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。
堤防;堤岸;路堤
embankments — plural of embankment
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;筑堤
a long raised bank of earth or stone built to hold back water, support a road or railway, or provide protection
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.
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
The river rose quickly, but the embankment protected the village from flooding.
河水迅速上涨,但堤防保护了村庄免受洪水侵袭。
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.
我们沿着铁路路堤散步,欣赏山谷的景色。
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.
大雨损坏了部分堤岸,工人们用石头将其修复。
用法提示:句中 embankment 为名词,表示用石头等筑成的堤岸。
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 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。
表示修建或加高堤防时,常用 build 或 raise。
Workers raised the embankment to prevent flooding.
工人们加高了堤防以防洪水。
仅指沿河(或海滨)挡水的堤岸,通常不以支撑道路为功能。
常指以土石挡住海水或河水的堤坝,与 embankment 同义但更偏防洪,不用以指路堤。
指在水域或低洼地上修筑的通行道路,强调通行功能,而不强调挡水。
多指古代城防或军事工事用的土筑高墙,一般不用于防洪或交通。
grammar · medium
易错句子The village is protected by embankment.
正确表达The village is protected by an embankment.
embankment 是可数名词,表示具体的一条堤坝时,单数前必须有冠词 a/an 或 the;中文可以说“靠堤防保护”,但英语不能省略冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子They embankment the river to prevent flooding.
正确表达They built an embankment along the river to prevent flooding.
embankment 是名词,不是动词;“筑堤”在中文里是动词性表达,但英语要说 build an embankment,不能把名词直接当动词用。
embankment 泛指人工筑成的土石堤,可用于挡水、护路或作屏障;dike 特指为防洪或防潮而修的堤坝,通常沿河或沿海而建。
embankment 多指沿河岸或路边的长条形人工堤岸;dam 是横跨河流的挡水建筑物,用来拦水形成水库。
embankment 强调人工修筑的土石堤;bank 指自然形成或未加人工建筑的河岸、河边坡地。
河堤
The river embankment protects the village from flooding.
河堤保护村庄免受洪水侵袭。
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。
防洪堤
They strengthened the flood embankment before the rainy season.
他们在雨季前加固了防洪堤。
土堤
An earth embankment was built to hold back the reservoir.
修建了一座土堤来拦住水库。
修筑堤坝
The workers will build an embankment along the coast.
工人们将沿海岸修筑堤坝。
沿着堤岸
We walked along the embankment at sunset.
日落时我们沿着堤岸散步。
em-(使…)+ bank(堤岸)+ -ment(名词后缀)→ 堤防;相关词:embank(筑堤),riverbank(河岸),development(发展,同后缀),government(政府,同后缀),empower(授权,同前缀)
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