embankment

名词 embankment:

1. a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

1. A sewer or drain crossing under a road or embankment.
   涵洞横在公路或堤岸下面的下水道或排水管
2. The van slipped (a few feet) down the embankment.
   那客货车沿堤坝向下滑动了(几英尺).
3. The lowest part, as of an embankment or a dam.
   坡脚最底下的部分，如堤防或坝的
4. An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.
   堤岸，防洪堤防止河流泛滥而建造的堤岸