Word · Frequency #37276
downriver
/ˈdajnˈrivə(r)/
adjective
下游的
Closer to the mouth of a river
- 1.
Closer to the mouth of a river
更靠近河口的；在河口方向的
更靠近河口的；在河口方向的
In use
The downriver villages rely on the river for transportation.
We need to check the downriver side of the bridge for damage.
The downriver half of the park has more vegetation.
downriver + noun
downriver 作定语时表示“下游的”
The downriver villages were flooded.
下游的村庄被淹了。
be downriver from sth
作表语时常用介词 from 引出参考点
Our camp is downriver from the dam.
我们的营地在水坝的下游。
Common mistakes
The downriver is polluted.The downriver area is polluted.
downriver 是形容词或副词，不能直接作为名词使用，需要加上名词如 area 或 part。
He lives at downriver.He lives downriver.
downriver 作为副词表示方向时不需要介词 at；直接使用 downriver 表示位置。
Connections
Confusing words
- downstream
- 下游的/地 · 与downriver同义，但downstream更常用作副词或名词；downriver更正式或特指沿河方向。
- upriver
- 上游的/地 · 方向相反：upriver指向源头，downriver背离源头。
Word family
- riverbank
- 河岸 · n.
- riverbed
- 河床 · n.
- riverside
- 河边，河畔 · n.
- riverfront
- 滨河区 · n.
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