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
- 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。 - The Structural Design of the Floodgate in Preliminary Design of the Project of Tanghe Hydropower Station
唐河水电站工程初步设计中的泄洪闸结构设计 - Since there is less research on the heightening and consolidating the floodgate suffering the mass-subsidence, this paper does it.
对于大沉陷量地区水闸的加高加固技术，目前研究的较少。 - 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 - 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。 - 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。 - Control system from aspects of hardware and software is designed, which can respectively improve systematic dependability and security and realize the automatic control of floodgate.
分别从硬件和软件两方面对控制系统进行了设计，提高了整个控制系统的可靠性和安全性，实现了闸门的自动化控制。 - 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。 - 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 - However, bring into the tidewater and eroding the sedimentation will bring the problem with the sedimentation in upper approach of the floodgate and brine inbreak, take into account the seriousness of the problem, this text did analysis and study.
但是，纳潮冲淤会带来闸上河道淤积和盐水入侵问题，考虑到问题的严重性，本文对此做了分析研究。