An embankment is a thick wall of earth that is built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground, or to prevent water from a river or the sea from flooding the area.
例句
They climbed a steep embankment.他们爬上了陡峭的堤岸。...a railway embankment.铁路路堤
英汉词典释义
n.
(道路的)路堤;(河流的)岸堤
The embankment was washed out by the storm.堤岸被暴风雨摧毁了。The waves washed over the sea embankment with a loud crashing noise.波涛拍打着海堤发出巨大的撞击声。The work consisted of throwing up embankments and installing water turbine pumps.这项工作包括快速建起堤坝和安装涡轮水泵。The bus came off the road and plunged down an embankment.公共汽车驶离了公路,冲下路堤。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection