| 词汇 | earthwork |
| 释义 | earthwork noun[ Cusually plural ] uk /ˈɜːθ.wɜːk/ us /ˈɝːθ.wɝrk/ a raised area of earth made, especially in the past, for defence against enemy attack（尤指旧时的）土垒防御工事 Supersport/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Fortifications acropolis barricade bastion battlements castle citadel drawbridge enceinte entanglement fort Fort Knox Martello tower moat moated motte motte-and-bailey castle pillbox storm cellar stronghold turret Not far from where the boys landed they discovered the time-worn earthworks of what had once been the old fort. The city of Boston was girdled by rapidly increasing earthworks. The gun-boats threw heavy shells into the fort and behind the earthworks all night, keeping the enemy awake and anxious. The spot chosen was levelled, a strong earthwork was erected round it, and then the surrounding ground was removed. We were sitting, the three of us, in a slanting fashion with our backs to the earthworks of the trench. Examples of earthworkearthwork In recording topography, the tendency has been to survey the earthworks in isolation, yielding aesthetic, yet largely sterile, sets of two-dimensional plans. In describing earthwork surveys as 'largely sterile' we are not implying any lack of meaning. 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. Every analytical earthwork plan is accompanied by a written report that forms, in essence, an extended caption. You go round the building, you go over an earthwork and then down towards the entrance. Although these people had the knowledge and the potential to transform their landscape, they apparently did not engage in creating massive earthworks. Clark had linked this statement with the surviving earthworks. 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 the Open 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 the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All that is necessary is for an earthwork to be left alone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result is that after some years of such treatment that earthwork completely vanishes and, for all effective purposes, is destroyed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the Open 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 the Open 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 the Open 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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