Word · Frequency #3292
ford
浅滩；可涉水而过的地方
核心释义
A shallow place in a river or stream where it is possible to cross without a bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water.
- 1.
河流浅处且底部坚实,可徒步、骑马或驾车涉水通过而无需桥梁的地方；渡口。
A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
- 2.
福特牌汽车、卡车、拖拉机或其他车辆。
A car, truck, tractor, or other vehicle of this make.
- 3.
溪流；水流。
A stream; a current.
福特牌汽车；溪流；水流；河流浅处且底部坚实,可徒步、骑马或驾车涉水通过而无需桥梁的地方；渡口。；福特牌汽车、卡车、拖拉机或其他车辆。；溪流；水流。
用法In use
The old map showed a ford where we could cross the river.
用法提示：此句中ford为名词，指河流中可涉水而过的浅处。
We decided to drive through the ford instead of taking the bridge.
用法提示：此句中ford为名词，指车辆可通行的浅水区。
After heavy rain, the ford became impassable.
用法提示：此句中ford为名词，指河流中的浅滩。
cross a/the ford
ford作名词指河流中的浅滩，常与cross搭配。
We crossed the ford safely.
我们安全地渡过了浅滩。
ford something
ford作动词时直接接水域名词，表示涉水而过。
They forded the stream.
他们涉水过了小溪。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cross a ford
- 涉过浅滩
- We had to cross a ford to reach the other side of the river.我们不得不涉过浅滩才能到达河对岸。
- shallow ford
- 浅水滩
- The shallow ford was safe for the children to walk through.浅水滩对孩子来说很安全，可以走过去。
- river ford
- 河流浅滩
- The river ford was marked on the map.地图上标出了河流的浅滩位置。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush
- 福特、卡特、里根、布什The song 'We Didn't Start the Fire' by Billy Joel includes the name 'Ford'.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象福特汽车涉过浅滩，记住ford意为涉水处的浅滩。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性；多用于地理描述指浅滩，或日常指福特汽车。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为'浅滩'时可数；作为'福特汽车'时通常视为专有名词，但也可用作可数名词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ord' often have different vowel sounds: most have /ɔː/ (as in 'cord'), while 'word' has /ɜː/. 'Ford' has /ɒ/, so these are not true rhymes.
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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