Hoover Dam
/ˌhuːvə ˈdæm/
/ˌhuːvər ˈdæm/
- a large dam (= barrier built across a river) on the Colorado River on the border of Nevada and Arizona. It was completed in 1935 and originally called Boulder Dam. In 1947 the name was changed in honour of the US President Herbert Hoover. It is 726 feet/221 metres high and 1 244 feet/379 metres wide, and it produces electricity for Arizona, Nevada and southern California.
胡佛水坝（Hoover Dam）：在内华达州和亚利桑那州交界的科罗拉多河上的大型水坝。它于1935年完工，最初称为Boulder Dam。1947年，为了纪念美国总统赫伯特·胡佛（Herbert Hoover），更名。它高726英尺/ 221米，宽1 244英尺/ 379米，为亚利桑那州，内华达州和南加州生产电力。