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rivulet

/riv-yuh-lit/US // ˈrɪv yə lɪt //UK // (ˈrɪvjʊlɪt) //

小河,河流,小河流域,小河边

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small stream; streamlet; brook.

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Examples

  • This was one saucy sandwich, and I immediately imagined myself with rivulets of both of its dressings dripping down my chin.

  • Anson's Bay affords good anchorage, and probably has a small rivulet at the bottom.

  • There was a rivulet close by, in which the bhil had been prepared; I thought of water, and bid one of the men run for some.

  • Many of them rolled off their tottering ponies into the rivulet, and plunging down their heads drank like beasts.

  • Presently they came to a shelf of rock which overlooked the valley of the rivulet.

  • Continuous rains to the north had swollen every brook and rivulet until the impounded water had reached a threatening height.