
levee
词源
源自法语单词 'levée',原意为'升起'或'抬升',17世纪进入英语,既指防洪堤(因其抬高地势),也指晨间接见(因君主'起身'接见)。
noun
❶ 人工建造的堤坝或防洪墙,通常沿河流或海岸线修建,用于防止洪水泛滥。
“The city built a strong levee to protect against river floods.”
(这座城市修建了坚固的堤坝以防河流泛滥。)
“After the hurricane, the levee was damaged and needed repairs.”
(飓风过后,防洪堤受损需要修复。)
❶ 历史上指君主或高官举行的正式接见或招待会,尤指早晨的仪式。
“The king held a levee to greet foreign ambassadors.”
(国王举行接见仪式欢迎外国使节。)
“Attending the royal levee was considered a great honor.”
(参加皇家晨会被视为极大的荣耀。)
verb
❶ 建造堤坝或防洪墙来保护某区域免受洪水侵袭。
“The engineers leveed the riverbank to prevent erosion.”
(工程师们在河岸筑堤防止侵蚀。)
“They decided to levee the entire coastal area after the last storm.”
(在上次风暴后,他们决定在整个海岸区域修筑堤防。)
常见短语
levee system — 指由多个相连堤坝组成的综合防洪体系,常见于易发洪水区域。
“The Mississippi River has an extensive levee system spanning thousands of miles.”
(密西西比河拥有绵延数千英里的庞大堤防系统。)
levee breach — 指堤坝出现缺口或决口的情况,通常会导致严重的洪水灾害。
“Emergency crews worked around the clock to repair the levee breach.”
(应急队伍日夜不停地抢修决口的堤坝。)