BRIDGE


Meaning of BRIDGE in English

I.

noun

1 structure across a river, road, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ high , humpback ( BrE ), narrow

▪ rail , railroad ( AmE ), railway ( BrE ), road

▪ cantilever , pontoon , suspension , swing ( BrE )

The soldiers built a pontoon ~ across the Euphrates.

▪ rope , steel , stone , wooden

▪ toll

Charges for the toll ~ are set to rise.

▪ pedestrian ( esp. BrE )

VERB + BRIDGE

▪ build

▪ destroy

▪ wash away

Floods washed away several ~s.

▪ cross

Cross the ~ and turn right into the town.

▪ close

▪ design

BRIDGE + VERB

▪ cross sth , span sth

The new ~ will cross the river at this point.

▪ connect sth , link sth

PREPOSITION

▪ across a/the ~ , over a/the ~

It was windy driving over the ~.

▪ under a/the ~

The road goes under the old ~.

▪ ~ across , ~ over

a ~ over the river

2 card game

… OF BRIDGE

▪ game , rubber

I enjoy a game of ~ occasionally.

VERB + BRIDGE

▪ play

BRIDGE + NOUN

▪ tournament

▪ partner , player

II.

verb

Bridge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ chasm , ↑ distance , ↑ divide , ↑ gap , ↑ gulf , ↑ river

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .