floodgate

floodgate

['flʌdgeit]

n.泄水闸门,防洪闸门, (怒气等的)制约,大量

例句与用法：

Half the village were flooded out by a burst water main.

由於总水管破裂，半数村民被迫离开了家。

The office was flooded with complaints.

办事处收到如洪水般涌至的投诉信件。

Japanese cars have flooded the American market.

日本汽车已充斥美国市场。

The main road was flooded so we had to go round by narrow country lanes.

公路干线遭水淹没，我们只得择乡间小径绕行。

The area is flooded, as frequently happens during the typhoon.

这个地区淹了水，这是台风时经常发生的。

Requests for information flooded in after the advertisement.

广告登出之后，询问详情的信件大量涌到。

Applicants flooded the office.

应徵者涌到办公室。

Settlers flooded from Europe to America in the 19th century.

十九世纪欧洲移民纷纷涌到了美国。

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n.[C]

1. 水闸, 水闸门; 防洪闸门

The floodgate was closed to control the flow of water.

为了控制水流, 防洪闸门关闭了。

2. (怒气等的)制约[P1]

3. 大量[(+of)]

a floodgate of facts

大量事实

短语词组：

open the floodgates

1. 发泄

The old man opened the floodgates of wrath.

这老人大发雷霆。