rapids

英 [ˈræpɪdz]

美 [ˈræpɪdz]

n.  (河的)急流; 湍急的河水

GRE

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牛津词典

noun

• （河的）急流；湍急的河水
  part of a river where the water flows very fast, usually over rocks
  1. to shoot the rapids (= to travel quickly over them in a boat)
     穿过急流

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 急流；险滩
  Rapidsare a section of a river where the water moves very fast, often over rocks.
  1. His canoe was there, on the river below the rapids.
     他的独木舟在险滩下面的河水中。

双语例句

• With him at the helm, we are a hundred percent safe crossing these treacherous rapids.
  由他掌舵，通过这段激流险滩是万无一失的。
• Due to its uneven topography, fujian has many cliffs and rapids.
  由于复杂的地貌，福建有许多悬崖险滩。
• The laid-back Brown's Canyon run had wide open rapids with huge, fun wave trains.
  柔美的布朗峡谷有着开阔的急流，翻滚着巨大的波浪。
• They shot some pretty weirs and rapids.
  他们看到了一些美丽的堰坎和湍滩。
• She played tennis, rode horseback, and shot rapids in a canoe.
  她打网球，骑马，还驾独木舟穿过激流险滩。
• This legendary path boasts class I to V rapids that rival the west's Colorado.
  这传奇的I-V级的河段使得它可以和西部的科罗拉多媲美。
• Life in the turbulent rapids traversed in stone, many indescribable to build the beautiful.
  生命本该在激流湍石中走过，才构筑出许多不可名状的美好。
• And experience the rush of tubing down the great river's rapids.
  并且可体会从河流急速冲下的刺激。
• His canoe was there, on the river below the rapids.
  他的独木舟在险滩下面的河水中。
• They fell into the seething waters of the rapids.
  他们跌进了翻腾的急流中。