road cutting; cut
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road cutting; cut; trench for a road
technicalA civil engineering term for a section of roadway constructed by cutting into a hillside or elevated ground, resulting in a road surface lower than the surrounding original ground. The opposite of an embankment or fill.
Xiū修
jiàn建
zhè这
tiáo条
gōng公
lù路
xū需
yào要
kāi开
wā挖
yī一
duàn段
hěn很
shēn深
de的
lù路
qiàn堑
。
Building this highway requires excavating a very deep road cutting.
Lù路
qiàn堑
liǎng两
cè侧
tōng通
cháng常
xū需
yào要
xiū修
jiàn建
hù护
pō坡
yǐ以
fáng防
tān坍
tā塌
。
Slope protection is usually built on both sides of a cut to prevent collapse.
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Xiāng相
jiào较
yú于
gāo高
lù路
dī堤
，
lù路
qiàn堑
kě可
yǐ以
jiǎn减
shǎo少
zhàn占
yòng用
gēng耕
dì地
。
Compared to a high embankment, a road cutting can reduce the amount of farmland occupied.