"levees" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 堤防
• 防洪堤

Definition

堤防是沿著河流或海岸建造的長牆，用來防止洪水溢出。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Levees” 多指河流或洪水防控用的堤防，常用詞有“levee system”（堤防系統）等。與“堤壩”（dam）不同，是防水而非儲水。

Examples

The river levees protect the city from floods.

河邊的**堤防**保護城市避免洪水。

Workers are repairing the old levees before the rainy season.

工人們在雨季前修復舊的**堤防**。

Many towns depend on levees to stay dry.

許多城鎮靠著**堤防**保持乾燥。

After the storm, the levees held, so the fields weren't flooded.

暴風雨過後，**堤防**撐住了，所以田地沒有被淹。

When the levees broke, people had to evacuate fast.

當**堤防**潰堤時，人們必須迅速撤離。

The government announced plans to strengthen the levees along the coast.

政府宣佈計劃加強沿海的**堤防**。