backfilling
backfilling — 動詞
1. to put soil, gravel, or other removed material back into a hole, trench, or simi
回填
把挖開的坑洞重新填起來
to put soil, gravel, or other removed material back into a hole, trench, or similar space after digging
Workers are backfilling the trench beside the new water pipe.
工人正在新水管旁回填那條溝槽。
backfill + trench
After the repair, Kenji spent the afternoon backfilling the garden hole.
維修後，Kenji 花了一個下午回填花園裡的洞。
The road crew is backfilling around the drain before paving the street again.
道路施工隊正在排水口周圍回填，準備重新鋪路。
backfill around + object
Marta was backfilling the post hole with gravel to keep the fence steady.
Marta 正在用碎石回填立柱的洞，好讓圍欄更穩。
backfill + hole + with + material
After the pipe test, Hassan started backfilling the pit near the school gate.
管線測試後，Hassan 開始回填學校大門附近的坑洞。
- backfill the trench
- backfill the pit
- backfill the hole
- backfill around the pipe
- backfill with gravel
- refill
broader and more general; not limited to holes or construction work
- fill in
common everyday phrase that can describe covering a hole, but it is less technical
- cover over
focuses on hiding the opening rather than restoring it with removed material
文法句型
backfill + hole / trench / pit
backfill + area + with + soil / gravel
用法筆記
Object is usually a trench, pit, hole, or other area opened during building work. The material used is often the same soil or gravel that was removed earlier.