embankment

[im'bæŋkmənt]

n.堤防, 筑堤

例句与用法:

A sewer or drain crossing under a road or embankment.

涵洞横在公路或堤岸下面的下水道或排水管

The van slipped (a few feet) down the embankment.

那客货车沿堤坝向下滑动了(几英尺)。

The lowest part, as of an embankment or a dam.

坡脚最底下的部分,如堤防或坝的

An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.

堤岸,防洪堤防止河流泛滥而建造的堤岸

词形变化:

动词过去式: embanked | 动词过去分词: embanked | 动词现在分词: embanking | 动词第三人称单数: embanks |

详细释义:

n.

1. 筑堤[U]

2. (河、海的)堤岸; (铁路的)路堤[C]

the Thames Embankment

泰晤士河河堤