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

• 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
• Hydrodynamic Force and Sediment Disposal down Floodgate near Estuary
  河口闸下水动力与泥沙清淤问题的研究
• 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
• 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。
• 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 traffic bridge on the Yingzi Floodgate is a reinforced concrete well-pile bridge of poor safety.
  营子闸交通桥是一座钢筋混凝土井柱桩式桥梁，桥梁状况较差。
• Along with material, equipment and the craft improvement, the prestressed concrete floodgate pillar concrete construction is consummating day by day.
  闸墩预应力混凝土施工随着材料、设备和工艺的改进日臻完善。
• 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。
• 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 design of bored pile foundation is researched in calculations of floodgate structure. At the same time, the thesis discusses how to consider carrying capacity of vertical resistance between piles.
  对水闸结构计算的钻孔桩桩基设计进行研究，并就如何考虑桩间竖向抗力的承载作用进行探讨。