时间: 2025-04-26 18:44:23
美: [brɪdʒ]
英: [brɪdʒ]
n. 桥;桥牌;桥接器;船桥
vt. 架桥;渡过
n. (Bridge)人名;(英)布里奇
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 18:44:23
词源分析:bridge源自古英语单词“brycg”,其根源可以追溯到原始日耳曼语的“brugga”,意为“连接”或“跨越”。没有前缀,后缀“-ge”是名词形式的标志。
历史背景:该词在英语中的使用可以追溯到公元前7世纪左右,早期的文学作品中常提到河流和桥梁的建设。
课本:在**的英语教材中,如《新概念英语》、牛津英语等,bridge通常出现在初中或高中的词汇列表中。美国的教材,如《Vocabulary Workshop》,也会在初中阶段介绍该词。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律领域,bridge可以指代法律条款之间的连接。在科学技术中,它可以用于描述不同研究领域之间的联系。
The bridge over the river was completed last year.
(去年建成了河上的桥。)
She acted as a bridge between the management and the employees.
(她在管理层和员工之间充当了桥梁。)
The conference aimed to bridge the gap between scientists and policymakers.
(会议旨在弥合科学家与政策制定者之间的差距。)
A strong bridge can withstand heavy traffic.
(坚固的桥能够承受重型交通。)
We need to build a bridge of understanding among different cultures.
(我们需要在不同文化之间建立理解的桥梁。)
同义词:
微小差异:bridge通常指具体的物理结构,而link和connection更具抽象性。
反义词:
微小差异:gap更多是指空间或时间上的分隔,而divide强调的是更强烈的对立或分裂。
通过以上内容,学*和理解“bridge”这个词的意义和用法会更加深入和全面。
[N-COUNT] A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other. 桥
例:He walked back over the railway bridge.他从铁路桥上走了回去。
[N-COUNT] A bridge between two places is a piece of land that joins or connects them. (连接两地的) 陆桥
例:...a land bridge linking Serbian territories.…连接塞尔维亚领土的陆桥。
[V-T] To bridge the gap between two people or things means to reduce it or get rid of it. 克服 (障碍)
例:It is unlikely that the two sides will be able to bridge their differences.双方不太可能会克服彼此间的分歧。
[V-T] Something that bridges the gap between two very different things has some of the qualities of each of these things. 结合 (极为不同的两者)
例:...the singer who bridged the gap between pop music and opera.…结合了流行音乐和歌剧的歌手。
[N-COUNT] If something or someone acts as a bridge between two people, groups, or things, they connect them. 纽带
例:We hope this book will act as a bridge between doctor and patient.我们希望这本书将成为沟通医生与病人的纽带。
[N-COUNT] Thebridge is the place on a ship from which it is steered. 舰桥
例:Captain Ronald Warwick was on the bridge when the wave hit.浪打来时,罗纳德·沃里克船长正在舰桥上。
[N-COUNT] The bridge of your nose is the thin top part of it, between your eyes. (鼻) 梁
例:On the bridge of his hooked nose was a pair of gold rimless spectacles.在他的鹰勾鼻梁上是一副镀金无边眼镜。