| 单词 | downriver |
| 释义 | downriver adverb,adjective uk/ˌdaʊnˈrɪv.ər/us/ˌdaʊnˈrɪv.ɚ/→downstream （同downstream）Opposite upriver Ahead, in front and beyond
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Watercourses & waterfalls Examplesofdownriverdownriver Downriver, at the mouth of the river, water was mainly used for low value crops and irrigation methods were less efficient. From theCambridge English Corpus It fills up too easily, the water rises and the outlet to take the waterdownriveris insufficient. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The estimated cost was in excess of £6 million, with another £2 million-plus needed to cover consequential effectsdownriver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He would haul logs to the area and dump them into the slough, where they were made into rafts for transportation to sawmillsdownriver. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ignitus escapes with the purple dragon's egg, leaving it to driftdownriverinto a swamp, hoping for the best. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Arks were built primarily to carry cargodownriveron the spring freshet to carry lumber or logs and agricultural produce to a port citydownriver. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He made an alliance with one clan and wentdownriverand burned a village of their enemies. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The confluence area was too marshy to build a town, so they selected a sitedownriver. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Water is not abstracted directly from the tarn, but flows some distancedownriverto an off-take weir. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After three years of work, a 5acre m2 section of the jam broke free and scattereddownriver. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Two barges were used to transport the dredged material 19 km (12 mi)downriverand from there to a disposal site four miles offshore. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Since these rivers are being threatened at their source, they are not providing as much water for the many people that need it furtherdownriver. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.That same year, a new castle was built 20km 0downriver. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A new plan for dumping sewage far out at sea via boat, rather than simply releasing itdownriver, was also formulated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was realized that the new dam could take over the function provided by this first site and another small dam a short distancedownriver. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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