| 单词 | levee |
| 释义 | levee (once / 2179 pages) 1n 2n A levee is an embankment, like a dam, constructed to prevent the overflow of a body of water. It can also mean a formal reception. How do these two words relate? Read on... In French, lever means to lift and se lever means to rise, literally "lift yourself." When the king rose from his bed and received visitors, that was a levee. When you raise up dirt or other materials to build a dam or levee, that's also a levee. Now, official levees don't involve kings––but you might hear of “a governor’s levee at the state capital.” And levee can be used as a verb, meaning to make an embankment, or shore up. WORD FAMILYlevee: levees USAGE EXAMPLESThis $99.3 million project involves lowering an existing levee and shore armoring, excavating channels and constructing a new levee alignment. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Artist Matthew Levee Chavez created the project after the elections. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) It is project No. 5 of 10 in the overall levee improvement effort, said City Engineer Matt Cox. Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016) 1 1n an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing Hyper embankment a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection 2n a pier that provides a landing place on a river 2Hyper dock, pier, wharf, wharfage a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats n a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court) Hyper reception a formal party of people; as after a wedding |
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