Word · Frequency #6532
dam
/dæm/
verb
筑坝拦水；拦截
to block the flow of water
- 1.
To block the flow of water.
阻挡水流
阻挡水流；控制；筑坝；[计] 直接存取法
In use
The beavers dammed the stream with branches and mud.
Workers are damming the river to create a reservoir.
The residents stacked sandbags to dam the rising floodwater.
Verb forms
base dam · third person dams · -ing damming · past dammed · past participle dammed
规则动词；注意拼写：dam → dammed/damming（双写 m）。
Connections
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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