"levee" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 堤壩

Definition

堤壩是沿著河邊建造的長牆或堤防，用來防止河水氾濫及淹沒土地。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於防洪領域，比起完全攔阻河水的“dam（水壩）”，levee 通常是在河邊築起的堤防，只為防止水溢出。

Examples

The workers built a levee along the river to stop flooding.

工人們在河邊建了一道**堤壩**來防止洪水。

The city repaired the broken levee after the storm.

暴風雨後，城市修復了損壞的**堤壩**。

A tall levee protected the village from the river.

高大的**堤壩**保護了村莊免受河水侵襲。

If the levee breaks, the water could flood the entire town.

如果**堤壩**潰堤，水可能淹沒整個城鎮。

People living near the levee worry every time there's heavy rain.

住在**堤壩**附近的人每逢大雨時都很擔心。

They gathered sandbags quickly to reinforce the levee.

他們迅速堆放沙袋以加固**堤壩**。