"culverts" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 涵管
• 涵洞

Definition

通常为管道或隧道的结构，让水流能从道路、铁路等障碍物下方通过，以防止水灾。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Culverts” 常用于工程、建设和市政领域。常见搭配有 “公路下的涵管”、“安装涵管”、“清理涵管”。不要与“排水沟”或“下水道”混淆，功能不同。

Examples

Workers cleaned the culverts after the rainstorm.

工人在暴雨后清理了**涵管**。

Small animals sometimes use culverts to cross under roads safely.

小动物有时会通过**涵管**安全地在公路下穿行。

The engineer inspected the old culverts before repairing the road.

工程师在修路前检查了旧的**涵管**。

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

如果**涵管**被堵住，整条街几分钟内就会被淹。

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

‘小心那些**涵管**旁边，下雨后会打滑。’警卫提醒道。

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

他们不得不修建新的**涵管**，因为去年的暴雨旧的无法胜任。