n (1) 桥(梁)(structure of wood，stone，iron，concrete，etc carrying a road over a river，valley，road，railway，etc)[C]：a stone/wood/arched/railway/road～石桥/木桥/拱桥/铁路桥/道路桥;build a～over (across) a river/a valley/a railway/a highway跨河/山谷/铁路/公路架桥; go over/hurry across a～走过/匆匆走过一座桥;London B～伦敦桥;the Golden Gate B～金门大桥(美国); pay one's～tolls 交过桥费;a～tower 桥塔;

(2) 桥梁，纽带(thing that provides a connection or contact between two or more things)[C](fig)：build a～of friendship with a country/between countries架设一座沟通某国/两国的友谊之桥;build a～between East and West在东西方之间架起一座桥梁;〖同〗bond，link，tie;

(3)舰桥(platform above the main deck of a ship from which the ship is controlled)[C]：You'll find the captain of the ship on the～.你会发现舰长在舰桥上。

(4) 鼻梁骨;眼镜的鼻梁架(upper bony part of the nose; part of a pair of glasses that rests on the nose)[C]：The～of her nose is slightly bent.她的鼻梁骨稍有点歪。have one's glasses balanced on the～of one's nose让眼镜平架在鼻梁上;

(5) 弦柱(桥)(small movable supporting part of the strings of a stringed musical instrument)[C];

→′bridgehead n 桥头堡;滩头阵地;

vt (1) 架桥(build a bridge over)[T+n]：～a river/a canal/a ravine/a highway 跨河/运河/峡谷/公路架桥;

(2) 消除，填补(make a connection; close a gap， pause， etc)[T+n](fig)：～the gulf/the generation gap between...消除……之间的鸿沟/代沟;～the awkward silence with a funny remark说一句笑话打破尴尬的沉默;～difficulties消除困难;His life～d a whole era in American politics.他的一生跨越了美国政治整整一个时代。～the gap in a conversation使谈话不冷场;～the gap between rich and poor/what we earn and what we spend 消除贫富差别/填补我们的收支亏空