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pos
波河
pos is the plural of po.
a European river, flowing into the Adriatic Sea
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n. a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea
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In use
The Po is the longest river in Italy.
Many towns along the Po were flooded after the heavy rain.
We crossed the Po by ferry during our bike trip.
the Po
Po 是专有名词，表示“波河”，首字母要大写，前面通常加 the。
The Po is the longest river in Italy.
波河是意大利最长的河流。
the River Po
也可以把 River 放在 Po 前，说 the River Po，与 the Po 意思相同。
The River Po flows into the Adriatic Sea.
波河流入亚得里亚海。
the Po [geographical noun]
Po 可作定语修饰 Valley 等地理名词，构成地名。
The Po Valley is a major farming area.
波河平原是一个主要的农业区。
Common mistakes
Po is the longest river in northern Italy.The Po is the longest river in northern Italy.
英语中河流名称前通常要用定冠词 the（如 the Thames、the Po），而汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉；补上 the 才符合英语对河流专有名词的用法。
The Po flows in northern Italy.The Po flows through northern Italy.
表示河流“流经”某一区域时，flow 后接 through，而不是 in；in 只表示在某范围内部，缺少“经过、穿过”的含义，所以要用 through。
Connections
Collocations
- the River Po
- 波河
- The River Po flows eastward across northern Italy.波河自西向东流过意大利北部。
- the Po Valley
- 波河平原
- The Po Valley is one of Europe's most productive agricultural areas.波河平原是欧洲最富饶的农业区之一。
- the Po delta
- 波河三角洲
- The Po delta is an important wetland for many bird species.波河三角洲是许多鸟类的重要湿地。
- the Po basin
- 波河流域
- Heavy rain flooded the entire Po basin.暴雨淹没了整个波河流域。
Confusing words
- Poe
- 爱伦·坡（姓氏） · Po 是意大利的波河；Poe 是同音人名（如作家 Edgar Allan Poe），拼写和首字母大小写都不同，作人名时首字母必须大写。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：Po河在意大利，发音像中文'泼'，想象河水泼溅的样子，首字母P大写。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography、travel、history 波河（意大利）是地理专有名词，多用于地理、旅行或历史话题，语气通常中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with /pəʊ/: go, no, so, pro, toe, though. Beware lookalikes ending in -o that do not rhyme: to /tuː/, do /duː/, who /huː/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.