• n. 堤壩（碼頭）；（舊時君主或顯貴的）早晨接見
• vt. 為…筑堤
• n. (Levee)人名；(利比)萊維

來自拉丁語levare,升起，舉起，詞源同lever.引申詞義防洪堤，碼頭。早朝義來自法語，原義為起床，代指君主接見朝臣的早會。

levee (n.1)

1719, "natural or artificial embankment to prevent overflow of a river," from New Orleans French levée "raising, lifting; embankment," from French, originally fem. past participle of lever "to raise," from Latin levare "to raise" (see lever).

levee (n.2)

"morning assembly held by a prince or king (upon rising from bed)," 1670s, from French lever "a raising," noun use of verb meaning "to raise" (see levee (n.1)).

1. Last week, He took his bulldozer to the river levee.

上周, 我弟弟把推土機開到河堤邊.

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2. The calculation method may offer a reference for Chinese levee code revision.

所介紹的計算方法對于我國堤防工程等規范的修訂有一定的參考意義.

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3. The Major General attended the President's levee in full uniform.

那位少將身著全套軍服出席總統的招待會.

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4. Levee double - layer foundation is very common in levees along large rivers.

雙層 堤基在大江大河防洪干堤中非常普遍.

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5. The pressure on dams and levee s is very strong.

大壩和堤防需要承受巨大的洪水沖擊的壓力.

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