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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n.名词 noun
- 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.
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