floodgate

英 [ˈflʌdɡeɪt]

美 [ˈflʌdɡeɪt]

n.  防洪闸门; 泄水闸门

复数：floodgates　

GRETEM8

BNC.20683 / COCA.21192

牛津词典

noun

• 防洪闸门；泄水闸门
  a gate that can be opened or closed to control the flow of water on a river
  1. If the case is successful, it may open the floodgates to more damages claims against the industry (= start sth that will be difficult to stop) .
     如果本案胜诉，就可能有更多的人向这个产业提出损害索赔，从而一发不可收拾。

英英释义

noun

• regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
  Synonym:sluicegatesluice valvepenstockhead gatewater gate
• something that restrains a flood or outpouring
  1. suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants

双语例句

• Hydrodynamic Force and Sediment Disposal down Floodgate near Estuary
  河口闸下水动力与泥沙清淤问题的研究
• Physical model study on floodgate of Xinyi Estuary Second-Phase Project
  新沂河口二期建闸物理模型试验研究
• Anchor rope distribution is the key point in prestressed floodgate room design.
  锚索布置是预应力闸室设计的关键所在。
• This paper has analyzed the main problems of a control system for floodgate.
  本文对泄洪闸门控制系统的主要技术问题进行分析。
• The government has just begun a multi-billion euro floodgate project aimed at stopping rising sea levels destroying the town.
  当地政府已拨款数十亿欧元用于投资防潮水闸工程，目的是要停止海平面上涨对水城的破坏。
• According to the detection in certain floodgate and seepage control wall, these methods are mostly applicable to general investigation, or qua antecedency methods of detailed detection, and could find out the form and interior disfigurement.
  通过某大闸和某水库防渗墙的检测表明，这些方法主要适用于普查、检测或作为详测的先行手段，可查明成形状况及内部缺陷。
• However, to my amazement, this award seemed to open a floodgate of money.
  但出乎我意料的是，这个奖项为我打开了一扇喷涌金钱的闸门。
• The traffic bridge on the Yingzi Floodgate is a reinforced concrete well-pile bridge of poor safety.
  营子闸交通桥是一座钢筋混凝土井柱桩式桥梁，桥梁状况较差。
• And don't let a particular concern open the floodgate for all your accumulated frustration.
  别让某件特别的事情打开你积怨的闸门。
• It is the Web that has opened the floodgate of interest in the internet.
  正是Web打开人们对Internet兴趣的闸门。