堤
dī
Meaning
- dike
Definition
用土石等材料筑成的防水建筑物，多建于河流、湖泊或海岸边。
A waterproof structure made of earth, stone, etc., usually built along rivers, lakes, or coasts.
Usage
作名词使用，指人工修建的挡水构筑物，常与‘河’‘湖’‘海’等搭配，组成‘河堤’‘湖堤’‘海堤’等词。
Used as a noun, referring to man-made water-retaining structures, often combined with 'river', 'lake', 'sea' to form words like 'river embankment', 'lake embankment', 'sea wall'.
Examples
- 1 他们正在加固河堤以防止洪水。 (They are reinforcing the river embankment to prevent flooding.)
- 2 大堤在暴雨中依然坚固。 (The great dyke remained sturdy in the heavy rain.)
- 3 沿着湖堤散步很惬意。 (Walking along the lake embankment is very pleasant.)
- 4 政府拨款修建新的海堤。 (The government allocated funds to build new sea walls.)
- 5 堤岸两侧种满了柳树。 (Willow trees are planted on both sides of the embankment.)
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