Word · Frequency #10271
embankments
堤防；堤岸；路堤
embankments is the plural of embankment.
核心释义
a long raised bank of earth or stone built to hold back water, support a road or railway, or provide protection
- 1.
土石筑成的长堤,用于挡水、防护或支撑道路铁路。
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.
- 2.
用石头或泥土建造的长堤；用于挡水、支撑道路或作为保护
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
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
用法In use
The river rose quickly, but the embankment protected the village from flooding.
用法提示：句中 embankment 是名词，指沿河修建的堤防。
We walked along the railway embankment to enjoy the view of the valley.
用法提示：此处 embankment 作名词，指支撑铁路的人造土堤。
Heavy rain damaged part of the embankment, so the workers repaired it with stones.
用法提示：句中 embankment 为名词，表示用石头等筑成的堤岸。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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