levee
英 [ˈlevi] 美 [ˈlɛvi]

n.

堤；早朝；总统或其它高级官员所举行的招待会；专为某人举行的招待会

英英释义

levee[ 'levi ]

• n.
  • a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
  • a pier that provides a landing place on a river
  • an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

词组短语

natural levee天然堤，天然堤岸；自然堤

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The Major General attended the President's levee in full uniform.
   那位少将身着全套军服出席总统的招待会。
2. Crews are rushing to build a four-foot-tall levee around the eastern Missouri community.
   工作人员急着在密苏里东部地区建造一座四英寸高的堤坝。

权威例句

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