英语词汇“floodgate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	floodgate
释义	floodgate \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English, from flood + gate 1. a. : a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing a body of water : a sluice gate : sluice; specifically : the lower gate of a lock b. : something that acts to restrain an outburst < tears do stop the floodgates of her eyes — Shakespeare > 2. : the stream stopped by or allowed to pass by a floodgate : flood < a whole floodgate of facts — John Ward >
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