| 单词 | rivulet |
| 释义 | rivulet (once / 1834 pages) n A rivulet is a small stream. A rivulet is to a river as a baby is to an adult. There are several ways to remember this word. One is the similarity of its sound to "river." Another is the suffix -let, which indicates small things. For example, a piglet is a small pig or baby pig. A 300-pound pig probably wouldn't drown in a tiny rivulet, but a piglet should stay clear. Another word for rivulet is "streamlet." WORD FAMILYrivulet: rivulets USAGE EXAMPLESOthers are fastidiously eccentric, like patterns disrupted just for the fun of it or drips of paint dripped atop other drips, forming rainbow rivulets. Los Angeles Times(Dec 02, 2016) Watery sunlight melted the patchy ice that had collected on the inside of the train window overnight, creating rivulets of condensation. The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016) As runners complete their descent, they begin to diverge into their color-coded routes, spilling like rivulets into the streets. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) n a small stream Syn|Hyper rill, run, runnel, streamlet stream, watercourse a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth |
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