Ford

[fɔːd] or [fɔrd] 美式发音

(noun.) the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse.

(noun.) a shallow area in a stream that can be forded.

(noun.) United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947).

(noun.) 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-).

(noun.) English writer and editor (1873-1939).

(noun.) son of Henry Ford (1893-1943).

(noun.) grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987).

(noun.) United States film maker (1896-1973).

(verb.) cross a river where it's shallow.

手打:胡里奥

• The Brock Road runs from Germania Ford through the battle-field and on to the Court House. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• It is not worth while, Harriet, to give Mrs. Ford the trouble of two parcels. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Ford's was the principal woollen-draper, linen-draper, and haberdasher's shop united; the shop first in size and fashion in the place. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• The path from the wood leads to a morass, and from thence to a ford, which, as the rains have abated, may now be passable. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• A third ford was found between Ox Ford and Jericho. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• At one point upon the Tiber there was a ford, and here there was a trade between Latins and Etruscans. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• As soon as enough troops were over to guard the ford, pontoons were laid and the artillery and the rest of the troops crossed. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• On the afternoon of the 26th Sheridan moved, sending Gregg's and Torbert's cavalry to Taylor's and Littlepage's fords towards Hanover. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Cavalry especially was wanted to watch the fords along the Big Black, and to observe Johnston. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He got his troops over, with the exception of the artillery, by fording the stream at a little after three o'clock. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• A few of our cavalry dashed in, and forded and swam the stream, and all opposition was soon dispersed. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.

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