rill
noun [ C ] uk/rɪl/ us/rɪl/
小河，小溪
a small stream
The area is dotted with rills and rivers. 这个地区小溪和河流星罗棋布。
He loved tramping by rills and becks and over craggy rocks. 他喜欢在小溪和河床上行走，在崎岖的岩石上攀爬。
- More examples
- The moorland rills were almost silent.
- A number of rills run out from a pool in the centre of the garden.
- A spiral of leaves uncoils with the slow-moving current of a dark country rill.