culvert

/ˈkʌlvət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌlvərt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkəl-vərt/ (ame, mw)

culvert — 名詞

  • culvertsingular
  • culvertsplural

1. a covered channel or large pipe built beneath a road, railway, or path so that a

1.名詞C1
釋義

涵洞

穿過道路或鐵路下方的排水管道

a covered channel or large pipe built beneath a road, railway, or path so that a stream or rainwater can flow through to the other side

例句

Heavy rain blocked the culvert under the village road, and water flooded into Vikram's garden.

大雨堵塞了村裡道路下方的涵洞，水淹進了 Vikram 的花園。

the culvert under + [road/path] location phrase

Engineers laid a wide concrete culvert beneath the new highway for the river.

工程師在新公路底下鋪設了一條寬大的混凝土涵洞，讓河水通過。

collocation: lay / install + a culvert

同義詞
  • drain

    everyday word for any pipe carrying waste or rainwater; broader and less technical

  • conduit

    formal; any channel for water, gas, or wires, not specifically under a road

  • underpass

    a passage under a road, but for people or vehicles, not water

文法句型

a culvert under [road/railway/path]

用法筆記

Subject of the surrounding sentence is usually water, rain, or a small stream; the culvert itself is normally described as being 'under' a road, railway, or path.

常見錯誤

❌They built a culvert over the road.
✅They built a culvert under the road.
💡a culvert always runs beneath the road or track, not above it.
❌The boat sailed through the culvert in the harbour.
✅The boat sailed through the channel in the harbour.
💡a culvert is for drainage water, not for boats.