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

• The floodgate may be regarded as a series system with four main failures modes including slip along the foundation, compression failure of the floodgate toe in the downstream line, tension crack of the floodgate heel in the upper stream and non-uniform stress distributions.
  软基上的水闸可看成由4种主要失效模式（沿闸基面的滑动、下游闸趾压坏、上游闸踵拉裂和上下游应力不均匀）所组成的串联体系。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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
• Application research on automatic turning floodgate with water power
  水力自控翻板闸技术应用研究
• The optimization problem of sediment disposal engineering plans down floodgate near estuary is researched. The theoretical equations that describe two-phase flows including water and bed sand are put forward. For silt estuary, the two-dimensional flow and sediment mathematical model are set up to optimize desilting plans.
  为优化河口防潮闸下清淤工程方案，提出了以两相流方程描述底沙运动的理论模式，建立了泥质河口二维水流、泥沙数学模型，并优化独流减河口闸下清淤工程方案。