"levees" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 堤坝
• 防洪堤

Definition

堤坝是在河流或海岸边建造的长堤，用来阻止洪水，防止水溢出。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Levees” 通常出现在防洪和河流管理的讨论中。常与“levee system”（堤坝系统），或“the levees broke”（堤坝决堤）搭配。不等同于“水坝”或“堤防”。

Examples

The river levees protect the city from floods.

河边的**堤坝**保护城市免受洪水侵袭。

Workers are repairing the old levees before the rainy season.

工人们在雨季前修复旧的**堤坝**。

Many towns depend on levees to stay dry.

许多小镇依靠**堤坝**保持干燥。

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

暴风雨过后，**堤坝**还在，所以田地没被淹。

When the levees broke, people had to evacuate fast.

当**堤坝**决口时，人们必须迅速撤离。

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

政府宣布计划加固沿海的**堤坝**。