wath
wath — 名詞
1. a place where a stream or river is shallow enough that people can walk or drive
淺灘
河流中可涉水通過的淺水處
a place where a stream or river is shallow enough that people can walk or drive through the water to the opposite bank
Matthew drove his tractor through the wath to reach the far pasture.
Matthew 開著他的拖拉機穿過淺灘，到達遠處的牧場。
noun used as direct object of 'drive through'
Tariq crossed the stream at the wath, where the water only reached his knees.
Tariq 在淺灘處涉過小溪，水深只到他的膝蓋。
prepositional phrase 'at the wath'
Stone markers on both riverbanks show where the wath begins and ends.
河岸兩側的石頭標記顯示淺灘的起點和終點。
After the bridge collapsed, the villagers used the wath to carry supplies across.
橋樑坍塌後，村民利用淺灘運送物資到對岸。
The guide warned Lien that the wath becomes dangerous after heavy rain.
嚮導提醒 Lien，大雨過後這處淺灘會變得危險。
- ford
much more common; used across all varieties of English, while 'wath' is regional and rare
用法筆記
This word is rare in modern English and appears mostly in place names in northern England and Scotland. The more common term with the same meaning is 'ford'.