1. C 桥；桥梁　 structure of wood, iron, concrete, etc., providing a way across a river, road, railway, etc.
2. C 鼻梁；鼻梁架　 bony upper part of the nose; part of the glasses that rests on the nose
3. U 桥牌　 a card game for four players developed from the game of whist

　block a ～　堵塞桥面
　blow up the ～　炸毁桥
　build a ～　修建桥梁
　burn one's ～s　破釜沉舟，自断后路
　carry the ～ away　把桥冲走
　cross a ～　过桥
　destroy a ～　毁坏桥梁
　go across a ～　沿桥走
　go along a ～　走过桥
　go over a ～　走过桥
　jump off the ～ into the river　从桥上跳到河里去
　make a ～　架桥
　pass on a ～　走过桥
　pass over a ～　走过桥
　sweep the ～ away　把桥冲走
　take down a ～　拆桥
　throw a ～ across a river　在河上架桥
　wash the ～ away　把桥冲走
　covered ～　（可挡风雨的）棚桥
　floating ～　浮桥
　narrow ～　窄桥
　natural ～　天然桥
　old ～　旧桥
　wide ～　宽阔的桥
　wooden ～　木桥
　double-decker ～　双层桥
　draw ～　吊桥
　feet ～　（火车站的）人行桥，天桥
　railway ～　〈英〉铁路桥
　road ～　路桥
　stone ～　石头桥
　wire ～　吊桥
　～ arching over a river　架在河上的桥
　throw sb over the ～　对…背信弃义
　under a ～　在桥下
　～ across　穿越…的桥，架在…上的桥
　～ across the river　河上的桥
　～ over the river　河上的桥
　～ to　通往…的桥

　This bridge is very dangerous.　这桥很危险。
　The bridge is supported by three pillars.　桥由三座桥墩支撑着。
　As long as I live, the bridge lives.　人在，桥就在。
　The bridge rests on stone arches.　这座桥由石拱支持。
　The bridge collapsed into the swollen river.　桥陷入了暴涨的河水里。
　The bridge was completed by the end of 1994.　这座桥是在1994年底建成的。
　The bridge was washed out by a sudden flood.　那座桥被一场突如其来的洪水冲坍了。
　The new bridge will link the island to the mainland.　新建的大桥把那个岛与大陆连接起来。
　Lots of roads and bridges were built.　很多桥和公路都修好了。
　The frail wooden bridge cracked.　这座不牢固的木桥断裂了。
　The old bridge can hardly bear up its own weight now.　这座桥年代久了，现在几乎撑不起它本身的重量了。
　London Bridge is an important construction in Britain.　伦敦桥是英国的一处重要建筑。
　Though the bridge is a bit rickety, there is no immediate danger in walking over it.　桥虽然有点摇晃，但在上面走还不会有什么危险。
　The driver assured himself that the bridge was safe before he started the crossing.　司机首先搞清楚了桥确实是安全的才开始过桥。
　The new bridge across the Yangtse River is now opened to traffic.　新建的长江大桥现已通车。
　Many bridges span the Thames.　泰晤士河上有许多座桥。
　That's an arch bridge.　那是一座拱桥。
　This is a dangerous bridge.　这是一座危险的桥。
　There is a bridge across the river.　河上有一座桥。
　The guerrillas blew up the bridge.　游击队员把桥炸掉了。
　They have anticipated us and seized the bridge.　他们抢在我们之前占领了那座桥。
　You can't use the bridge any more; it's been washed out in the floods.　你们再不能使用那座桥了，它已被洪水冲垮。
　It's our duty to guard this bridge and not let the enemy pass.　我们的责任是守卫这座桥不让敌人通过。
　The local authorities decided to build a suspension bridge over the river.　该地区政府决定在这条河上建一座吊桥。
　Several companies are bidding for the contract to build the bridge.　有几家公司正在投标争取承包建桥工程。
　I am enthusiastic over a project for building a new bridge.　我热衷于修建一座新桥的项目。
　He was precautious in crossing the rickety bridge.　走过这座摇摇晃晃的桥时他小心翼翼。
　We have to cross the railway line by the foot bridge.　我们不得不从人行桥上越过铁路线。
　The train rumbled across the bridge.　火车隆隆地从桥上驶过。
　The passengers got out and walked across the bridge.　乘客从车上下来，步行过桥。
　They dived from the bridge and rescued the drowning woman.　他们从桥上跳入水中，救起溺水的妇女。
　A man fell from the bridge and drowned.　有人从这座桥上掉下去淹死了。
　When the car came near the bridge, the driver eased it down to 20 kilometres an hour.　当汽车开近那座桥时，司机把车速放到每小时20公里。
　The pair of lovers were leaning over the bridge, looking into the water.　这对情侣趴在桥上，望着河水。
　Cars streamed over the bridge.　汽车川流不息从桥上驶过。
　The construction of this bridge was a brilliant feat of engineering.　这座桥的建造是工程学上的一项杰出的成就。
　My foot caught in a loose plank on the bridge while I was crossing.　我过河时脚被桥上一块松动的木板夹住了。
　The city is famous for its bridges.　这座城市以桥多而著名。
　After a mile, you come to a small bridge.　走过一英里以后你便来到一座小桥。
　Gold rimmed spectacles bit deep into the bridge of his nose.　金边眼镜深深嵌入他的鼻梁。
　Do you play bridge?　你会打桥牌吗?
　They had once or twice played bridge at the club.　他们偶尔在俱乐部打桥牌。

