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

• Webb died while attempting to swim the Whirlpool Rapids under Niagara Falls in 1883.
  在1883年，当Webb尝试穿越尼亚加拉大瀑布下方的Whirlpool急流时，他不幸身亡了。
• The warning sign at the entrance of the Kali River Rapids warns guests that the ride is very wet.
  警报信号在Kali河急流的入口警告客人，乘驾是非常湿的。
• Dongpo visited not the so-called Red Cliff upstream rapids, but the Yangtze River inlet whirl Jiwo Lake;
  ②东坡游的不是所谓急流的赤壁摩崖上游，而是长江的洄水湾矶窝湖；
• Going through the rapids while in the water increases the excitement!
  在水里穿过急流更增添了刺激的程度！
• They shot the rapids in a canoe.
  他们坐独木舟驶过急流。
• They wind-surf near hurricanes, go white-water rafting through rapids, and bungee-jump from towers.
  他们在飓风附近风帆冲浪，去用筏子运送通过急流的白色水，并且从塔橡皮筋跳跃。
• The canoe flipped over in the rapids.
  独木舟在急流中翻了过来。
• 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。
• 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。
• And the smoke was rushing toward her. They shot the rapids in a canoe.
  烟尘向她直冲过来。他们乘小舟冲过了急流。