单词 | river |
释义 | riv·er (rĭvər) n. 1. Abbr. R. A large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake, or other body of water and usually fed along its course by converging tributaries. 2. A stream or abundant flow: a river of tears. 3. The fifth and last of the community cards in various poker games, especially Texas hold'em. tr.v. riv·ered, riv·er·ing, riv·ers Idiom: To win a hand in poker by beating (someone) on the basis of the last community card that is turned up. up the river Slang In or into prison. [Middle English rivere, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria, from Latin, feminine of rīpārius, of a bank, from rīpa, bank.] |
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