Word · Frequency #10271
embankment
堤防；堤岸；路堤
a long raised bank of earth or stone built to hold back water, support a road or railway, or provide protection
- 1.
a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
土石筑成的长堤,用于挡水、防护或支撑道路铁路。
- 2.
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
用石头或泥土建造的长堤；用于挡水、支撑道路或作为保护
土石筑成的长堤,用于挡水、防护或支撑道路铁路。；用石头或泥土建造的长堤；用于挡水、支撑道路或作为保护；堤防；筑堤
In use
The river rose quickly, but the embankment protected the village from flooding.
We walked along the railway embankment to enjoy the view of the valley.
Heavy rain damaged part of the embankment, so the workers repaired it with stones.
an embankment along/by + [river]
表示“沿河/路边的堤岸”时，常用 along 或 by 引出位置。
The town built an embankment along the river.
该镇沿河修建了堤防。
embankment + [holds back/protects] + [something]
embankment 作主语时，常与 hold back、protect 等动词搭配，说明其作用。
The embankment held back the flood water.
堤防挡住了洪水。
build/raise + an embankment
表示修建或加高堤防时，常用 build 或 raise。
Connections
Collocations
- river embankment
- 河堤
- The river embankment protects the village from flooding.河堤保护村庄免受洪水侵袭。
- railway embankment
- 铁路路堤
- The train ran along a railway embankment above the fields.火车沿着田野上方的铁路路堤行驶。
- flood embankment
- 防洪堤
- They strengthened the flood embankment before the rainy season.他们在雨季前加固了防洪堤。
- earth embankment
- 土堤
- An earth embankment was built to hold back the reservoir.修建了一座土堤来拦住水库。
- build an embankment
- 修筑堤坝
- The workers will build an embankment along the coast.工人们将沿海岸修筑堤坝。
- along the embankment
Learner notes
Memory Tip
embankment里藏着bank（岸），想象用土把岸“加高加固”，就成了人工堤岸。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：防洪工程、道路建设、河流治理 该词多用于工程、交通或地理等较正式的书面语境，常指人工修筑的堤防或路堤；日常口语中较少单独使用，具体正式程度随语境变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
There are no common exact rhymes. For the stressed vowel and /ŋk/ sound, compare bank /bæŋk/ and blanket /ˈblæŋkɪt/. Words spelled with -ment such as basement /ˈbeɪsmənt/, payment /ˈpeɪmənt/, statement /ˈsteɪtmənt/, and movement /ˈmuːvmənt/ share the suffix /mənt/ but have a different stressed vowel, so they are lookalikes that do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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