embankment

n.

路堤；筑堤；

复数：embankments

1. The river flowed the embankment.
   河水已溢出了堤岸。
2. The van slipped (a few feet) down the embankment.
   那客货车沿堤坝向下滑动了（几英尺）。
3. An embankment was raised to prevent a river from overflowing.
   堤岸是为了防止河流泛滥而建造的。
4. We should reinforce the river embankment before the wet season.
   雨季前夕，我们要加固河坝。

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Key Problems in Embankment Widening of Expressway on Soft Ground
Simplified procedure for evaluating embankment response
Performance of Test Embankment Constructed to Failure on Soft Marine Clay
A simplified method for analysis of a piled embankment reinforced with geosynthetics
Simplified procedure for estimating dam and embankment earthquake-induced deformations
SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR ESTIMATING DAM AND EMBANKMENT EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED DEFORMATIONS
Performance of a Geogrid-Reinforced and Pile-Supported Highway Embankment over Soft Clay: Case Study
Three-dimensional nonlinear analysis for temperature characteristic of ventilated embankment in permafrost regions
3D coupled mechanical and hydraulic modeling of a geosynthetic-reinforced deep mixed column-supported embankment