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- a reception or assembly of people, in particular接见; 招待会; 集会, 尤指：
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- archaic or N. Amer. a formal reception of visitors or guests〈古或北美〉（会见来访者或宾客的）正式招待会, 正式欢迎会。
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- historical an afternoon assembly for men held by the British monarch or their representative〈史〉（英国国君或其代表主持的）男宾下午聚会。
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- archaic a reception of visitors just after rising from bed〈古〉晨起接见, 接见请早安的访客。
词源
late 17th cent. (denoting a reception of visitors after rising from bed) ： from French levé, variant of lever 'rising'， from the verb lever.
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- an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river堤, 堤岸。
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- a ridge of sediment deposited naturally alongside a river by overflowing water冲积堤（沿河的脊状沉积物突起）。
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- chiefly US a landing place; a quay〈主美〉靠岸处; 码头。
词源
early 18th cent. (originally US)： from French levée, feminine past participle of lever 'to lift'.