floodgate

大学

n. 水门, 水闸, 防潮水闸

发音

其它 /ˈflʌdˌɡeɪt/

词形变化

floodgates 复数 floodgates

别名

flood gate flood-gate

教材释义与例句

名词

水闸；水门；防潮水闸；制约（怒气）

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.

    防洪闸

  2. 2.

    Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion, etc.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    A stream that passes through a floodgate; a torrent.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

watergate headgate penstock sluice gate sluice valve

上位词 2

restraint regulator

整体词 3

sluice penstock sluiceway

词源

From Middle English flodegate, flodgate, flodeyate, floodȝate, flodȝete, equivalent to flood + gate.

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