Word · Frequency #2402
rapids
急流；湍流
rapids is the plural of rapid.
核心释义
指河流中水流湍急处，常用复数形式 rapids
a part of a river where the current is very fast
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河流中水流湍急的部分
a part of a river where the current is very fast
河流中水流湍急的部分；急流
用法In use
The kayaker carefully steers through the rapids.
用法提示：这里 rapids 是名词 rapid 的复数形式，表示河流中的急流。
From the bridge, we watch the rapids below.
用法提示：这里的 rapids 是名词，指河中的湍急水流。
The rapids are too dangerous for swimming.
用法提示：这里的 rapids 是名词，作主语，意为急流。
the rapids + plural verb
rapids 是复数名词，作主语时谓语动词要用复数形式，如 are、were。
The rapids are especially dangerous after heavy rain.
大雨过后，这些急流尤其危险。
in / through the rapids
前面常接 in、through 等介词，表示身处急流之中或从中穿过。
Their raft turned over in the rapids.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- shoot the rapids
- 穿越急流
- The experienced kayaker shot the rapids without flipping over.经验丰富的皮划艇运动员穿越了急流，没有翻船。
- navigate the rapids
- 驶过急流
- The boatman carefully navigated the rapids at dawn.船夫在黎明时分小心地驶过了急流。
- white-water rapids
- 白水急流
- The rafting trip took us through thrilling white-water rapids.这次漂流之旅带我们穿过了惊险的白水急流。
- dangerous rapids
- 危险的急流
- Warning signs mark the dangerous rapids downstream.警示牌标出了下游危险的急流。
- swirling rapids
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
急流：想象河水在岩石间'rap'一声快速冲过，记住是水流湍急的河段。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：geography descriptions、river travel 该词作名词时通常用复数形式 rapids，指河流中水流湍急的部分；这是中性表达，多用于地理或旅行描述中。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用复数形式 rapids
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes exactly with rapid /ˈræpəd/. Vapid shares the spelling -apid but ends in /ɪd/, not /əd/. The other words end in -pid but have different stressed vowels: tepid /ˈtɛpɪd/, stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/, limpid /ˈlɪmpɪd/, insipid /ɪnˈsɪpɪd/, intrepid /ɪnˈtrɛpɪd/. They are lookalikes, not rhymes.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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