Word · Frequency #2402
rapids
急流；湍流
rapids is the plural of rapid.
a part of a river where the current is very fast
指河流中水流湍急处，常用复数形式 rapids
- 1.
a part of a river where the current is very fast
河流中水流湍急的部分
河流中水流湍急的部分；急流
In use
The kayaker carefully steers through the rapids.
From the bridge, we watch the rapids below.
The rapids are too dangerous for swimming.
Connections
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
- 湍急回旋的水流
- The canoe was caught in swirling rapids and spun around.独木舟被卷入湍急回旋的水流中，旋转了一圈。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常用复数形式 rapids
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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