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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• Application of Vector Control in Floodgate Elevation System of Ship Elevator
  交流矢量控制在升船机闸门提升系统中的应用
• Galvanizing and Antiseptic Construction Techniques of Arc Steel Floodgate on the Third Dam of Fenhe River
  弧形制动器，弧形制动闸汾河三坝弧形钢闸门防腐镀锌施工技术
• 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。
• 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。