breakwater
/breyk-waw-ter, -wot-er/US // ˈbreɪkˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər //UK // (ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə) //
防波堤,防浪堤,防洪堤,波浪形的水坝
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n.名词 noun
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- : a barrier that breaks the force of waves, as before a harbor.
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You can also see the remains of the “gooseberry”—the artificial breakwater the Allies created off the beach.
I would be very much obliged to you to say if Mr. Halse is to pay me for my past attendance at St. Ives about the breakwater.
The eddies beyond the breakwater were a light and delicate mauve and looked nervously alive.
It is protected by a stupendous granite breakwater, costing many millions and affording a delightful promenade on a fine day.
Still it is surprising what weather some of these little fellows make of it as they round the Breakwater.
Suddenly above the breakwater appeared a black pyramid, growing bigger every moment; then another, then many.
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