floodgate
英 [ˈflʌdɡeɪt]
美 [ˈflʌdɡeɪt]
n. 防洪闸门; 泄水闸门
复数：floodgates
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- 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。
- 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) .
英英释义
noun
- regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
- something that restrains a flood or outpouring
- suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants
双语例句
- The curved floodgate's opening measuring system adopts two-level structure, main control level and field level.
弧形闸门开度测量系统采用分层分布式两级结构，分为主控级和现地级两层。 - The research on the technology of heightening and consolidating the floodgate suffering the mass-subsidence
大沉陷量地区水闸加高加固技术研究 - For predicting fluid movement of upper reaches and lower reaches of the dam or shipping channel, the method of volume of fluid ( VOF) is adopted to simulate water flowing when the floodgate opening.
为了预测水坝、船闸等上下游水流的运动规律，本文采用流体体积（VOF）法，就水利工程中常见的闸门开启过程中的水体流动现象作了数值模拟。 - Analysis of Causes of Destroying of Apron behind Floodgate
闸后海漫破坏原因分析和防治措施考后 - Galvanizing and Antiseptic Construction Techniques of Arc Steel Floodgate on the Third Dam of Fenhe River
弧形制动器，弧形制动闸汾河三坝弧形钢闸门防腐镀锌施工技术 - 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 floodgate was closed to control the flow of water.
洪水冲垮了防洪堤。为了控制水流，防洪闸门关闭了。 - The floodgate walls act as concrete projects of big volume subjected to hostile environments, such as high temperature and high dampness and pose a high anti-seeping and anti-leaking demand.
水闸墙体为高温高湿环境下的大体积混凝土工程，防渗、防漏要求高。 - 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 - This was big news to him and opened a floodgate of questions about what it was like there, where I had been, etc.
这对他来说可是个大新闻，他的问题就像开了闸的洪水，一发不可收拾：大陆是什么样子，我去大陆都住在哪儿，等等。