floodgate

KK [ˋflʌdˏget] /ˈflʌdˌɡeɪt/

名詞

  1. 1

    水閘、水門

    Engineers opened the floodgate to lower the reservoir's water level.

    工程師打開水閘，以降低水庫的水位。

  2. 2

    閘門、門檻常用複數，比喻

    The court ruling could open the floodgates to thousands of similar claims.

    這項法院判決可能會為數千件類似的索賠打開閘門。

片語

  1. 1

    引發大量、一發不可收拾口語

    Her apology opened the floodgates, and everyone started sharing their stories.

    她的道歉打開了話匣子，大家紛紛開始分享自己的故事。