| 单词 | embankment |
| 释义 | embankment noun[C] uk/ɪmˈbæŋk.mənt/us/ɪmˈbæŋk.mənt/anartificialslopemade ofearthand/orstones: 堤，堤岸，堤围；（路）堤ariver/road/railwayembankment河堤／路堤／铁路路堤 Geography: banks & embankments
embankment| American Dictionaryembankment noun[C] us/ɪmˈbæŋk·mənt/anartificialslopemade ofearthorstones: ariverembankment Examplesofembankmentembankment The resource owners, knowing the importance of embankments to protect their lands, would cooperate through enabling institutions to ensure their maintenance. From theCambridge English Corpus Here the schoolboy who was thrown over theembankmentat his new school has just finished an extensive description of his injuries. From theCambridge English Corpus For the highembankmentmodel, less land is optimal for fisheries as compared with the base model. From theCambridge English Corpus The terms embankments and levees are used interchangeably here. From theCambridge English Corpus First, we have not made any attempt to measure the reduction in flood damages brought about by structural changes in the floodplain, such as embankments. From theCambridge English Corpus Anthropogenically modified habitats, especially raised embankments on the floodplain, were often used. From theCambridge English Corpus Theembankmentbuildings are designed with grass roofs. From theCambridge English Corpus Theembankmentwas thereafter increased a further 3 feet in height. From theCambridge English Corpus In normal flood years, the primary functions of embankments are to reduce flooding and delay the start of the flood, which greatly benefits agricultural production. From theCambridge English Corpus This connection cuts through the westembankmentof the former mining railway cutting. From theCambridge English Corpus For the low and mediumembankmentmodels, the cropping intensities are almost identical to the base model. From theCambridge English Corpus We study four management options: a natural (unmodified) floodplain and three types of structural changes in the form of low, medium, and high embankments. From theCambridge English Corpus For the models with low and medium embankments, the cropping patterns are identical to the base model. From theCambridge English Corpus This reflects the partial inaccessibility of the floodplains inside theembankmentby migratory fish species. From theCambridge English Corpus The optimal fishing patterns for the low and mediumembankmentmodels are also close to the base model (note that is equal to one here). From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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