| 单词 | earthwork |
| 释义 | earthwork noun[Cusually plural] uk/ˈɜːθ.wɜːk/us/ˈɝːθ.wɝrk/araisedareaofearthmade,especiallyin the past, fordefenceagainstenemyattack （尤指旧时的）土垒防御工事 Supersport/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Fortifications
Examplesofearthworkearthwork In recording topography, the tendency has been to survey the earthworks in isolation, yielding aesthetic, yet largely sterile, sets of two-dimensional plans. From theCambridge English Corpus In describingearthworksurveys as 'largely sterile' we are not implying any lack of meaning. From theCambridge English Corpus The field systems also contained a number of residual artefacts, but there is little evidence that any of their earthworks were created before this phase. From theCambridge English Corpus Every analyticalearthworkplan is accompanied by a written report that forms, in essence, an extended caption. From theCambridge English Corpus You go round the building, you go over anearthworkand then down towards the entrance. From theCambridge English Corpus Although these people had the knowledge and the potential to transform their landscape, they apparently did not engage in creating massive earthworks. From theCambridge English Corpus Clark had linked this statement with the surviving earthworks. From theCambridge English Corpus Notwithstanding the earthworks and concrete, within a matter of weeks, before the construction of the motorway was complete, the badgers had reopened the route. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The delay has been due mainly to earthworks and other constructional problems and to the additional provision of noise barriers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But all that is necessary is that these earthworks shall be left alone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All that is necessary is for anearthworkto be left alone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The result is that after some years of such treatment thatearthworkcompletely vanishes and, for all effective purposes, is destroyed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These great earthworks may be what they choose to conserve. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Crops, earthworks of irrigation reservoirs, roads and railways were seriously damaged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Tenders for the first large aerodrome contract covering the runway construction and associated drainage and earthworks are being invited next month. 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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