Camber is a small, gentle curve built into a surface. On a road, the middle is a little higher than the two sides, so rain runs off toward the gutters instead of sitting in a puddle. Builders give a road this shape on purpose.

Camber「camber」 is指的是 a small, gentle curve一個做在表面上的小小平緩弧度 built into a surface(併入前)。On a road在一條路上, the middle中間 is a little higher than the two sides會比兩邊稍微高一點, so所以 rain runs off toward the gutters雨水會往兩旁的水溝流走 instead of sitting in a puddle而不是積成水窪。Builders築路的人 give a road this shape on purpose是故意把路做成這個形狀的。

You can also talk about camber on a path, a roof, a bridge deck, or a running track — anywhere the middle is raised a bit so water can leave. It is a specialist word: ordinary conversation may never use it, but road workers and drainage people do. It is not slang and not posh; it is just the accurate name for that shape.

You can also talk about camber你也可以用 camber 這個字 on a path一條步道, a roof屋頂, a bridge deck橋面, or a running track或跑道上 — anywhere只要是 the middle is raised a bit so water can leave中間稍微墊高好讓水流走的地方都算。It is它是 a specialist word一個專業用字: ordinary conversation一般聊天 may never use it可能完全用不到, but但是 road workers and drainage people做路面和排水工程的人 do會用。It is not slang and not posh它不是俚語，也不是什麼高級用字; it is just它只是 the accurate name for that shape那個形狀正確的名稱。

People who work with cars use the same word in another way. Camber is how much a wheel leans in or out at the top (not how it points left or right). If a tyre is wearing on one edge, a mechanic may say the camber is off.

People who work with cars做汽車相關工作的人 use the same word in another way會用同一個字表達另一個意思。Camber「camber」 is指的是 how much a wheel leans in or out at the top車輪頂端向內或向外傾斜的程度 (not how it points left or right)(不是指它朝左或朝右的角度)。If如果 a tyre is wearing on one edge一個輪胎的某一邊磨損得比較多, a mechanic技師 may say可能會說 the camber is off'camber' 不對了。

As a verb, to camber something is to give it that curve: a crew cambers a road when they build it higher in the middle. Both the road meaning and the wheel meaning are real; the surrounding talk tells you which one it is.

As a verb當動詞用, to camber something把某個東西 'camber' is指的是 to give it that curve做出那個弧度: a crew cambers a road一個施工團隊在把路面中間做得比較高的時候 when they build it higher in the middle(併入前) 就是在做 camber。Both the road meaning and the wheel meaning路面的意思和輪胎的意思 are real都是真的用法; the surrounding talk前後文 tells you which one it is會告訴你指的是哪一個。