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the Nile
Nile 是专有名词，首字母大写，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
尼罗河是世界上最长的河流。
尼罗河
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
尼罗河
the world's longest river, flowing northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean Sea; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
尼罗河是世界上最长的河流。
尼罗河
n. the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
The Nile is the world's longest river, flowing north through eastern Africa.
尼罗河是世界上最长的河流，向北流经东非。
We took a boat tour along the Nile at sunset.
我们在日落时乘船沿尼罗河游览。
I had always wanted to see the Nile with my own eyes.
我一直想亲眼看看尼罗河。
Nile 是专有名词，首字母大写，通常与定冠词 the 连用。
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
尼罗河是世界上最长的河流。
flow 是不及物动词，表示“流”；“流经某地”用 flow through。
The Nile flows through Egypt.
尼罗河流经埃及。
Nile River valley 指尼罗河流域（河谷），valley 前通常加 the。
The Nile River valley was the site of the world's first great civilization.
尼罗河流域是世界上第一个伟大文明的所在地。
Not this
Nile is a river in Africa.
Use this
The Nile is a river in Africa.
河流名称前通常需要加定冠词“the”，因为“Nile”是专有名词且指代特定的地理实体。
Not this
I visited Nile last year.
Use this
I visited the Nile last year.
在英语中，河流、海洋等地理名称通常与定冠词“the”连用，表示特指。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
尼罗河
The Nile River is the longest river in the world.
尼罗河是世界上最长的河流。
尼罗河三角洲
The Nile Delta is one of the most fertile regions in Egypt.
尼罗河三角洲是埃及最肥沃的地区之一。
尼罗河谷
Ancient Egyptian civilization developed in the Nile Valley.
古埃及文明发源于尼罗河谷。
尼罗鳄
The Nile crocodile is one of the largest crocodile species in Africa.
尼罗鳄是非洲最大的鳄鱼种类之一。
青尼罗河
The Blue Nile joins the White Nile in Khartoum.
青尼罗河在喀土穆与白尼罗河汇合。
白尼罗河
The White Nile is one of the two main branches of the Nile.
白尼罗河是尼罗河的两条主要支流之一。
埃及是尼罗河的馈赠。
The cruise down the Nile offered stunning views of ancient temples.
乘船沿尼罗河而下，可以欣赏到古神庙的壮丽景色。
Use nile naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：Nile以N开头，N代表North（北）——世界最长河尼罗河正是向北流入地中海。
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、history、travel 「Nile」是专有名词，指尼罗河，通常用于地理、历史或旅游相关的描述。属于中性词汇，正式与非正式场合皆可自然使用。
All six words rhyme with nile /naɪl/. Pile, mile, smile, while, and file share the spelling -ile; style also rhymes but is written -yle. Beware of lookalikes such as missile (US /ˈmɪsəl/) and fertile (US /ˈfɜːrtəl/), which do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.