Word · Frequency #12524
rhines
莱茵河
rhines is the plural of rhine.
a major European river that flows through Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands into the North Sea
- 1.
A running waterway that links a ditch or stream to a river.
连接沟渠或溪流与河流的流水道。
莱因（美国超心理学家）；连接沟渠或溪流与河流的流水道。
In use
The Rhine flows north through Germany and empties into the North Sea.
Last summer we cycled along the Rhine from Basel to Rotterdam.
Many old castles sit on the hills above the Rhine.
the Rhine
表示莱茵河时，通常加定冠词 the；也可说 the River Rhine 或 the Rhine River。
The Rhine is a major European river.
莱茵河是欧洲的一条主要河流。
Professor Rhine
指美国心理学家莱因时，可用头衔加姓氏 Rhine，不加冠词。
Professor Rhine was a pioneer in parapsychology.
莱因教授是超心理学领域的先驱。
Connections
Collocations
- Rhine River
- 莱茵河
- The Rhine River flows from the Alps to the North Sea.莱茵河从阿尔卑斯山流向北海。
- Rhine valley
- 莱茵河谷
- The Rhine valley is famous for its vineyards.莱茵河谷以葡萄园闻名。
- Rhine wine
- 莱茵葡萄酒
- We bought a bottle of Rhine wine at the market.我们在市场上买了一瓶莱茵葡萄酒。
- Rhine delta
- 莱茵河三角洲
- The Rhine delta is an important wetland for birds.莱茵河三角洲是鸟类的重要湿地。
- Rhine cruise
- 莱茵河游船之旅
- They went on a Rhine cruise to see the castles.他们乘坐莱茵河游船去看城堡。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：rhine 中的 h 像一座桥，横跨莱茵河，看到 rhine 就想到这条欧洲大河。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅游、国际新闻 Rhine 作“莱茵河”解时是专有名词，通常首字母大写，多用于地理、旅游或国际新闻等语境；正式和日常场合都比较常见。
Grammar Note
通常大写为 Rhine，指莱茵河。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with rhine /raɪn/ because they end in the same /aɪn/ sound. However, be careful with lookalikes: words spelled with -ine are not always pronounced this way (e.g., cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/, engine /ˈendʒɪn/), and the rh- in rhine does not affect the pronunciation.
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.