ford

名词 ford:

1. United States film maker (1896-1973)
   同义词：John Ford
2. grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987)
   同义词：Henry Ford II
3. son of Henry Ford (1893-1943)
   同义词：Edsel Bryant Ford
4. English writer and editor (1873-1939)
   同义词：Ford Madox Ford, Ford Hermann Hueffer
5. 38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-)
   同义词：Gerald Ford, Gerald R. Ford, Gerald Rudolph Ford, President Ford
6. United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)
   同义词：Henry Ford
7. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
   同义词：crossing
8. the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
   同义词：fording

动词 ford:

1. cross a river where it's shallow

1. Which car is yours/Which is your car? The Ford or the Volvo?
   哪辆汽车是你的[哪辆是你的汽车]? 是｀福特＇牌的还是｀富豪＇牌的?
2. This company has exclusive rights for the sale of Ford cars in the city.
   这家公司享有福特汽车在本市的独家经销权。
3. She forded the river in a hurry.
   她匆匆忙忙涉水过了河。
4. This shallow ford made it possible for us to cross the river.
   我们有可能从这片浅滩过河。

ford

n.（名词）
A shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle.
可涉水而过的地方：河等水体的浅处，人们可以在此步行或骑动物或用交通工具淌过
v.tr.（及物动词）
ford.ed,ford.ing,fords
To cross (a body of water) at a ford.
徒涉：在浅滩处通过（水体）

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English * see per- 2
源自 古英语 *参见 per- 2

【引伸】
ford.able
adj.（形容词）