單詞
flood-gate
英文詞源
- flood-gate (n.)
- early 13c. in the figurative sense "opportunity for a great venting" (especially with reference to tears or rain); literal sense is mid-15c. (gate designed to let water in or keep it out as desired, especially the lower gate of a lock); from flood (n.) + gate (n.).
雙語例句
- 1. Infectious diseases are spreading among many of the flood victims.
- 傳染病正在遭受洪災(zāi)的很多災(zāi)民中蔓延。
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- 2. The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle.
- 洶涌的車流現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)變得稀稀拉拉。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The sight of him entering a room could flood her with desire.
- 見到他進入房間會讓她心中欲望澎湃。
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- 4. Flood waters washed away one of the main bridges in Pusan.
- 洪水沖垮了釜山的一座主要橋梁。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He received a flood of letters from irate constituents.
- 他收到憤怒的選區(qū)居民洪水般涌來的信件。
來自柯林斯例句
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