 ♣ burn one's bridges〔boats〕
　破釜沉舟　take an irrevocable step
　〔说明〕 bridges/boats不可改为单数。
　She burned her bridges when she married him.　她与他结婚系破釜沉舟之举。
　David got tired of working in London so he burned his boats and moved up to Scotland and bought a small hotel there.　戴维厌烦在伦敦工作，因此他背水一战迁移到苏格兰，在那里买了一家小旅店。
　Karl was a good wrestler but a poor boxer. He burned his bridges by letting John choose how they would fight.　卡尔是一个很好的摔跤手，但不是一名好拳击手。他咬紧牙关让约翰作主选择比赛方式。
 ♣ burn one's bridges to sb/sth
　断绝与…的联系　cut the touch with sb/sth
　So the government has burned most of its bridges to the outside.　这样一来政府与外界的关系大部分都断绝了。
 ♣ cross that bridge when one comes to it
　车到山前必有路　do not worry unnecessarily about a difficulty that may never arise
　Don't worry about how we're going to pay for a new machine; we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.　别担心我们将怎么支付新机器的款项，车到山前必有路。

　build〔construct, put up〕 a bridge　在现代英语中常被erect, stretch或throw所代替。例如：
　They threw a pontoon bridge across the river.　他们在河上架起一座浮桥。

　vt.　在…建桥 build a bridge across

　～ the distance　走完路程
　～ the gap　填补空白，缩小差距
　～ the highway　在公路上架桥
　～ the river　在河上架桥
　～ the stream　在小溪上架桥
　～ over　架桥于，应付，克服

　We bridged the river.　我们在这条河上架了桥。
　An overpass bridged the highway.　公路上架起了一座立交桥。
　A wooden plank bridged the stream.　一块木板跨越在小溪之上。
　They bridged the distance in less than two days of actual walking.　他们实际上不到两天就走完了这段路程。
　A snack in the afternoon bridges the gap between lunch and supper.　在午餐和晚餐之间，下午吃些点心补充一下。
　How can we bridge the gap between rich and poor?　怎样才能缩小贫富之间的差距?
　Both parents and teenagers must try to bridge the generation gap between them.　父母和孩子都必须努力填补他们之间的代沟。

 ♣ bridge over　(v.+adv.)
1. 架桥于 build a bridge over sth
　We shall have to bridge over the stream with these boards of wood.　我们将只得用这些木板来渡过这条溪流。
　The river has been bridged over.　河上已架起了桥。
2. 应付；克服 deal with; overcome
　This money should bridge you over till next month.　这笔钱可以使你维持到下个月。
　We must find a way to bridge over the difficulties.　我们必须找到一个办法来克服困难。
　This will be sure to bridge over our difficulties.　这将会帮助我们渡过难关。

　［词源］　中古英语brigge（圆木）