"dykes" in Chinese (Traditional)
堤壩
Definition
堤壩是建造用來防止河水或海水氾濫的長牆或堤岸。「dyke」這個詞在俚語中有時指女同性戀者(可能冒犯)。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常用於指水利工程中的堤壩,如「sea dykes」(海堤)和「river dykes」(河堤)。俚語中指女同性戀者時,有時會被認為是冒犯性用語;正式場合應避免使用。
Examples
Without those dykes, the whole area would be underwater by now.
沒有那些**堤壩**,整個地區現在可能都被淹沒了。
Farmers built dykes to stop their fields from flooding.
農民修建了**堤壩**,以防他們的田地被淹。
Heavy rain can sometimes break the dykes along the river.
大雨有時會沖垮河岸的**堤壩**。
Engineers regularly check the dykes to make sure they're strong enough.
工程師定期檢查**堤壩**,以確保它們足夠堅固。
The Netherlands is famous for its dykes protecting the land from the sea.
荷蘭因其保護土地免受海水侵襲的**堤壩**而聞名。
In some communities, the dykes are part of the local scenery and history.
在一些社區,**堤壩**是當地風景和歷史的一部分。