rapids 音标拼音: [r'æpədz] [r'æpɪdz]
n . 急湍
急湍
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Rap "
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Rapids \
Rap "
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n . [
Cf .
F .
rapide .
See {
Rapid },
a .]
The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness ,
but without actual waterfall or cascade ;
sometimes called {
whitewater }; --
usually used in the plural ;
as ,
the Lachine rapids in the St .
Lawrence .
For boaters on the river ,
it is a place that can be hazardous ,
with danger of capsizing or crashing into large rocks .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
Row ,
brothers ,
row ,
the stream runs fast ,
The rapids are near ,
and the daylight '
s past . --
Moore .
[
1913 Webster ]
Rapid -
fire 59 Moby Thesaurus words for "
rapids ":
belch ,
burst ,
cascade ,
cataract ,
chute ,
collapse ,
comedown ,
crash ,
debacle ,
debouchment ,
declension ,
declination ,
defluxion ,
descending ,
descension ,
descent ,
dissiliency ,
down ,
downbend ,
downcome ,
downcurve ,
downfall ,
downflow ,
downgrade ,
downpour ,
downrush ,
downtrend ,
downturn ,
downward trend ,
drop ,
dropping ,
eructation ,
eruption ,
fall ,
falling ,
flare -
up ,
gravitation ,
gush ,
inclination ,
jet ,
outbreak ,
outburst ,
plummeting ,
pounce ,
rapid ,
riff ,
riffle ,
ripple ,
rush ,
sault ,
shoot ,
spate ,
spew ,
spurt ,
stoop ,
swoop ,
torrent ,
volcan ,
waterfall
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