Word · Frequency #6532
dams
坝;水坝;堤坝
dams is the plural of dam.
核心释义
A barrier built across a river or stream to hold back or divert water, or to keep out the sea.
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横跨水流的构筑物,用于拦阻部分或全部水流,通常为蓄水、引水或延缓蓄水排放以避免骤发洪水
A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
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雌性亲代,母亲,通常指动物繁殖中的母体
Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals.
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拦截水流或阻挡海水的屏障
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
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因建造此类构筑物而形成的水库
The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure.
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国际跳棋中的王棋
A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
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长度单位,等于十米
a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
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牙科治疗中防止牙齿沾湿的装置,由橡胶薄片和固定带组成
A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
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雌性亲代,尤指家畜的母畜
female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
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构成高炉炉缸前部的耐火砖墙或石块
A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
水库;坝内蓄水;母兽;母畜;母亲;(牙科的)橡皮障;橡皮布;(国际跳棋的)王棋;十米;公丈
用法In use
The farmers built a dam across the river to water their fields in summer.
用法提示:dam 为名词,指横跨河流拦水的坝。
After the storm, the dam held back the flood water and protected the village.
用法提示:dam 为名词,指挡水的大坝。
Engineers inspect dams in this region every year to make sure they are safe.
用法提示:dams 是 dam 的复数形式,作名词,指多处水坝。
build a dam across sth
across 也可换成 on 或 over,表示水坝横跨的河流或其他水域。
They built a dam across the river to store water for the dry season.
他们在河上筑了一座水坝,为旱季蓄水。
a dam that + 从句
定语从句用 that 或 which 均可,用来说明水坝的功能或位置。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- build a dam
- 筑坝;建造水坝
- The villagers worked together to build a dam across the river.村民们齐心协力在河上筑起一座水坝。
- hydroelectric dam
- 水电站大坝
- The hydroelectric dam supplies power to the whole region.这座水电站大坝为整个地区供电。
- the dam burst
- 大坝决口
- Heavy rain caused the dam to burst, flooding nearby farms.暴雨导致大坝决口,淹没了附近的农田。
- concrete dam
- 混凝土坝
- The concrete dam is more than fifty years old.这座混凝土坝已有五十多年历史。
- beaver dam
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作“母兽”解时仅用于动物,不用于人。
用法优先级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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