| 单词 | levee |
| 释义 | levee levee1 /lev"ee/, n. , v. , leveed, leveeing. n. 1. an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a river. 2. Geol. See natural levee. 3. Agric. one of the small continuous ridges surrounding fields that are to be irrigated. 4. Hist. a landing place for ships; quay. v.t. 5. to furnish with a levee: to levee a treacherous stream. [1710-20, Amer.; < F levée < ML levata embankment, n. use of fem. ptp. of L levare to raise, orig. lighten, akin to levis light, not heavy] levee2 /lev"ee, le vee"/, n. 1. (in Great Britain) a public court assembly, held in the early afternoon, at which men only are received. 2. a reception, usually in someone's honor: a presidential levee at the White House. 3. Hist. a reception of visitors held on rising from bed, as formerly by a royal or other personage. [1665-75; < F levé, var. sp. of lever rising (n. use of inf.) < L levare to raise; see LEVEE1] |
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