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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。
小溪；溪流
brooks — plural of brook
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小溪；溪流
a small natural stream of water, often a tributary of a river
A brook runs through the village.
一条小溪流过村庄。
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)
We followed the brook through the woods until it joined a larger river.
我们沿着小溪穿过树林，直到它汇入一条更大的河。
A small brook runs behind our house, and the children like to play near it.
一条小溪从我们屋后流过，孩子们喜欢在附近玩耍。
These mountain brooks are cold and fast-moving, so be careful when crossing them.
这些山间小溪水冷且湍急，穿越时要小心。
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。
We crossed the brook carefully.
我们小心地跨过那条小溪。
by the brook 指在溪流旁边。
They had a picnic by the brook.
他们在小溪边野餐。
Not this
There is a small brook near our village, and we often play by brook.
Use this
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。
Not this
There are many brook in the mountains.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
小溪的岸边
Trees lined the bank of the brook.
树木沿着小溪的岸边排列。
跨过小溪
We crossed the brook using the stepping stones.
我们踩着踏脚石跨过了小溪。
小溪的流水声
The sound of the brook helped me fall asleep.
小溪的流水声让我睡着了。
在树木中寻得言语，在潺潺溪水中读到书籍，在石头上看到布道，在万物中看到善。
Spoken by Duke Senior in Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' (Act 2, Scene 1), this line celebrates the wisdom found in nature, including running brooks.
这句话出自莎士比亚《皆大欢喜》第二幕第一场，由公爵试金石说出，赞美大自然中蕴含的智慧，包括潺潺的溪流。
有一棵垂柳斜生在溪流之上，在如镜的水中映出它灰白的叶子。
In Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' (Act 4, Scene 7), Queen Gertrude describes the brook and willow where Ophelia drowns.
莎士比亚《哈姆雷特》第四幕第七场中，王后葛特露描述了奥菲莉亚溺亡处的溪流与垂柳。
发短 /ʊ/ 音 (如 good, book)
Use brooks naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音似“步路客”：旅人沿着小溪（brook）步行，溪水在脚边流淌。
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。
可数名词，通常前加冠词a或the。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.