dam up

• • 筑坝拦水；在…筑堤坝：

    A stream was dammed up.

    这条溪流被坝截断。

  • 压抑，抑制；控制(感情等)；阻止：

    He could not dam up his anger.

    他抑制不住怒火。

    to dam up inflation

    制止通货膨胀