"culvert" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 涵洞

Definition

涵洞是一种通过道路、铁路或小路下方传导水流的隧道或管道。它有助于控制水流、防止洪水。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“涵洞”属于工程术语，常见于市政、道路、建筑等领域。常搭配如“修建涵洞”、“涵洞入口”等。日常对话中不常涉及，除非讨论工程或洪水问题。

Examples

A culvert carries water under the road.

**涵洞**把水引到马路下。

The workers are repairing the broken culvert.

工人们正在修理损坏的**涵洞**。

Heavy rain blocked the culvert and caused flooding.

大雨堵塞了**涵洞**，导致洪水。

We have to check the culvert every spring to make sure it isn’t clogged.

每年春天我们都得检查**涵洞**，确保没有堵塞。

The creek disappears into a culvert under the highway.

小溪流进高速公路下的**涵洞**。

If the culvert isn’t big enough, water will overflow onto the road during storms.

如果**涵洞**不够大，暴雨时水会溢到路面上。