n.堤防；筑堤
The river flowed the embankment. 河水已溢出了堤岸。
The van slipped (a few feet) down the embankment. 那客货车沿堤坝向下滑动了（几英尺）。
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。
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