embankment
英 [?m'b??km(?)nt; em-]
美[?m'b??km?nt]
- n. 路堤；堤防
TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?embankments;
中文詞源
embankment 堤岸
em-, 進入，使。bank, 河堤，岸。
英文詞源
- embankment (n.)
- 1786, from embank "to enclose with a bank" (1570s; see em- (1) + bank (n.2)) + -ment.
雙語例句
- 1. The waves washed over the sea embankment with a loud crashing noise.
- 波濤拍打著海堤發(fā)出巨大的撞擊聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The bus came off the road and plunged down an embankment.
- 公共汽車駛離了公路,沖下路堤.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The embankment was washed out by the storm.
- 堤岸被暴風雨摧毀了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. An embankment has been thrown up.
- 這河堤是匆匆筑成的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. We walked along the Thames embankment.
- 我們沿著泰晤士河的堤岸散步.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》