bridge /brɪdʒ/ CET4 TEM4 ( bridging, bridged, bridges )

• 1. 

  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。

• 2. 

  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。

• 3. 

  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。

• 4. 

  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。

• 5. 

  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。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT The bridge 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。

• 7. 

  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。

• 8. 

  N-COUNT The bridge of a pair of glasses is the part that rests on your nose. (眼镜的) 鼻梁架

• 9. 

  N a dental plate containing one or more artificial teeth that is secured to the surrounding natural teeth (Also called bridgework)

• 10. 

  N-COUNT The bridge of a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is the small piece of wood under the strings that holds them up. (小提琴、吉他等弦乐器的) 琴马

• 11. 

  N-UNCOUNT Bridge is a card game for four players in which the players begin by declaring how many tricks they expect to win. 桥牌