堤岸的英文：
embankment

Embankment was destroyed by rush of waters
冲毁堤岸

The river brimmed over its banks.
河水溢出堤岸。

The river has run over its banks.
河水已溢出了堤岸。

The river chafes against the rocky shore
河水猛冲着岩石堤岸。

A raised bank or path, such as one along a canal
堤岸，小路高出的堤岸或小路，如沿着一条沟渠的堤岸或小路

The canal bank has been shored up with timbers.
运河的堤岸己经用木头撑。

Waves drove the boat against the shore
海浪冲得小船与堤岸相撞。

The car went out of control on a bend and plummeted down an embankment.
车子在弯道处失去控制，一头扎下堤岸。

The Ventura river burst its banks, swamping a mobile home park.
本图拉河的河水冲破堤岸，淹没了活动房区。

it drops much of its mud filling up the river-bed and forcing the water to overflow its banks and flood the countryside.
流得缓慢并留下很多泥沙充斥河床，而迫使河水溢出堤岸，使周边洪水泛滥。

To fortify with a wall,an embankment,or a rampart.
用堡垒防护用墙、土堤或壁垒防御

We strengthen embankment to secure the village against the flood.
我们加固堤坝，使村庄免受洪水袭击。

By strengthening the embankments they secured the village against/from floods.
他们加强堤防，使该村免去洪水之患。

Their work consists of digging reservoirs and throwing up embankment.
他们的任务是挖水库和修堤坝。

The trees in the embankment garden stood bulky against the incandescent Sky-line
河堤花园里的树木背衬着灯光燃炽的夜空巍巍屹立。