
好词典

源自古英语 'ford'(浅滩),与德语 'Furt' 同源,原始日耳曼语词根 *furdu- 意为 '通道'。
❶ 指河流中水浅可以步行或驾车通过的地方,通常指天然形成的浅滩而非人工桥梁。
“The explorers searched for safe fords to cross the river.”
(探险者们寻找安全的浅滩以渡过河流。)
“Ancient trade routes often followed rivers and used natural fords.”
(古代贸易路线常沿河流而行,并利用天然浅滩渡河。)
❶ 指徒步或驾车穿过河流的浅水处,强调涉水而过的动作。
“The settlers forded the river with their wagons at dawn.”
(移民们在黎明时分驾着马车涉水过河。)
“We had to ford the stream because the bridge was broken.”
(因为桥梁损坏,我们不得不涉水穿过小溪。)
ford a river — 指不借助桥梁而徒步或驾车穿过河流的浅水区域,多用于描述野外行动或历史场景。
“Pioneers often had to ford rivers during their westward journey.”
(拓荒者在西行途中经常需要涉渡河流。)