| 释义 |
dam1/dæm/ n. & v.●n. 1 a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir or preventing flooding 堤，坝(用以蓄水提升水面，形成水库或用以防洪) 2 a barrier constructed in a stream by a beaver (海狸在河中建造的)堤堰 3 anything functioning as a dam does 坝状物 4 Brit. a causeway [英]堤道 ●v. tr. (dammed, damming) 1 provide or confine with a dam 在…中筑堤(或坝)；筑坝拦(水) 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 up) block up; hold back; obstruct 阻止，堵住；阻碍 [Middle English from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch] |