bridge
n
1 structure of wood, iron, concrete, etc, providing a way across a river, road, railway, etc 橋梁
a bridge across the stream 橫跨溪流的橋梁
a railway bridge, ie one for a railway across a river, etc 鐵路橋梁(跨越河流等的). =>illus 見插圖.
2 (fig 比喻) thing that provides a connection or contact between two or more things 借以相互聯(lián)系或接觸的事物
Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between nations. 文化交流是國與國之間建立聯(lián)系的橋梁.
3 raised platform across the deck of a ship, from which it is controlled and navigated by the captain and officers 船橋, 艦橋(船長及高級船員操縱及導(dǎo)航之處).
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(a) bony upper part of the nose 鼻梁.
(b) part of a pair of glasses that rests on the nose 鼻梁架 鏡上的). =>illus at glass 見glass之插圖.
5 movable piece of wood, etc over which the strings of a violin, etc are stretched 琴馬(小提琴等上 弦用的). =>illus at App 1 見附錄1之插圖, page xi.
6 device for keeping false teeth in place, fastened to natural teeth on each side 齒橋(固定假牙用者).
7 (idm 習(xí)語) burn one's boats/bridges => burn2. cross one's bridges when one comes to them => cross2. a lot of/much water has flowed, etc under the bridge => water1. water under the bridge => water1. bridge, v
1 [Tn] build or form a bridge over (sth) 在(某事物)上架橋
bridge a river, canal, ravine, etc 在河流、運(yùn)河、深谷等上面架橋.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) bridge a/the `gap
(a) fill an awkward or empty space 填補(bǔ)尷尬的或空白的間隙
bridge a gap in the conversation 不使談話冷場
A snack in the afternoon bridges the gap between lunch and supper. 在午餐和晚餐之間, 下午吃些點(diǎn)心補(bǔ)充一下.
(b) reduce the distance (between widely contrasting groups) 縮短(懸殊的)距離
How can we bridge the gap between rich and poor? 怎樣才能縮小貧富之間的差距? bridge n [U]
card-game for four players developed from whist, in which one player's cards are exposed on the table and played by his partner 橋牌.