Word · Frequency #10248
brook
小溪；溪流
核心释义
a small natural stream of water, often a tributary of a river
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小于河流的自然水流(通常是河流的支流)
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)；小溪
用法In use
We followed the brook through the woods until it joined a larger river.
用法提示：此处brook为名词，表示‘小溪’，在句中作followed的宾语。
A small brook runs behind our house, and the children like to play near it.
用法提示：brook为名词，作主语，意为‘小溪’。
These mountain brooks are cold and fast-moving, so be careful when crossing them.
用法提示：brooks是brook的复数形式，同为名词，表示‘小溪’，在句中作主语。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音似“步路客”：旅人沿着小溪（brook）步行，溪水在脚边流淌。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，通常前加冠词a或the。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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