| 单词 | culvert |
| 释义 | culvert noun[C] uk/ˈkʌl.vət/us/ˈkʌl.vɚt/apipeforwastewaterthatcrossesunderroads,railways, etc. （道路、铁路等下面的）排水管，涵洞，阴沟 Longhua Liao/Moment/Getty Images /GettyImages Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage
Examplesofculvertculvert Excessive sediment loads can lead to high water-treatment costs and large expenditures onculvert, ditch and reservoir maintenance. From theCambridge English Corpus In many cases, this involves diverting ephemeral streams from hillsides and road culverts onto agricultural land. From theCambridge English Corpus Other culverts, such as the one found in 1992, were likely used along the length of the causeway. From theCambridge English Corpus At least one subterraneanculvertwas built into the causeway to divert water under the walkway and thus prevent flooding on the north side. From theCambridge English Corpus Another possibility is that a change in hydrology in this area rendered the causeway and associated culverts unnecessary, allowing the areas north of the causeway to be occupied. From theCambridge English Corpus I have been told today that the extra cost of building creeps above the cost of culverting would be in the region of £210,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But these culverts and outfalls are not so easily discoverable as are those that fall into rivers dealt with by the catchment boards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In some cases, this was exacerbated by blockages toculvertscreens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The mainculvertis now badly silted and will not pass storm flood flows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The town council has almost completed its scheme for culverting and filling in a first section of the canal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 First, culverts would rule out for ever the possibility of these 12 miles ever being restored as a navigable waterway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is now culverted for much of its length, but this is a policy of respair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a flood, and aculvertburst, and a child was washed into theculvert. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble is that there are an enormous number of culverts and it is extremely difficult to keep a watch on all of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some natural channels and culverts could not cope with the resulting run-off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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