Retaining wall
n. 拥壁，挡土墙，护岸
📖 牛津释义
retaining wall
wall built to support a mass of earth or to confine water 挡土墙; 挡水墙; 拥壁.
🧩 词语组成解析
n. 保留, 保持, 维持防护\\nv. 保持( retain的现在分词 ); 拦住; 保存; 止住
🗣️ 情景例句
A thief has just robbed me. Can you send the police?
一个盗贼抢劫了我，你能替我报警吗？
The two warring countries refused to negotiate.
这两个交战国拒绝谈判。
But people are often reproached for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things fine.
但有些人不准时常常因为掐钟点所致，