections
Collocations
- babbling brook
- 潺潺的小溪
- We had a picnic beside a babbling brook.我们在一条潺潺的小溪边野餐。
- mountain brook
- 山间小溪
- The hikers stopped to drink from a mountain brook.徒步者停下来喝山间小溪的水。
- narrow brook
- 狭窄的小溪
- The narrow brook can be stepped over easily.这条狭窄的小溪很容易跨越。
- the bank of a brook
- 小溪的岸边
- Trees lined the bank of the brook.树木沿着小溪的岸边排列。
- cross a brook
- 跨过小溪
- We crossed the brook using the stepping stones.我们踩着踏脚石跨过了小溪。
- the sound of a brook
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似“步路客”：旅人沿着小溪（brook）步行，溪水在脚边流淌。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary writing、place names、nature descriptions brook 通常用于文学作品或地名中，日常口语里更常说 stream 或 creek。用于普通事物时语气偏中性，但带有一定的文学色彩。选择用词时可按语境判断。
Grammar Note
可数名词，通常前加冠词a或the。
Pronunciation & Spelling
brook /brʊk/ 与 cook、hook、look、book、took 押韵，都读 /ʊk/。注意 spook 拼写也是 -ook，但读 /spuːk/，不押韵；broke /broʊk/ 也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.