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a breakwater prevents [noun] from [verb]-ing
该句型表示防波堤的保护作用。
A breakwater prevents the beach from washing away.
防波堤防止海滩被冲走。
防波堤；防浪堤
breakwaters — plural of breakwater
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
防波堤；防浪堤
a protective barrier built out into the sea to stop waves from washing away the shore
A breakwater prevents the beach from washing away.
防波堤防止海滩被冲走。
港口内或其周围的建筑物,用于削弱海浪力量,为停泊的船只提供庇护。
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
用石头或混凝土建造的防护结构；从海岸延伸入水,防止海滩被冲蚀。
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
船首楼甲板上的低矮隔板,将冲上船首的水引向排水孔。
A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
通常垂直于海岸的木制或混凝土屏障,用于防止沙子沿海岸移动。
A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
The town built a long breakwater to protect the harbor from strong waves.
该镇修建了一条长长的防波堤，以保护港口免受巨浪侵袭。
During the storm, the fishermen tied their boats near the breakwater for shelter.
暴风雨期间，渔民们把船系在防波堤附近以躲避风浪。
A stone breakwater stretches out into the sea, making the water behind it calm.
一条石砌防波堤伸入海中，使其背后的水面变得平静。
该句型表示防波堤的保护作用。
A breakwater prevents the beach from washing away.
防波堤防止海滩被冲走。
用于描述防波堤的位置或走向。
The breakwater extends from the shore into the water.
防波堤从海岸延伸到水中。
Not this
Breakwater protects the harbor from strong waves.
Use this
A breakwater protects the harbor from strong waves.
breakwater 是可数名词单数，不能裸用；泛指“一座防波堤”时前面要有冠词 a/an。汉语没有冠词，学习者常漏掉，加 a 后才符合英语名词短语结构。
Not this
There are many breakwater along the coast.
Use this
There are many breakwaters along the coast.
breakwater 的复数形式是 breakwaters；many 后面必须接可数名词复数，不能保留单数 breakwater。这是汉语没有名词复数标记导致的迁移错误。
Not this
The breakwater stop the sand from washing away.
Use this
The breakwater stops the sand from washing away.
主语 The breakwater 是第三人称单数，谓语动词要用一般现在时的第三人称单数形式 stops，不能省略 -s。汉语动词没有第三人称单数变化，所以容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
离岸防波堤
The offshore breakwater reduces wave energy before it reaches the beach.
离岸防波堤在波浪到达海滩之前就削减了其能量。
修建防波堤
They plan to build a breakwater to protect the small harbor.
他们计划修建一座防波堤来保护小港口。
混凝土防波堤
A concrete breakwater was constructed along the coast.
沿海岸修建了一道混凝土防波堤。
堆石防波堤
The rubble-mound breakwater is made of large stones.
这座堆石防波堤由大石块建成。
潜没式防波堤
A submerged breakwater can reduce coastal erosion.
潜没式防波堤可以减轻海岸侵蚀。
Use breakwaters naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象“break”（击碎）+“water”（水）：防浪堤把海浪击碎、挡在岸外。
语域：neutral 常见场景：coastal engineering、marine construction、beach tourism 该词通常用于沿海工程或海洋相关话题，属于中性偏正式的书面词；日常口语中较少单独使用，多出现在工程介绍、新闻报道或海滨设施说明中。
与 breakwater 的结尾 /kwɔtɚ/ 真正押韵的有 water /ˈwɔtɚ/（拼写同为 water）、daughter /ˈdɔtɚ/ 和 slaughter /ˈslɔtɚ/（-aughter 读 /ɔtɚ/）。waterproof 里的 water 也读 /wɔtɚ/。注意拼写上的假朋友：breakfast 中的 break 读 /brɛk/，不像 breakwater 中的 break /breɪk/；breakthrough 中的 break 读 /breɪk/，与 breakwater 相同，但整词读音不同。
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