bank up

積み上げる、盛り上げる

土などを何かに寄せて積み上げること。

やさしい英語で： To pile earth or other material against something.

• Bank up soil around the plants.
• He banked up snow against the shed.
• We banked the earth up around each stem.

使い方： bank something up against something (They banked soil up against the wall.)

類義語： pile up, heap up

よく使う表現： bank up soil, bank up earth

積もる、たまる

大きな山や厚い塊になって集まること。

やさしい英語で： To gather into a large pile or thick mass.

• Snow banked up outside.
• Dark clouds were banking up over the hills.
• Leaves bank up against the fence every autumn.

類義語： pile up, accumulate

よく使う表現： bank up outside, bank up overhead

堤防を築く、土手を築く

水や危険を防ぐため、土などを積み上げて高い壁を作ること。

やさしい英語で： To build a pile of earth or other material to keep out water or another danger.

• They banked up earth to stop the water.
• Workers banked up the riverbanks before the storm.
• We must bank up sand to protect the houses.

使い方： bank something up to do something (They banked earth up to stop the floodwater.)

類義語： embank

よく使う表現： bank up earth, bank up riverbanks