estuary

名词 estuary:

1. the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

1. The river opens out suddenly into a broad estuary.
   江面忽然开阔起来，形成一个宽广的河。
2. A stretch of water in a river, an estuary, or a tidal channel made rough by waves meeting an opposing current.
   巨澜在河流、港湾或潮汐海峡中，由波浪和它对立的水流相撞而成的一条绵延水域
3. The stream debouches into the estuary.
   这条河流入河口湾。
4. The ship has touched bottom the estuary must be shallower than we thought.
   船搁浅了--这河口的水比我们想像的要浅。