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embankment

美音:[em´bæŋkmənt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.堤防,筑堤

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embankment为短语/超纲词汇

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breakwater  port  haven  harbor  seaport  pier  jetty  embankment  quay    

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bank  barrier  buttress  dam  fortification  shore    

embankment


/ɪm'bæŋkmənt; ɪm`bæŋkmənt/
n wall or ridge of earth, stone, etc made to keep water back or to carry a railway or road over low ground 防水堤; 堤岸; (铁路或公路的)路堤
*the Thames Embankment 泰晤士河河堤.

embankment


n[C]
a wide wall of earth or stones built to stop water from flooding an area, or to support a road or railway