embankment

• n. 路堤；堤防

em-, 進入，使。bank, 河堤，岸。

embankment (n.)

1786, from embank "to enclose with a bank" (1570s; see em- (1) + bank (n.2)) + -ment.

1. The waves washed over the sea embankment with a loud crashing noise.

波濤拍打著海堤發出巨大的撞擊聲.

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,衝下路堤.

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.

這河堤是匆匆築成的.

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》