floodgate
US
UK floodgate n: often plural (gate preventing overflow of water) (本义)
SC 防洪闸门 fáng hóng zhá mén
TC 防洪閘門
TC 防洪閘門
SC 泄洪闸门 fáng hóng zhá mén，xiè hóng zhá mén
The floodgates burst under the pressure, and the river water surged through the town.
floodgates npl: figurative (barrier) (比喻)
SC 制约物，屏障，控制住不让爆发之因素 zhì yuē wù，píng zhàng，kòng zhì zhù bú ràng bào fā zhī yīn sù
TC 屏障
TC 屏障
All of a sudden, the floodgates opened and I felt tears streaming down my cheeks.