backfill
backfill — 動詞
- backfillpresent simple I / you / we / they
- backfillshe / she / it
- backfilledpast simple
- backfilling-ing form
1. to put soil, rocks, gravel, or other material back into a hole, trench, or cavit
回填
將挖出的土石重新填入坑洞
to put soil, rocks, gravel, or other material back into a hole, trench, or cavity that was dug out, often using the same material that was removed from it
After placing the pipe, Darius and his crew backfilled the trench with gravel.
放置好水管後，Darius 和他的團隊用礫石回填了溝渠。
backfill + [hole/space] + with [material]
The mining company must backfill all excavated areas before the land can be used again.
礦業公司必須在土地重新使用之前，將所有開挖區域回填完畢。
passive: be backfilled after excavation
Anong backfilled the foundation pit herself once the concrete walls were finished.
混凝土牆完成後，Anong 親自回填了地基坑。
Before backfilling the hole, Ayana checked that no gas pipes were exposed.
在回填坑洞之前，Ayana 先檢查了是否有瓦斯管線外露。
The contractor backfilled the site with a mix of sand and crushed stone.
承包商用沙子和碎石混合料回填了工地。
- excavate
the opposite action of digging out material
文法句型
backfill + [hole/excavation] + with + [material]
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice because the focus is often on the completed work rather than who did it.
2. to find and bring in a new worker to do a job after the person who was doing it
補缺；遞補
找人填補空缺職位
to find and bring in a new worker to do a job after the person who was doing it has left or moved to a different role
The hospital urgently needed to backfill the nursing positions left vacant by the sudden resignations.
那間醫院急需補缺因突然辭職而空出的護理職位。
backfill + [position/role]
After Rin resigned, the department took three months to backfill her role.
Rin 離職後，部門花了三個月才找人遞補她的職位。
Management promised to backfill the two senior roles before the end of the financial quarter.
管理階層承諾會在該財務季度結束前補齊兩個高階職位。
We cannot backfill every empty desk; some teams will have to share the extra workload.
我們無法遞補每一張空辦公桌；有些團隊必須分擔額外的工作量。
Padma was hired to backfill a position that had been empty for nearly a year.
Padma 受僱去遞補一個已空缺將近一年的職位。
文法句型
backfill + [position/role] + with + [person]
用法筆記
Subject is usually an organization or department. 'Position', 'role', 'post', and 'vacancy' are common objects.
backfill — 名詞
1. earth, stones, gravel, or another substance used to refill a hole, trench, or ca
回填料
用於填坑的土石材料
earth, stones, gravel, or another substance used to refill a hole, trench, or cavity after digging or construction work is complete
The backfill around the foundation must be compacted well to stop the ground from settling.
地基周圍的回填土必須壓實，以防止日後地面下沉。
the backfill + around/beneath + [structure]
Erik ordered a truckload of clean gravel to use as backfill for the drainage trench.
Erik 訂購了一卡車乾淨的礫石，作為排水溝的回填料。
Wrong backfill can cause the soil above to shift and crack the pavement.
錯誤的回填料可能導致上方的土壤移位，進而裂開路面。
The backfill was a mix of original soil and a small amount of cement for strength.
回填土是原始土壤混合少量水泥，以增加強度。
Inspectors checked whether the backfill had been properly tamped down around the wall.
檢查人員確認了牆壁周圍的回填料是否已適當夯實。
- fill
shorter and more general; 'fill' can mean any filling material in construction
文法句型
the backfill
use [something] as backfill
用法筆記
An uncountable noun; do not say 'a backfill' or 'backfills' when referring to the material itself.