"culverts" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 涵管
• 涵洞

Definition

通常為管道或隧道的結構，使水流能從道路、鐵路等障礙物下方通過，以防止水災。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Culverts” 常見於工程、建設及市政相關語境。常搭配如“道路下的涵管”、“安裝涵管”、“清理涵管”等。別和“排水溝”或“下水道”混淆，涵義不同。

Examples

Workers cleaned the culverts after the rainstorm.

工人在暴雨後清理了**涵管**。

Small animals sometimes use culverts to cross under roads safely.

小動物有時會利用**涵管** 安全地在公路下方穿越。

The engineer inspected the old culverts before repairing the road.

工程師在修路前檢查了舊的**涵管**。

If the culverts get blocked, the entire street can flood in just minutes.

如果**涵管**堵塞，整條街幾分鐘內就會淹水。

"Watch your step near those culverts—they can be slippery after rain," the guard warned.

「小心靠近那些**涵管**，下雨後會很滑。」警衛提醒。

They had to build new culverts because the old ones couldn’t handle the heavy rains last year.

他們只好建造新的**涵管**，因為舊的去年承受不了大雨。