levee
英 ['lev?; l?'vi?]
美 ['l?vi]
- n. 堤壩（碼頭）；（舊時(shí)君主或顯貴的）早晨接見
- vt. 為…筑堤
- n. (Levee)人名；(利比)萊維
助記提示
1. 諧音“來圍”。
2. lev- "to raise" => levee.
中文詞源
levee 防洪堤，碼頭，早朝來自拉丁語(yǔ)levare,升起，舉起，詞源同lever.引申詞義防洪堤，碼頭。早朝義來自法語(yǔ)，原義為起床，代指君主接見朝臣的早會(huì)。
英文詞源
- levee (n.1)
- 1719, "natural or artificial embankment to prevent overflow of a river," from New Orleans French levée "raising, lifting; embankment," from French, originally fem. past participle of lever "to raise," from Latin levare "to raise" (see lever).
- levee (n.2)
- "morning assembly held by a prince or king (upon rising from bed)," 1670s, from French lever "a raising," noun use of verb meaning "to raise" (see levee (n.1)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Last week, He took his bulldozer to the river levee.
- 上周, 我弟弟把推土機(jī)開到河堤邊.
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- 2. The calculation method may offer a reference for Chinese levee code revision.
- 所介紹的計(jì)算方法對(duì)于我國(guó)堤防工程等規(guī)范的修訂有一定的參考意義.
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- 3. The Major General attended the President's levee in full uniform.
- 那位少將身著全套軍服出席總統(tǒng)的招待會(huì).
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- 4. Levee double - layer foundation is very common in levees along large rivers.
- 雙層 堤基在大江大河防洪干堤中非常普遍.
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- 5. The pressure on dams and levee s is very strong.
- 大壩和堤防需要承受巨大的洪水沖擊的壓力.
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