ford

英 [fɔːd]

美 [fɔːrd]

n.  (可涉过或驶过的)河流浅水处
v.  涉过，驶过(浅水)

复数：fords　现在分词：fording　过去式：forded　第三人称单数：fords　过去分词：forded　

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牛津词典

noun

• （可涉过或驶过的）河流浅水处
  a shallow place in a river where it is possible to drive or walk across

verb

• 涉过，驶过（浅水）
  to walk or drive across a river or stream

柯林斯词典

• 浅滩;河流浅水处
  Afordis a shallow place in a river or stream where it is possible to cross safely without using a boat.
• VERB 涉渡;涉过
  If youforda river or stream, you cross it without using a boat, usually at a shallow point.
  1. They were guarding the bridge, so we forded the river.
     他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。

英英释义

noun

• the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
  Synonym:fording
• a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
  Synonym:crossing

verb

• cross a river where it's shallow

双语例句

• Ford dealerships operated as independent franchises.
  福特汽车公司的代销商都是独立的联营商。
• Ford has been gaining market share this year at the expense of GM.
  今年福特公司的市场份额一直在扩大，导致通用汽车公司市场份额减少。
• In many writers modesty is a pose, but in Ford it seems to have been genuine.
  很多作家都是故作谦虚，但福特却似乎表里如一。
• Ford had the bright idea of paying workers enough to buy cars.
  福特公司想出了付给工人足够的薪水去购买汽车这一绝妙的主意。
• Ford vowed that he would sooner burn his factory to the ground than build a single vehicle for war purposes
  福特郑重声明他宁可把自己的工厂付之一炬，也不愿意生产一辆用于战争的车辆。
• Ford is definitely not a man to let a little success go to his head.
  福特绝对不是那种会被一点点成功冲昏头脑的人。
• Working with Ford closely, I fell in love with the cinema.
  与福特的密切合作开始令我爱上了电影。
• Glyn Ford is chairman of the Committee which produced the report
  格林·福特是提交这份报告的委员会的主席。
• O'Leary served in federal energy posts in both the Ford and Carter administrations
  在福特和卡特两届政府执政期间，奥利里都在联邦能源机构中任职。
• She went to Sheffield University as a lecturer, under the aegis of Boris Ford.
  在鲍里斯·福特的支持下，她去了谢菲尔德大学讲课。