You rarely see boats on this stretch of the river.

这一河段船只罕见。

《牛津词典》

There were plans to deepen a stretch of the river.

曾经有过加深一段河道的计划。

《牛津词典》

A thousand boats set sail on a long stretch of the river.

百里江面, 千帆竞发。

《新英汉大辞典》

We came to a wide bend in the river, a stretch of good, flat growing land with broad poppy fields.

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Experts say the stretch of river is one of the most dangerous along the 2, 500-mile-long river.

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