dam
noun /dæm/
/dæm/
- a barrier that is built across a river in order to stop the water from flowing, used especially to make a reservoir (= a lake for storing water) or to produce electricity
水坝；拦河坝 - the Narmada dam in India
印度的纳尔马达大坝 - The dam burst.
堤坝决了口。 - The dam burst and the valley was flooded.
水坝决口，山谷被淹了。
Wordfinder- bend
- course
- current
- dam
- downstream
- estuary
- river
- source
- tributary
- waterfall
Topics Buildingsc1, The environmentc1, Geographyc1- The dam has been breached and there is a danger of flooding.
水坝已经决口了，有发洪水的危险。 - The dam holds back the water.
大坝把水挡住。 - a large hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River
横跨科罗拉多河的大型水电坝
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hydroelectric
- build
- construct
- breach
- …
- burst
- break
- hold something back
- …
- dam across
- dam on
- the Narmada dam in India
- (South African English) an artificial lake where rain or spring water is collected and stored
大坝： 人工湖，收集或储存雨水或泉水- The dam was full of water.
大坝充满了水。
- The dam was full of water.
- (specialist) the mother of some animals, especially horses
母兽；（尤指）母马，骒马 - (also dental dam)a small rubber sheet used by dentists to keep a tooth separate from the other teeth
橡皮障（牙医用的牙齿阻隔膜） - (also dental dam)a small rubber sheet used to protect the mouth during sex
（性交时用的）口腔保护膜；口交保险膜
词源noun sense 1 Middle English: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch; related to Dutch dam and German Damm, also to Old English fordemman ‘close up’. noun sense 2 late Middle English (denoting a human mother): alteration of dame.