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单词 floodgate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
flood•gate /ˈflʌdˌgeɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Civil Engineeringa gate regulating the flow of water.
  2. anything serving to control the passage of something:opened (or closed) the floodgates to immigration.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
flood•gate  (flud′gāt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Civil Engineeringa gate designed to regulate the flow of water.
  2. anything serving to control the indiscriminate flow or passage of something.
  • 1175–1225; Middle English; see flood, gate

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
floodgate /ˈflʌdˌɡeɪt/ n

  1. Also called: head gate, water gate a gate in a sluice that is used to control the flow of water
  2. (often plural) a control or barrier against an outpouring or flow
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