| 釋義 |
dam1 /daem; daem/ n 1 barrier built to keep back water and raise its level (eg to form a reservoir, or for hydroelectric power). 水辱; 閘(擋住流水的去路以升高其水面, 如構(gòu)成蓄水庫或用作水力發(fā)電)。 (Cf 參較 barrage, a barrier across a river, usu for irrigation purposes. 作灌溉用之水堰。) 2 reservoir formed by such a barrier. 水場圍成的水庫。 vt (-mm-) [VP6A, 15B] ~ (up), make a dam across (a narrow valley, etc); hold back by means of a dam; (fig) hold back: 攔(狹谷等)修筑水矯; 借水場據(jù)阻; (喻)欄阻; 抑制： to dam up one's feelings/ sb's eloquence. 抑制其感情(阻止某人的雄辯)。 |