单词详解

1. n.

坝，堤 (a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea)

The Aswan Dam plays an important part in controlling the River Nile in Egypt.

阿斯旺水坝在控制埃及的尼罗河方面起到了很重要的作用。

2. vt.

A. 修筑水坝；以水坝阻拦 (obstruct with, or as if with, a dam)

Workers are working around the clock to dam the water to control flooding.

工人们夜以继日的筑坝来防洪水。

B. 拦阻；抑制 (hold back)

The mother lost her son, she couldn't dam her feeling.

母亲失去了儿子，她不能控制自己的感情。

相关词组

1. three gorges dam 三峡大坝

Three Gorges Dam is another wonder on the Earth. 三峡大坝：地球上又一大奇观的崛起。

2. the high dam 高坝

Can't they visit the High Dam? 他们难道不能去参观高坝吗？

3. dam up 筑坝拦水；抑制；阻止

I tried to dam up my feelings. 我尽力控制自己的感情。

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同义词：bar, obstacle